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Retail sales rise on strong auto demand

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose solidly in December amid strong demand for automobiles, providing further evidence that the economy ended the fourth

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Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in its largest deal

Microsoft Corp will buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal, a bold stroke by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his efforts to make the venerable software company a major force in next-generation computing. By connecting widely used software like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint with LinkedIn's network of 433 million professionals…

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U.S. data point to strong domestic demand, stirring inflation

U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in May as Americans bought automobiles and a range of other goods, even as they paid more for gasoline, suggesting that economic growth was gaining steam despite a sharp slowdown in job creation. Sales at clothing retailers increased 0.8 percent, the largest gain since November.

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China Lunar New Year holiday retail sales up 11.2 percent year-on-year

BEIJING (Reuters) – China's retail sales grew 11.2 percent during the week-long Lunar New Year vacation compared with the same holiday period last year, Ministry of Commerce data showed on Saturday.

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Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more. In court papers filed on Wednesday, Apple Inc said Samsung Electronics Co Ltd owes nearly $180 million in supplemental damages and interest. Representatives for Samsung and Apple could not immediately be reached

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U.S. retailers at risk of missing modest holiday sales goals

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailers are struggling to meet even modest forecasts for the holiday shopping season this year after the “Super Saturday” before Christmas failed to live up to its nickname, industry research groups said. The last Saturday before Christmas often sets the annual record for retail sales, vying with Thanksgiving weekend's Black Friday. This year Super Saturday weekend sales in stores and

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