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(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...

(Cambia redacción, agrega detalles y comentarios) LONDRES, 17 mayo (Reuters) - La página web y la cuenta de Twitter del periódico británico Financial Times fueron hackeadas el viernes, aparentemente por el "Ejército Electrónico Sirio", un grupo...

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Apple Inc responded to Justice Department accusations it conspired with publishers to push up electronic book prices, saying it negotiated with a number of publishing companies separately and crafted...

During a legislative session marked by backlash against state-mandated testing, Rep. George Lavender offered an amendment to drop some Texas exams for an Iowa alternative. "I think we need to get at least an American company doing our tests instead of...

By Shankar Ramakrishnan NEW YORK, May 1 (IFR) - Compared to the hectic issuance days early in the week, Wednesday was relatively quiet, although there was a steady flow of deals with three issuers raising a total USD1.85bn. There was no clear reason why...

By John Balassi NEW YORK, May 1 (IFR) - The high-grade primary market is seeing only a modest flow of supply on Wednesday, following yesterday's record-setting USD17bn trade from Apple. There had already been a push this week by issuers to get deals...

(Corrects spellng of name in sixth paragraph) By John Balassi NEW YORK, May 1 (IFR) - The high-grade primary market is seeing only a modest flow of supply on Wednesday, following yesterday's record-setting USD17bn trade from Apple. There had already...

NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Publishing house Macmillan moved on Friday to settle a raft of antitrust suits accusing it of conspiring with other publishers to raise e-book prices, hammering out a $26 million settlement with a group of states and...

Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble said Friday its holiday sales look disappointing and that publisher Pearson Plc took a 5% stake in its Nook e-reader business. In a regulatory filing, the New York company said early reports indicate its holiday sales fell...

In "The Wizard of Oz" movie, it's easy to think that the Wizard, that lovable charlatan, has worked some real magic in the end.  The Tin Man gets his heart, the Cowardly Lion gets his courage, and the Scarecrow gets — well, what exactly does he...

The Baltimore-Washington corridor is an economic powerhouse in many areas -- federal contracting, anyone? -- but it may soon become known as the nexus of another, growing industry: online education. The $400 million purchase of a local education...

Borders, the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, filed for bankruptcy protection, after years of sharp sales declines that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load, and it plans to close nearly one-third of its stores. Its inability to...