PARIS (Reuters) - Seven-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has pulled out of Saturday's Milan-San Remo classic race because of acute gastroenteritis, his RadioShack team said on Friday. "It would have been good to have Lance line up for the start ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc promoted the executive who spearheaded the development and launch of its Nook electronic reader to be its new chief executive, as the largest specialty U.S. bookseller accelerates its push into digital books. William Lynch, whose ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers. Amazon, maker of the popular Kindle e-reader, is trying to cement its leading position ...
China's top provider of electronic payment services will tie up with online payment platform PayPal, the two companies said, in a move that will let Chinese customers buy from overseas merchants. "Yes, we will build this cooperative relationship," an executive with China ...
PayPal, the online payment platform of US e-commerce giant eBay, will tie up with a Chinese partner to allow consumers in China to buy from overseas merchants, according to a report. Customers of China UnionPay, the country's largest provider of electronic payment ...
Nicky Hilton shopping at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10 Copyright 2010 WENN
Nicky Hilton shopping at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10 Copyright 2010 WENN
Amazon spent $570,000 lobbying in 4th quarter on taxing online sales and other issues Amazon.com Inc. spent $570,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on online sales taxes and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That's up 84 ...
Food Marketing Institute spent $880,000 in 4Q lobbying government on budget, credit card fees The Food Marketing Institute, whose members include Safeway Inc. and Kroger Co., spent $880,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby on the federal budget, credit card fees and ...
Retail sales post surprising gain in February despite snow, raising hopes for rebound Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances. The improvement provided ...
