Harvard does innovation U-turn as students take to laptop TV
Every Harvard University student who opens a laptop to catch the latest episode of Girls owes a debt of gratitude to Mark ZuckerbergLETTER FROM AMERICA: New York mayor’s bid to slim down citizens hits a snag in court
Michael Bloomberg loses a round in his battle to make New Yorkers lighter — and so less of a burden on the public health system and the fiscus, writes Simon Barber
Fed holds firm to stimulus plan despite brighter US economy
US Federal Reserve presses forward with aggressive policy stimulus despite improvements in the country’s economy
New bids for Dell ‘could trump founder’s offer’
Dell says alternative proposals could be superior to $24.4bn offer from founder Michael Dell and private equity fund
Battle for gay marriage goes to US Supreme Court
Same-sex marriage takes centre stage as US Supreme Court starts hearing arguments in landmark case
Blackstone, activist investor launch rival buyout bid for Dell
Blackstone Group and Carl Icahn submit proposals to buy Dell that would rival $24.4bn buyout offer from Silver Lake Management and Michael Dell
General Motors flags potential software glitch
US automotive manufacturer recalls 33,700 vehicles to address a potential software problem that could increase the risk of a crash
Argentina accuses HSBC of aiding tax evasion
Government alleges HSBC’s Argentina subsidiary set up an illegal scheme enabling its clients to hide more than $100m
Opinion
Lessons for SA in Venezuela and Latin America
Gavin Keeton
We need to ask why Latin American countries, which have some of the most unequal societies in the world, have made progress in reducing inequality and poverty over the past decade and we have not
Citigroup opts to settle lawsuit
The bank will pay $730m to settle claims it misled debt investors about its condition during the financial crisis
NEWS ANALYSIS: Miners press Canada to change policy on uranium mines ownership
Two of the world’s biggest uranium miners are pressing Canada to change a Cold War era policy that curbs foreign ownership of uranium mines, writes Rod Nickel
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- US investigating BHP Billiton for possible corruption
- Republicans target health overhaul in budget cuts
- US oil boom 'protects world from supply shocks'
- Mexican legislation could relax limits on foreign stakes in telecoms
- US soldier charged in Iraq shootings to appear in court
- Intrade halts trading pending US probe
- February job gains bolster US economy
- Time Warner to spin off publishing unit
- Snooping Google to pay
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- North Korea threatens pre-emptive strike against US
- US budget crisis eases as Republicans seek to avoid shutdown
- Spectre of services chaos is spooking Americans
- Judge slices $450m off Apple award
- NEWS ANALYSIS: Buffett rewards two star stock pickers
- Washington frets as markets take spending cuts in stride
- Syrian rebels to receive nonlethal aid from US
- Conservatism in the US has a serious crisis of ideas
- Ernst & Young settles tax case
- Yahoo! told: a leap backwards!
- US Fed chief Bernanke’s assurance puts floor under oil price
- AIG shares gain as results beat estimates
- Heinz merger sends cost warning to food packagers
- Hurdles for Lockheed’s deal with Australia
- Boeing presents plan for Dreamliner batteries
- Falkland Islanders vote to keep British rule
- The ups and downs of fracking in the US
- Incorrect bets on natural gas prices cut Chesapeake profit
- US to allow small pocketknives onto aircraft
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- Payroll taxes, petrol prices squeeze Walmart’s US customers
In depth: Brics
News, views, analysis and multimedia coverage of the Brics
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