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Kazakhstan-based Halyk Bank closes deal to purchase HSBC Kazakhstan The newly purchased entity has been renamed to Altyn Bank and is to be a separate legal entity as planned.

02 December 2014

Microsoft buys email mobile app Accompli Microsoft said it was buying the mobile email management application Accompli, in a deal reported to be worth more than $200 million.

02 December 2014

Samsung 's mobile chief keeps his job Samsung said the head of its faltering mobile business would keep his job despite an alarming decline in profits.

01 December 2014

Judge approves $450 mn deal in Apple ebook suit A US judge signed off on Apple's $450 million legal deal to compensate consumers harmed by an illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books.

22 November 2014

Twitter boss launches global cash register service Twitter's co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past.

21 November 2014

Brazil leader vows no interference in Petrobras probe Brazil's President vowed not to interfere with investigators probing a scandal at the state-owned oil company Petrobras involving political payoffs.

21 November 2014

Kazakh businessman buys into major cable TV operator Zhomart Yertayev, a Kazakh businessman and consultant of Bank RBK Directors Board is purchasing a 50 percent stake in Alma TV company.

20 November 2014

Samsung scraps unit merger on shareholder opposition South Korea's Samsung scrapped a merger between two major units, citing the spiralling cost of buying back stock from shareholders opposed to the deal.

19 November 2014

Hachette, Amazon end nasty feud with deal on book sales Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended an acrimonious feud over online book sales.

14 November 2014

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Sony launching cable-style television service Japanese entertainment colossus Sony said it will debut a cable-style television service delivered through its popular PlayStation video game consoles.

14 November 2014

Kazakhstan to see first McDonald's in 2015 I treat McDonald's brand with a great respect; it is one of the most recognizable in the world. It’s a privilege to be a partner of the brand in my home country. We are looking forward to starting works to launch the first McDonald's in Kazakhstan: Kairat Boranbayev.

13 November 2014

Yahoo buys video ad platform BrightRoll for $640 mn Yahoo announced it is buying video advertising platform BrightRoll for $640 million to bolster its ability to make money from marketing on desktop computers.

13 November 2014

Google takes over NASA airport in Silicon Valley Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for dirigibles.

12 November 2014

Spotify defends payout norms after Taylor Swift withdraws music Spotify's chief executive said his company was on the side of musicians after popular US artist Taylor Swift withdrew her music from the online music service.

12 November 2014

McDonald's recalls Hello Kitty whistles in North America McDonald's recalled nearly a million red whistles included with a Hello Kitty-themed toy offered in children's meal choices in the United States and Canada.

11 November 2014

Twitter to set up shop in Hong Kong Twitter plans to set up shop in Hong Kong early next year, focusing on ad sales instead of the one-to-many messaging service banned in China.

08 November 2014

With big investments, tech giants battle to stay ahead America's technology giants are drawing on their huge cash stockpiles to make big bets on investments and acquisitions that could prove to be visionary.

07 November 2014

BMW leads Mercedes for US luxury car market crown German automakers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are battling furiously to dominate the lucrative US luxury car market.

07 November 2014

Toyota says on track for record full-year profit Toyota said it was on track to book a record $17.5 billion full-year net profit, as the company also lifted its revenue estimate.

05 November 2014