A U.S. company that makes Internet-blocking gear acknowledges that Syria has been using at least 13 of its devices to censor Web activity there—an admission that comes as the Syrian government cracks down on its citizens and silences their online activities. Blue Coat Systems Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., says it shipped the Internet “filtering” [...]
YANGON, Myanmar—Dissident Aung San Suu Kyi said a series of reforms under way in Myanmar represents the biggest opening in the repressive Southeast Asian country since the 1980s, but also said she wants to see more changes before she will support easing Western economic sanctions against the military-backed government. The former political prisoner and [...]
TOKYO—Because of a typo, Gino Bertuccio is paying about $33,500 to fly from here to Hong Kong next week. But he isn’t complaining. “The feeling is incredible,” says Mr. Bertuccio, a 48-year-old Miami businessman. Why is he so happy? Mr. Bertuccio, through an online auction, landed a seat on the debut commercial [...]
To many Americans, Occupy Wall Street was a long time coming. On Wall Street, it seems to have been going on for a long time. Wall Street Journal reporters in New York, Chicago and Washington, DC asked a variety of protestors for their views on the [...]
The European edition of the Wall Street Journal is alleged to have secretly given money to third-party companies to buy copies of its own papers Photo: Getty Images By Katherine Rushton 6:20PM BST [...]
AP - The Wall Street Journal says its publisher in Europe resigned after an internal investigation determined that he had tried to influence editorial content to favor a partner in a cut-price circulation deal.[Read more...]
Netflix Inc. said Monday it was backing away from a plan to split off its DVD-rental service into a separate business, a reversal precipitated by the widespread unpopularity of the idea. Enlarge ImageClose Reuters Netflix CEO Reed Hastings speaks during the launch of streaming internet subscription services in Canada, at a news [...]
Netflix Inc. said Monday it was backing away from a plan to split off its DVD-rental service into a separate business, a reversal precipitated by the widespread unpopularity of the idea. Enlarge ImageClose Reuters Netflix CEO Reed Hastings speaks during the launch of streaming internet subscription services in Canada, at a news [...]
To prepare for a new job, Glen Coben spends night after late night eating, drinking and talking with clients. Last Monday, he ate a three-course tasting menu at an up-and-coming chef’s New York restaurant; on Tuesday he and the chef downed an 11-course dinner at another. Francois Dischinger for The Wall Street [...]
Mike Lynch, chief executive of Autonomy, rejects Larry Ellison’s accusations that he touted the company to Oracle. By Katherine Rushton, Media, Telecoms and Technology Editor 2:31PM BST 29 Sep [...]
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Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war
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Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill
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