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Yahoo quarterly profit beats, Street awaits Mayer plan
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc's quarterly earnings beat expectations, but Wall Street remains keen to hear new CEO Marissa Mayer outline her plan for reviving the struggling Web company's revenue growth.
UPDATE 1-USDA defends giving reporters early access to crop data
CHICAGO, Oct 22 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday defended its practice of giving journalists early access to market-moving crop reports after facing questions about the security of the data.
Texas Instruments forecasts revenue below estimates
NEW YORK - Texas Instruments Inc's quarterly revenue fell as demand for its chips slipped on economic concerns, and the company forecast more weakness this quarter.
Federal agency to switch to iPhone, drop BlackBerry
- The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) said it will end its contract with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd in favor of Apple Inc's iPhone, dealing a new blow to RIM just months before it launches a vital new device.
UPDATE 2-US federal agency to switch to iPhone, drop BlackBerry
Oct 22 - The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) said it will end its contract with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd in favor of Apple Inc's iPhone, dealing a new blow to RIM just months before it launches a vital new device.
UPDATE 4-Yahoo quarterly earnings beat, street awaits Mayer plan
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22 - Yahoo Inc's quarterly earnings beat expectations, but Wall Street remains keen to hear new CEO Marissa Mayer outline her plan for reviving the struggling Web company's revenue growth.
Analysis: Yahoo CEO's comeback plan homes in on technology, not media
SAN FRANCISCO - Marissa Mayer, who earned a reputation for decisive action and intensity during her 13-year stint at Google Inc, has spent her first months as Yahoo Inc CEO quietly moving the Internet pioneer back to its roots in technology. | Video
UPDATE 2-Weak car market to depress Leoni sales, profit
* Posts preliminary Q3 sales of about 954 mln eur, EBIT about 52.5 mln (Adds CEO comments from newspaper)
Ancestry.com to be acquired by Permira-led group for $1.6 billion
- Genealogy website operator Ancestry.com agreed to be acquired for $1.6 billion by a group led by Europe-based private equity firm Permira Advisors LLC, four months after it put itself up for sale following the cancellation of a TV show based on its research.
UPDATE 4-Ancestry.com to be acquired by Permira-led group for $1.6 bln
* Offer of $32 per share represents a 10 pct premium to Friday close
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