(Reuters)-SharesinBarnes&NobleIncsoared22percentonThursdayafterareportthatMicrosoftCorpisconsideringanoffertoacquirethetabletande-bookbusinessofB&N'sNookMediaunit.ThetechnologywebsiteTechCrunchreportedthatMicrosoft,whichalreadyownsa17percentstakeinNookMedia,wasproposinga$1billionoffertobuyallofNook'sdigitalassets.ThereportalsosuggestedthatNookwouldstopsellingAndroid-b...
INTERVIEW:TravisLogieonLivinginHollywood,TravelingtoSurfandhis2013ASPWCTCampaignLOSANGELES,California/USA(Wednesday,May22,2013)–TravisLogie(ZAF),34,istheconsummateeventdarkhorse.Overthecourseofhiseight-yeartennioramongtheASPTop34,LogiehascombinedhisundertheradarpresenceandworldclassabilitytotopthelikesofDaneReynolds,KellySlater,JoelParki...
TOKYO(Reuters)-Japaneseequitiessoaredtoa5-1/2-yearpeakonFridayasthedollar'sbreakabovethesymbolic100yenlevelunderpinnedsentiment,whileAsiansharesfellasglobalequitiestookabreatherfromrecentralliesovernight.TheU.S.currencywasbuoyedasworriesaboutsoftpatchesintheeconomyfadedafterThursday'sweeklyU.S.datashowedinitialjoblessclaimsfelltothelowestlevelinmorethanfiveyears,followinglastweek'sm...