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Combined pretax profits for the bank's Asian-Pacific business outside of Hong Kong overtook the city for the first time ever in 2010, said Peter Wong , chief executive of HSBC's Asian arm, underscoring the banking giant's efforts to affirm its position as a pan-Asian lender.

HSBC's Asian Expansion Proves Profitable Jeffrey Ng 2011

This week we bring some of the US retail giant's very eager employees

Best Buy delays store openings as it fails to impress UK shoppers 2011

Monsanto is notorious for sending Mafia-like 'investigators' who use strong-arm tactics to scare farmers into giving into to the giant's requests.

Maria Russo: Monsanto's Seed: How One Company is Tarnishing Our Food Supply Maria Russo 2011

SAN FRANCISCO—A former Apple Inc. manager pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to 23 charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering in a kickback case involving six of the consumer electronics giant's suppliers in Asia.

Ex-Apple Employee Pleads Guilty in Kickback Case Ian Sherr 2011

Just months after it got busted blocking applications in the Android Market, Verizon Wireless confirmed it is restricting consumers' ability to download and use Google Wallet -- the search giant's new mobile payment app -- on the new flagship Galaxy Nexus phone.

Josh Levy: The Top 10 Ways Mobile Carriers Tried to Screw Us in 2011 Josh Levy 2011

The hedge-fund giant's stake in E*Trade could fall further if a 30-day option for an additional sale of 3.6 million shares is exercised.

Citadel to Sell Majority of E*Trade Equity Stake Brett Philbin 2011

Health professionals and activists pushing McDonald's Corp. to stop marketing junk food to kids and retire Ronald McDonald pledged to keep up pressure at the hamburger giant's annual meeting Thursday.

Ronald McDonald to Face Fire at Annual Meeting Julie Jargon 2011

The acquisition reflects the Japanese electronics giant's ambition to cash in on the expected growth in global demand for more-efficient power grids.

Takeda, Toshiba Make $16 Billion M&A Push Kana Inagaki 2011

Google Inc. is penalizing Overstock.com Inc. in its search results after the retailer ran afoul of Google policies that prohibit companies from artificially boosting their ranking in the Internet giant's search engine.

Google Penalizes Overstock for Search Tactics Amir Efrati 2011

The banking giant's business in China has undergone rapid expansion over the last several years.

HSBC's Asian Expansion Proves Profitable Jeffrey Ng 2011