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tanaka hisao toshibaBye Bye Tosh,
gone at Toshiba

CEO Tanaka resigns
for overstating profits


As expected, electronics giant Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka
resigned today over an accounting scandal which overstated profits by more than $1.2 billion.

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sundstrom karl stora LRStoraEnso paper
sales slide softer

No.2 papermaker CEO
shifts to renewables


Stora Enso
reported weak sales but flat profits in Q2'15. CEO K-H Sundstrom described transformation plans to cut paper capacity and investment in new growth opportunities...

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lexmark rooke cliff pushLexmark levers
MPS mket share

Strong software unable
to offset printers decline


Lexmark International,
in spite of growth in strategic services initiatives in Q2'15 continued its downward trend in sales and profits. 

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Tech CEOs Apple MSFTResults Preview:

What to watch

Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo
& GoPro reports analysis


Today 4 tech heavyweights report Q2'15 financial reviews. We will analyse & comment later today

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okeefe exertis

Exertis exerted
by tepid tablets 

Surprise slowdown hit
by soft demand/rivals

 


European IT giant DCC/Exertis suffered a revenue decline in first half of 2015 with sagging mobility sales impacting the top line.

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whiteway jeff draining spicers bloodSPOT cash:
Old PALS act
or wholesale?

How will VC Better
Capital invest money


SPOT
, the toxic mix of Spicers wholesale - OfficeTeam direct, has secured a £60m ($100m) loan from Lloyds Bank for expansion into new sectors & product categories. Suspicion mounts about the vulture capitalist's real motives...

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rmetty Ginni handsRometty's plan
to reinvent IBM

Big Blue shifts toward
analytics, mobile, cloud


IBM
reported Q2'15 results today with sales continuing to slide as it transforms itself away from legacy businesses...

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apple watch lucy blue RLApple Watch
analysts cynical 

Insular short termists
don't get wonderment


Analysts are 'disappointed' over low Apple Watch sales. And yet sales continue to exceed iPhone and iPad post-launch patterns. Moreover, customers are 97% delighted according to latest surveys...

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smith roland depot broken pencilDepot declutters
Where's growth?

More trivial accessories
divert from broken core


OfficeDepot 
today announced the launch of Perch by Urbio, a new line of desk accessories, When will it address core growth strategy, in the absence of Staples merger?

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amazon bezos hollywoodAmazon: Bezos
shares secrets

Everything store etailer
explains Prime strategy




When Jeff Bezos launched Amazon in 1995, creating TV shows was far from his mind. Here he shares his customer oriented approach with Hollywood Reporter that will drive $105Bn sales in 2015

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