 | Good afternoon Bit |  |  | Oracle and Autonomy escalated their war of words on Thursday, sparring publicly over whether the British software firm had ever been shopped to the U.S. technology giant.
Autonomy, which Hewlett-Packard this year agreed to buy for $12 billion, is at the center of a debate on Wall Street over the tenure of fired HP CEO Leo Apotheker and the future direction of the company he once ran. The spat comes at an inopportune time for HP, fighting to salvage its reputation with investors.
Entrepreneur, venture capitalist and HP board member, Marc Andreessen, referred to Oracle as an "oldline" software company and took a jab at outspoken CEO Larry Ellison: "Larry is one of my idols," Andreessen said. "I wouldn't quite say my role model."
Despite losing two more senior executives, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion brushed off suggestions on Thursday that it would discontinue production of its PlayBook computer tablet as "pure fiction."
Fortune's annual ranking of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" was released on Thursday and former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was a noticeable omission. HP's new CEO Meg Whitmen made the list at No. 9 and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg came in at No. 12. Google was well-represented with two women: Susan Wojcicki (No. 28) and Marissa Mayer (No. 38).
Travel search provider Kayak is the latest Web company to delay its IPO plans, reports AllThingsD's Tricia Duryee. | | | LATEST NEWS | | Brazil's $12 billion iPad deal is in trouble: sources | | September 29, 2011 01:06 PM ET | | SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A much-hyped $12 billion plan for Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to produce iPads in Brazil is "in doubt" due to stagnant negotiations over tax breaks and Brazil's own deep structural problems such as a lack of skilled labor, government sources tell Reuters. | Full Article | | Kik Messenger returns to BlackBerry despite lawsuit | | September 29, 2011 05:57 PM ET | | TORONTO (Reuters) - Kik Interactive, an instant messaging service startup against which Research In Motion launched a lawsuit last year, is testing a new version of software that can be used on RIM's BlackBerry smartphones, Kik's founder said on Thursday. | Full Article | | Dow, S&P rise in wild day, Nasdaq takes China hit | | September 29, 2011 05:42 PM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks mostly rose in a volatile session on Thursday as stronger-than-expected economic data and German approval of a beefed-up euro-zone crisis fund relieved two of the worst fears hanging over the market. | Full Article | | | BUSINESS NEWS
| | Analysis: Bernanke leaves investors mulling QE3 odds | | September 29, 2011 05:32 PM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ben Bernanke put markets on notice this week: Despite already having spent trillions of dollars to stimulate growth, the Federal Reserve would do more if inflation falls too far and the threat of deflation grows. | Full Article | | Europe again steps back from brink in debt crisis | | September 29, 2011 05:45 PM ET | | BERLIN (Reuters) - Following a now-familiar script, Europe again averted disaster in its debt crisis when German lawmakers rallied behind Chancellor Angela Merkel to approve a stronger euro zone bailout fund on Thursday. | Full Article | | Jobless claims, GDP data ease economic fears | | September 29, 2011 04:41 PM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of the U.S. economy averting a new recession got a boost on Thursday with claims for jobless benefits falling to a five-month low last week and growth a touch stronger in the second quarter than previously estimated. | Full Article | | Recovery next year for world stocks: poll | | September 29, 2011 02:16 PM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - World stock markets will recover next year from a nightmarish 2011 that has wiped trillions of dollars off share prices, according to a Reuters poll that showed almost all major stock indexes ending 2011 in the red. | Full Article | | | | U.S. TOP NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. |  | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | | | | |
法国总统萨科齐和德国总理默克尔周四敦促欧元区各国尽快通过希腊第二轮救助计划及欧元区救助机制改革方案，因为这是平抑当前动荡形势的关键。
据知情人士称，中国银行股份有限公司澳门分行已经获准将其在海外获得的人民币35亿元投资于中国大陆市场，这是该分行首次获准采取这一做法。
惠誉周四称，法国银行业的信用评级正面临越来越大的下调压力。因银行融资变得越发困难，流动性可能成为一个问题。
宏达国际预计，在丰富的产品线和今年早些时候的一系列收购提振下，公司今年的手机和平板电脑发货量将创历史新高。
SOHO中国首席执行长张欣周三说，在她17年的住宅房地产从业经历中，从未遇到过这样艰难的市场。她预测紧缩措施可能会在六个月内结束。
以发货量计全球最大的手机制造商诺基亚公司周四称，公司计划进行大规模的业务调整，并将裁员3500人。 
韩国企划财政部周四称，中国发改委主任张平认为没有理由担心中国经济会硬着陆，并预计今年中国经济增速将与去年类似。
