Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 06:19 pm By Kevin Bostic Looking to gain ground on Apple’s iPhone and devices running Android, Microsoft was reportedly close to purchasing Finnish phone maker Nokia’s device business, with discussions going on as recently as this month. Earlier this month, Microsoft was in advanced discussions with Nokia over the possibility of […]

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is a US-based leading manufacturer and distributor of outerwear and sportswear clothing. There is a very good chance that if you have ever engaged in either cool weather or hot weather sports, such as skiing or fishing, you have worn Columbia clothing. Columbia has been a publicly traded company since 1989 and […]

Rising costs for imports due to the cheaper yen matched a 10 percent rebound in exports from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday. A weakening in the yen’s value has pushed up costs for imports of crude oil, natural gas and other commodities for this resource-scarce nation, but the deficit in May […]

Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I’m David Greene. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I’m Steve Inskeep. Good morning. President Obama and other leaders of the Group of Eight industrial nations wrap up their two-day summit meeting today in Northern Ireland. They reached some agreement on shoring up the global economy, […]