Soham Chatterjee

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel Corp said it has agreed to buy networking products maker QLogic Corp's InfiniBand assets for $125 million in cash to strengthen its networking and high-performance computing capabilities.

(Reuters) - Shares of Google Inc fell 8 percent after the Internet giant's quarterly earnings missed estimates as money paid by marketers for its search ads fell for the first time in two years.

(Reuters) - Shares of Google Inc fell 8 percent after the Internet giant posted a rare quarterly earnings miss and said money paid by marketers for its search ads decreased for the first time in two years.

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc <QCOM.O> said founder Irwin Jacobs will retire from the board at the 2012 annual stockholder meeting.

(Reuters) - Vulcan Materials Co <VMC.N>, the world's largest producer of sand, gravel and other construction materials, said it is consolidating its eight divisions into four operating regions as part of ongoing efforts to cut costs.

(Reuters) - Business software maker Red Hat Inc <RHT.N> forecast fourth-quarter revenue largely below analysts' expectations hurt mainly by a weaker euro, sending its shares down 7 percent in after-market trade.

(Reuters) - Business software maker Red Hat Inc <RHT.N> forecast fourth-quarter revenue largely below analysts' expectations hurt mainly by a weaker euro, sending its shares down 7 percent in after-market trade.

(Reuters) - Business software maker Red Hat Inc's <RHT.N> quarterly results edged past market expectations as demand from corporate customers drove subscription revenue growth.

(Reuters) - Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc said it will explore options including sale of assets, strategic business combination, or partnerships.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Janet Robinson will step down as chief executive of the New York Times Co at the end of the month, as the company continues to struggle with advertising declines and a years-long slump in its share price.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Janet Robinson will step down as chief executive of the New York Times Co at the end of the month after a seven-year run in which she attempted to steer the company through one of the harshest business environments it has ever faced.

(Reuters) - Daimler AG <DAIGn.DE> appointed Stephen Cannon as chief executive of Mercedes-Benz U.S.A. effective January 1, 2012.

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Lam Research Corp <LRCX.O>, a supplier of wafer fabrication equipment, agreed to buy smaller rival Novellus Systems Inc <NVLS.O> for $3.3 billion in stock as it looks to gain cutting-edge technology and become more efficient.

(Reuters) - The National Football League reached deals with the CBS, FOX and NBC broadcast networks that will extend television rights for the games through the 2022 season while substantially increasing payments to the league.

(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) said it has agreed with broadcasters CBS Corp, FOX and NBC for a new nine-year broadcast rights agreement that runs through the 2022 season.

(Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) said it has agreed with broadcasters CBS Corp, FOX and NBC for a new nine-year broadcast rights agreement that runs through the 2022 season.

(Reuters) - The owners of Major League Baseball's New York Mets received a $40 million (25.65 million pound) loan from a major bank that a source identified as the Bank of America, the New York Times reported on Monday.

(Reuters) - Netherlands-based Sensata Technologies Holding NV cut its fourth-quarter outlook hurt by weakness at its sensors business.

(Reuters) - Media companies McClatchy Co and Media General Inc, which are seeing their focus on online content starting to pay off, are speeding up their investments in digital media.

(Reuters) - Media companies McClatchy Co and Media General Inc, which are seeing their focus on online content starting to pay off, are speeding up their investments in digital media.