NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tough-guy actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris sued publisher Penguin on Friday over a book he claims unfairly exploits his famous name, based on a satirical Internet list of "mythical facts" about him.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it signed real estate lease deals to move its corporate headquarters and consolidate its office space in Seattle after 2011.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Smashing Pumpkins will release a four-song acoustic EP, "American Gothic," on January 2 exclusively via iTunes in the United States.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Tired of phony online friends? Make enemies instead. Riding on the popularity of social networks such as Facebook and MySpace, new Web sites are poking fun at online friendships that connect you to the people you like, by turning attention to the ones you don't.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday gave investors an easier way to compare executive compensation at 500 U.S. companies with an online, interactive tool.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Antigua and Barbuda won compensation from the United States on Friday in a long-running trade dispute about gambling, but the amount was far lower than the tiny Caribbean nation had been seeking.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said on Friday it has settled its lawsuit against Internet REIT, a seller of Internet domain addresses.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European online gambling companies on Thursday accused the U.S. Justice Department of violating World Trade Organization rules by singling out foreign online gambling companies for prosecution.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Carlyle-controlled Japanese handy-phone firm Willcom Inc and a group led by mobile phone operator KDDI Corp won licenses to supply high-speed wireless Internet access on Friday.
