COMPANIES

Evidence is mounting that we in the Dot Com Bubble: Part Two. But evidence also suggests there's a difference this time.

Carl Icahn continues in his takeover attempt of Clorox (CLX), this time bumping up his original bid to $10.7 billion.

Nissan is increasing the price of the all-electric Leaf, but the company is already adding more feature. Nissan will also sell the Leaf in more states in 2012.

An automobile was owned by Kate Middleton (now the Duchess of Cambridge) is on sale online.

Nokia is scheduled to report its second-quarter results on July 21 before the market opens.

A new study says restaurant calorie counts are often inaccurate, particularly in regard to low calorie menu items.

Cnooc said it agreed to acquire Canadian oil sands company Opti Canada Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash and debt.

Microsoft has dropped out of the bidding for television streamer Hulu, according to Internet reports.

Borders is closing, lending some to question what the impact will be on Barnes & Noble, America's largest national bookstore chain.

Ford Motor Company was one of several companies that got a jump start on Google+ by hacking its own brand page. Google liked what Ford did, and is about to launch test pages for companies and small business.

Google's stock popped last week when the company surprised investors with strong numbers. Apple is expected to post similarly strong numbers, but the market may have already figured that in to Apple's stock price.

With Borders bookstores closing, all eyes in publishing are now upon Barnes and Noble, America's largest bookseller, to see if the company can avoid the same fate. Here's five things Barnes and Noble must do to survive.

The board of directors of News Corp. may pressure Rupert Murdoch to step down as its chief executive as the phone-hacking scandal continues to spiral out of control.

Troubled networking giant Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) said it will slash 6,500 jobs – representing about 9 percent of its workforce, in a bid to save about $1-billion in annual expenses.

The deal brings to an end the litigation between recording companies and Baidu over piracy charges

A new breast feeding doll manufactured in Europe called The Breast Milk Baby is set to be available for purchase in US stores in the near future.

Liquidators hold lead bid for Tuesday's bankruptcy auction

Apple's iPhone 5 prototype overheats, according to a report, causing the company to delay the product. Apple is expected to release instead this fall the iPhone 4S, a less radically-changed smartphone.

Renting may be a cheaper option for college students and parents in a time of tight finances, with college tuition and expenses a burden for many families. Amazon.com launched Kindle textbook rentals, promising tens of thousands of textbooks at discounts of as much as 80 percent less than purchase price on Monday.

The disappointment around the failed Sears sale of an iPad2 for $69 continues to show light on the issues of third-party vendors.

Amazon's new Kindle Textbook Rental program will save students up to 80 percent off the retail price of new textbooks.

Australian investment banker Macquarie Group is expected to slash up to one-thousand jobs amidst a slowdown in M&A activity and tepid global market conditions.

Facebook has blocked ads by one of its users promoting Google+. Michael Lee Johnson says he is irritated by the move.

Kindle's new Textbook Rental Program can save students money.

Even though he was the main force behind the company's rise to power, Rupert Murdoch leaving News Corp. would actually benefit the company's stock price.

The stock of streaming video services provider Netflix was trading down Monday, after one analyst changed its rating on Netflix from "outperform" to "sector perform."

Max Shacknai, the 6-year-old-son of Medecis Pharmaceuticals CEO Jonah Shacknai died after sustaining injuries from last week's accident.

Rental car company Hertz announced its intention to acquire fleet vehicle and management company Donlen Corp. for 250 million dollars, plus assuming Donlen's debt.

Sears was selling an iPad 2 for $69 at its online store over the weekend through a third party vendor. But the offering was a mistake, caused by a typo the company says. All sales were cancelled by Sears.