SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to introduce its latest iPad tablet at an event in the first week in March, the website AllThingsD reported, citing unnamed sources.

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s reworked tablet PC does not look like a copycat version of the iPad, a German court said, affirming a preliminary assessment and dealing another legal blow to Apple Inc.

LONDON (Reuters) – Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone operator, missed quarterly revenue forecasts on Thursday as increasingly tough trading in Spain and Italy overshadowed solid performances in emerging markets and northern Europe.

SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors expanded a criminal case over the alleged theft of industrial secrets from chemical giant DuPont, securing an indictment against a Chinese company on economic espionage-related charges.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Lenovo Group Ltd beat market forecasts on Thursday with its third-quarter net profit thanks to its fast expanding market share.

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Trading in shares of Alibaba.com Ltd was halted on Thursday pending an announcement regarding its parent, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which reportedly plans to buy back the 40 percent stake in it held by Yahoo Inc.

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Lenovo Group Ltd, the world’s No.2 PC maker, plans to sell smart televisions in China and has no immediate plans to ship overseas due to a lack of content, CEO Yang Yuanqing said on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new crop of companies entering the U.S.

(Reuters) – Groupon Inc shares slumped Wednesday as the daily deal company’s first quarterly results since it went public stoked concern about limited disclosure and slowing growth.

(Reuters) – Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc promised further revenue growth after its second quarter results beat estimates, thanks to a restructuring, leading to a dividend increase.