In music, Sony's dual role as both record company and device-maker did little to help the MiniDisc format, which was never widely adopted.

ECONOMIST: Sony

The aircraft was part of a group of seven Dreamliners delivered to six Boeing customers during a 25-hour period in late December, a record touted by the plane maker.

WSJ: Japan Airlines' Jet Suffers Fire in Boston

Consumer electronics maker Apple Inc. posted record profits for the first fiscal quarter of the year.

NPR: Apple Earnings Jump, But Challenges Await

On Friday, Samsung Electronics - the world's biggest maker of mobile phones - reported record profits in the three months to September, led by strong sales of its Galaxy range of smartphones.

BBC: HTC sees lower sales in the fourth quarter

The motorcycle maker dazzled Wall Street today by announcing record third-quarter sales and profits, a results some analysts attributed to a more powerful new engine the company installed into several of its models.

FORBES: Harley-Davidson Dazzles Wall Street

In essence, they feared suffering the same fate as record companies at Apple's hands, when the computer maker's iTunes service became the dominant player by selling songs for 99 cents.

WSJ: U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers on E-Book Pricing

AMD, the computer-chip maker, announced on Tuesday that its processor called "Bulldozer" had broken the Guinness World Record for processing at a frequency of 8.429 gigahertz, which is about three times as fast as the processors you'd find in a speedy laptop.

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"His track record speaks for itself, " says Oscar Hilado, president of the Phinma group, the Philippines' biggest cement maker.

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