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Today in the Fortune 500: Antitrust enforcers eye Apple, Time Warner ousts Time Inc. CEO Jack Griffin and BP claims its spill payments are too generous

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

APPLE'S APP PLAN DRAWS ATTENTION from antitrust law enforcers. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are looking into whether Apple's (APPL) plan to MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Borders couldn't make good on GE loans, Google offers cheaper app plan than Apple and IBM's Watson wins Jeopardy

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

GE COULDN'T SAVE BORDERS from going bankrupt, which has left many publishers with a huge financial hole. Part of the problem was that Borders lagged behind other retailers including Amazon (AMZN) and MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Exxon expands gas assets over oil, Apple's app subscription plan miffs publishers and Mexican freeze hurts Supervalu

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

EXXON'S OIL SQUEEZE The company released a financial report recently that highlighted an ongoing trend in the oil industry. Namely, major companies are having trouble finding untapped oil fields that aren't politically or technically difficult MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Nokia defends Microsoft deal, Apple's new, cheap iPhone and JPMorgan gets social.

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

IT'S A GOOD DEAL, WE PROMISE Nokia is having to defend its recent deal with Microsoft (MSFT), which spooked investors who thought it might MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Nokia needs Microsoft, Coke's refreshing sales numbers and Goldman Sachs admits its pre-crisis asset problem

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

NOKIA IS BURNING, metaphorically, according to a company memo from its newly hired CEO Stephen Elop. He has said that the company will need MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Apple manufactures new iPad, the future of Fannie and Freddie and GM to divvy up profits among workers

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

APPLE'S NEW, IMPROVED IPAD is almost here. Apple (APPL) has started manufacturing a new, sleek version of its hot-selling tablet. The devices should have MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: News Corp's new publication released, Intel's Cougar Point chip set barely hit the market before recalls and Shell says algae won't be its fuel of the future.

THE DAILY IS HERE Rupert Murdoch's baby launched at a New York press conference. It's News Corp.'s (NWS) new iPad-only publication, sold exclusively through Apple's (APPL) iTunes store for 99 cents a pop. Murcoch says it's supposed to target the 15 million people predicted to buy new iPads this year. Check the demo to see its spiffy features. [BBC]

APPLE, FOR ITS PART wants to funnel more sales of electronic publications MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Amazon grows at the cost of profit, Russian oil lures BP and Exxon and Apple, Netflix and Amazon out-stream major retailers.

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

THE COST OF GROWTH becoming clear at Amazon (AMZN), which reported better sales for this past year's holiday season than many of its competitors, but disappointing profit. While MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Agribusiness giant Cargill sells Mosaic, Apple's stellar holiday sales and American Airlines gets online with Priceline.

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

CARGILL'S LATEST MOVE TO STAY PRIVATE involves selling $24.3 billion worth of shares in fertilizer company Mosaic (MOS). Mosaic, which has a market cap of $38 MORE

Today in the Fortune 500: Apple's survival strategy, G.E. rising in Chinese skies and Blockbuster asks for more cash from creditors.

The Fortune 500 comes out just once a year, but the companies on it make headlines every day. Here then are today's highlights of news and happenings coming from the biggest names in business.

By Shelley DuBois, reporter

JOBS UPDATE Apple (APPL) will be financially fine during the time when COO Tim Cook temporarily takes the reins for ailing CEO Steve Jobs. But at some point, MORE