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Epam misses 2Q profit forecasts (AP)
Only slight miss, as revenue grew 30%. Newtown-based Epam is now at $1 billion annual revenue run rate.

Universal Display Dives As OLED Stock Misses On Earnings, Sales, Guidance (Investor's Business Daily)
Big miss dampens OLED, despite iPhone speculation.

Benjamin's Desk announces new location in Powelton Village (Philly Voice)

DuPont spin-off Chemours to stay in Wilmington (Philly.com)


Penn Nat’l pays up to $170M for Rocket Games, a social casino studio from Zynga alums (TechCrunch)

Comcast not eliminating overseas call centers, despite U.S. expansion (FierceCable)

Comcast supports higher prices for customers who want Web privacy (Ars Technica)

Speedtest: Fastest ISPs in U.S. are Comcast Xfinity and Verizon Fios (Telecompetitor)


Thanks, Zika: NBC Hits Record $1.2 Billion in Ad Sales for Olympics (Ad Age)


Could Wal-Mart blunt ‘Amazon effect’ via acquisition of Jet.com? (MarketWatch)
Hard to compare growth rate of first-year startup with Amazon.

Apple’s new TV plan is a TV guide (Recode)

Rackspace Surges 15%, Halted: In ‘Advanced Talks’ With Private Equity, Says DJ (Barron's Tech Trader Daily)