Business briefs
Ballmer barb
Greenlight Capital President David Einhorn called for Microsoft’s board to replace CEO Steve Ballmer, saying the software maker suffers from “Charlie Brown management.”
More Bratz
MGA Entertainment asked a judge to follow up its win over Mattel last month in a trial over who owns the rights to the Bratz doll line by awarding MGA more than $339 million in pu nitive damages, lawyer fees and other costs.
Pricier java
Starbucks will raise prices on bagged coffee it sells at its US cafés by an average of 17 percent beginning July 12. It pre viously raised prices on packaged coffee it sells at supermarkets in March.
Tweet this
Twitter confirmed that it acquired TweetDeck, the popular third-party application that is used by the most hardcore tweeters. The sale was reportedly for $40 mil lion.
Delphi IPO
Delphi Automotive filed to raise up to $100 million in an initial pub lic offering less than two years after emerging from bankruptcy.

