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Netflix stirred envy in sleep-deprived parents nationwide by saying it will give its employees up to a year of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. But will the perk catch on outside of hypercompetitive Silicon Valley?

Dish Network Corp is figuring out next steps as it awaits a decision by U.S. regulators on its eligibility for a discount in a recent airwaves auction, executives said on Wednesday, after the company posted a significantly higher-than-expected quarterly profit. Federal Communications Commission officials told Dish last month that a staff review of the auction, which ended in January, found Dish affiliates SNR and Northstar ineligible for $3.3 billion in small-business discounts.

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Toyota Motor Corp’s Lexus brand is planning to launch a second top-of-the-line “flagship” model to accompany a new generation of its LS sedan, the head of the brand’s U.S. operations told Reuters on Wednesday. “We need a flagship. It doesn’t have to be a sedan,” Jeff Bracken, Lexus division general manager, told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry conference.

Google’s new Project Fi mobile phone service eliminates some of the most annoying problems with cheap mobile plans. But it’s not for everyone.

A judge sentenced the last defendant in the Bernard Madoff case on Monday to six months in prison, marking the end of a prosecution that lasted more than six years and dispelled claims by the disgraced …

Merchandise volume sales declines contributed to weaker profits for the Latin American e-commerce giant, as did currency issues.

In what might be a sign of big telecoms investing in optical networks again, the fiber-optics technologist beat the Street across the board.