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Media
Getty Images Goes Bye-Bye (GYI, GOOG, MSFT)
The long-awaited $34.00 cash buyout of Getty Images, Inc. (NYSE: GYI) by Hellman & Friedman looks as though it is coming to an end. The company has issued a statement that today…
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Microsoft (MSFT) May Take Another Run At Yahoo! (YHOO), This One To Be Successful
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Microsoft (MSFT) is lining up partners to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) and this time it is very likely to get what it wants. Yahoo!’s…
2:55am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/2/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, US car sales hit a 15 year low. Reuters writes that Paulson said the US is facing a tough Q2. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will close 600 stores…
2:49am ET
Investing
Media Digest 6/30/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Rhapsody, a music service owned by Real Networks (RNWK) and Viacom (VIA) will make a push against Apple (AAPL) iTunes by embracing the iPod as its player. Reuters writes…
11:08am ET
Technology
Video: Game, Set, Match To YouTube (GOOG), MySpace (NWS) Hammered
If a company is in the video business, and it is not Google (GOOG) YouTube, it might as well shut down. According to new numbers from HitWise YouTube had over 75% of…
11:06am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Palm (PALM) Is Toast (AAPL)(RIMM)(GOOG)(T)(NOK)(S)
Most of the focus in the smartphone business over the last month has passed Palm (PALM) by. The new 3G Apple (AAPL) iPhone, RIM’s (RIMM) earnings, the Nokia (NOK) purchase of the…
5:39am ET
Telecom & Wireless
With Apple (AAPL) In The Game, No Confidence For RIM (RIMM)
Wall St. is getting nervous that RIM (RIMM) could lose its luster as it moves from providing handsets for business into the consumer market. Apple (AAPL) is sitting there along with Nokia…
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Media
Media Digest 6/25/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the Fed is seen as holding rates on fears of inflation. Reuters writes that the CEO of Nissan is bracing for the worst in the US. Reuters writes that…
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Media Digest 6/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, a proposal from the SEC would cut the role of credit rating agencies. Reuters writes that United (UAUA) will lay-off 950 pilots. Reuters reports that GM (GM) will cut…
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Consumer Electronics
A Set-Back For Google’s (GOOG) Handset Hopes
Google (GOOG) is trying to get out a bunch of wireless handsets with its Android software. But, log-jams and competing agendas are hurting that. The first products were supposed to to be…
5:03am ET
Media
Google’s (GOOG) High Reputation Could Ruin Share Price
Google (GOOG) is now the US company with the highest reputation, at least according to the annual Harris Interactive Reputation Quotient poll. According to Reuters, "Largely for its reputation for treating workers…
4:51am ET
Technology
News Corp (NWS) Can’t Keep Its Advantage: Facebook Passes MySpace
The two largest online social networks are Facebook, which is a private company, and MySpace, which is owned by News Corp (NWS). MySpace has always been the larger property. Facebook was a…
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Media
Media Digest 6/23/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, a new survey put Google (GOOG) first in reputation among US companies. Reuters reports that gas prices climbed to a record $4.10. Reuters writes that Bunge ((BG) will buy…
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Investing
Microsoft (MSFT) Does Not Plan To Buy Anything
Now that Microsoft (MSFT) has lost its bid to buy Yahoo! (YHOO), all of the acquisition managing directors on Wall St. are hoping to get a chance to help Redmond use that…
4:53am ET
Investing
Reorganizing Yahoo! (YHOO) To Death
Most of the financial papers have stories about a big management reorganization at Yahoo!. A number of the top people are already hitting the doors like patrons fleeing a burning theater. According…