According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) is willing to start buy-out talks with Yahoo! (YHOO) if the portal company will replace its board.Reuters writes that the CEO of JP Morgan (JPM) said the…
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft (MSFT), thinks the current board at Yahoo! (YHOO) are buffoons and wants them out before he negotiates to buy all or part of the company. That is…
Douglas A. McIntyre The market took big dips in 2001 and 1987. One was due to a national catastrophe and another was focused on Wall St.’s impression that the market had run too far, too…
In a fit of desperation not rivaled since the Grande Armee retreated from Moscow, Yahoo! is trying to find a refuge from onslaughts by Carl Icahn, Microsoft (MSFT), and its own employees…
Anyone who wants to waste the money to take a sledge hammer and break apart a PC will likely find a Nvidia (NVDA) graphics chip in among the rubble.Yesterday, Nvidia warned it…
According to Reuters, US stock indices entered a bear market phase.Reuters writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) are exploring media tie-ups with other internet companies..Reuters reports that The Weather Channel may…
Most people think of Jerry Yang as the Chief Yahoo! over at Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). But there is another Jerry Yang role, and we aren’t talking about him living up to…
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…
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 shares…
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 and cut…
According to Reuters, Steve Ballmer has become the lone voice at the head of Microsoft (MSFT).Reuters writes that fund managers hope that clients from sovereign funds will fill the gap left in…
The Wall Street Journal has unearthed a memo from Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft (MSFT). In it, he lays out some of his plans for the company.The program falls into four buckets.…
Douglas A. McIntyre If the stock market crashes, it could bite a number of parts of the economy, and bite them hard. There are several things that Congress could do to help the situation, although…
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) might be getting more attention over its virtualization launch of Hyper-V if it wasn’t for the market. This is being interpreted as the equivalent of "Public Enemy #1"…
According to Reuters, Anheuser-Busch (BUD) will reject a $46.3 billion buy-out from InBev.Reuters writes that Oracle (ORCL) posted strong earnings but its outlook was light.Reuters reports that RIM (RIMM) has an excellent…
