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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
According to Reuters, the fuel price increase in China may bolster consumption. Reuters writes that the Fed’s policy on inflation is starting to hurt the housing market. Reuters writes that the Bank…
Nielsen Online has a report out for MAY 2008 data on the top U.S. SEARCH PROVIDERS. As a reminder, this is "US SEARCH" rather than global search. But it shows that Google…
According to Reuters, Staple (SPLS) has received EU approval for a takeover of Corporate Express. Reuters writes that DreamWorks is in conversations with India’s Reliance. The deal would allow top management at…
Apple (AAPL) has agreed to license "visual voicemail" technology from Klausner Technology. The introduction of the new Apple iPhone is unlikely to hurt profits at Research-In-Motion (RIMM), according to Alley Insider. As…
After some deals in Asia overnight, Yahoo! now claims that its search feature is on 600 million phones. According to Reuters, "the mobile advertising market is expected to rise to $16.2 billion…
Microsoft (MSFT) told its employees that it offered Yahoo! (YHOO) $8 billion in cash for 16% of the company and $1 billion to buy its search operations. According to Reuters, "The proposal…
Now that Microsoft (MSFT) can’t have Yahoo! (YHOO), it does not want anyone else to have the portal. Yahoo! has gone to search rival Google (GOOG) to sell some of its advertising…