Microsoft (MSFT) could not buy Yahoo! (YHOO), so now it is proposing to purchase just a piece. It wants to get the portal company’s search engine business and leave Yahoo! with its…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) is proposing to buy Yahoo!’s (YHOO) search business. Reuters writes that Barclays (BCS) is looking at a possible bid for Lehman (LEH). Reuters reports that customer satisfaction…
It is about the time that Electronic Arts (ERTS) is expected to extend its hostile bid of Take-Two Interactive (TTWO). Take-Two has argued that it is worth much more than the EA…
According to Rueters, Microsoft (MSFT) has proposed a partnership with Yahoo! (YHOO), in place of a buy-out, which may push Carl Icahn to try to get a deal for Yahoo! to set…
It look like Carl Icahn and his friends and fellow institutions may be about to make some real money on Yahoo! (YHOO) stock. They probably bought in at $25. They may get…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Carl Ichan will fight to get Yahoo! (YHOO) to accept Microsoft’s (MSFT) bid. Reuters writes that the Senate has reached an agreement on a housing rescue. Reuters reports that…
For years, GE (GE) has been considered the single best corporate proxy for the US economy. For years it led all American companies in market cap. It businesses range from entertainment to…
No one needs to be reminded that IAC/Interactive (IACI) is breaking itself into five pieces to improve "shareholder value". The fight between Barry Diller and John Malone over whether the move was…
Carl Icahn has made the announcement that he plans a proxy fight to either control or influence the Yahoo! board. It is a remarkably poor idea. Microsoft (MSFT) has made it clear…
Search has already trumped all other models on the internet for making money, and now its popularity has reached the point where the Google (GOOG) sites have passed Yahoo! (YHOO) as the…
Microsoft (MSFT) claims that its Xbox 360 has reached the sale of ten million units in the US ahead of the Nintendo Wii and Sony (SNE) PS3. The news is somewhat, if…
Somewhere between The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, the signals got crossed. After Sony’s earnings announcement, Rupert Murdoch’s paper ran a headline saying "PC, Camera, Flat-Screen Sales Help Sony…
CNBC is saying that Carl Icahn may start a proxy fight for control of Yahoo! (YHOO). It will never happen. Microsoft (MSFT) has made it clear that it does not want Yahoo!.…
According to Reuters, HP (HPQ) plans to buy EDS (EDS) to better compete with IBM (IBM). Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) says it sees no reason to follow the request of its…
Online videos viewed in March moved up to 11.5 billion, a 13% jump from the year before and a tremendous pop of 64% over the same month last year. The question is…