| Source: The Associated Press
Microsoft said Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations and an instrumental player in the company's failed $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo, is leaving the company.
Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> said on
Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's
largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of
Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O>, is leaving the software maker.
Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> said on
Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, who as president of Microsoft's
largest business division spearheaded the company's pursuit of
Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O>, is leaving the software maker.
The leader of a youth movement
that swept the world this past year by encouraging Web users to
share bits of their lives with selected friends, spoke on
Wednesday of spreading his service across the Web, even while
apologizing for past excesses.
| Source: The Associated Press
VMware Inc.'s shares tumbled to a low Wednesday as investors punished the business software maker following a disappointing sales forecast, and a Citi analyst downgraded the company.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
EarthLink Inc. said Wednesday it's losing two longtime board members to retirement and is adding a director with a deep background in corporate finance and technology.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Source: CNBC.com
Wall Street so far has not merely survived earnings season, but has thrived as banks mostly lived up to lowered expectations.
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Source: Reuters
After the wikipedia, the wikicar.
"eCars - Now!" is a Finnish Internet community seeking to apply
the collective approach taken by online collaborators like the
authors of Wikipedia to start converting used petrol-fuelled
cars to electric ones, with the first roll-out due this year.
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | Source: Reuters
Yahoo Inc's <YHOO.O> net profit
fell 19 percent but investors took heart that it did not change
its outlook despite a weakening U.S. economy and the
distraction of Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> failed takeover bid.
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | Source: Reuters
By Eric Auchard
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News:
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | Source: The Associated Press
Shares of automotive retailer AutoNation Inc. jumped Tuesday on news that Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates owns a 5.5 percent stake in the company.
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 | Source: Reuters
By Jim Finkle