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Microsoft and Yahoo: What now?
It sure feels like the Microsoft-Yahoo negotiations have been going on forever but judging by the looks of it, it seems like there
Read more...Microsoft may up the ante for Yahoo
Efforts by Microsoft and Yahoo to negotiate a merger agreement have stalled, with the two companies not even talking. But Microsoft this week could raise its bid by as much as $2 to $33 a share to Read more...
Layoff Watch: AT&T
AT&T announced today that it plans to cut 1.5 percent of its workforce, in response to "a sluggish U.S. economy". The cuts will focus primarily on management and other "areas that have little
Read more...CIOs get laid off, too
Don't be discouraged if you suddenly find yourself looking for a new job. Even CIOs are vulnerable in this ever-changing economic atmosphere. And remember that with increasing consolidation, mergers Read more...
Dell pulls ahead of HP in U.S. sales
They must be popping the champagne in Round Rock, Texas today: according to Q4 2007 sales data from analyst firms Gartner and IDC, Dell has managed to inch ahead of HP as the largest vendor of PCs Read more...
A good year for tech stocks
It was a very good year for technology mutual funds in 2007, despite the stock market's roller coaster ride. The funds returned more than 17 percent on average, according to the research firm, Read more...
Dell to launch 'iPhone killer' in 2008?
Rumors of a Dell smartphone are nothing new--in fact, it seems like they surfaced as soon as the Read more...