I'm pretty sure that CBS is going to buy Yahoo. This is not based on any rumors or inside info, but looking at Yahoo's businesses and that are making money, it would fit very snugly into CBS's current Internet stable and bring in the compan…
Indiana Heros in the Anti-Prop 8 fight
The gay-marriage battle: Follow the money Map: Tracking Proposition 8 contributions » Name Total Amount City State Zip Employer Position ANNE WICKERS $500 BLOOMINGTON IN 47401 Oppose CLAUDETTE EINHORN $100 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46208 NONE Oppose JASON S. MCLACHLAN $1,000 SOUTH BEND IN 46616 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Oppose JOHN GARZELLONI $250 FORT WAYNE IN 46802
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Wall of Shame: My Neighbors who support Hate of Gay Families
The following is a list of my neighbors who have given money to support Proposition 8 in California – which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to wed in California. These people have moved beyond mere opinion and are actively giving money to an effort to tear California families apart. SHAME on them! [KEY:
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Scrapbook: My 2008 Economic Stimulus Check
I got my $600 economic stimulus check in the mail yesterday. I’ve scanned it and included it for all the world to see. (with minor editing to protect my family’s privacy) This is supposed to help the U.S. economic my stimulating a mini-buying spree nationwide. But many people I know will just use the money
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CAFTA faces tough vote in U.S. House
President Bush is lobbying the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which is scheduled for a vote Wednesday night. The U.S. Senate passed the treaty in June.
Similar to the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among the U.S., Canada and Mexico, CAFTA would create a free trade zone putting an end to most trade barriers between the United States and six additional
Stock exchange merger could end San Francisco trading center
After the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) completes its acquisition of Chicago-based electronic trading company, Archipelago Holdings within the next 12 months, the impact will also be felt in San Francisco, California as the future of the 123-year-old Pacific Exchange (PCX) becomes murky.
This stems from a deal struck in January of this year, before the NYSE merger, when Archipelago struck a deal worth $83 million to take over operations of
International stock markets tumble after UK blasts
Some international stock markets fell sharply Thursday upon news that London was hit by a series of coordinated explosions.
The FTSE 100 Share Index fell over 150 points, over 2.8%. Among the hardest hit stocks were airlines, hospitality and insurance companies, according to reports.
At 11:41UTC, the FTSE 100 [1], the yardstick used to measure the largest British companies on the stockmarket had fallen 3.85%, dropping by 201.2 points to 5028.40. British
PBS cancels ‘Wall $treet Week’ after 35 years
U.S. pubcaster, PBS said it was canceling its business magazine and interview program, Wall $treet Week. The last new episode is scheduled to air on June 24.
The program, based in Owings Mills, Maryland, has been on the air continuously for 35 years, becoming one of the longest-running programs in U.S. television history. It had
WSJ: Diller close to $2 billion deal for Ask Jeeves
Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp (IAC) is near a $2 billion deal to buy search engine Ask Jeeves, according to a report in Monday’s Wall Street Journal.
The corporate boards from both companies were in talks all weekend negotiating what appears to be an all-stock deal. If approved, the price tag would be a substantial premium over Ask
Day in the Life: CEO Bill Miller, Valchemy
Bill Miller is CEO of Valchemy, a San Mateo, California company founded in 2001 to provide application software to the M&A industry. Previously, he was an executive with Intel Capital, working with the company’s active equity investment and M&A programs.
