Yahoo shares fall 17 pct after Microsoft withdraws bid (AP)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Yahoo shares fell 17 percent in early trading Monday as hopes for the once-dominant search engine dimmed following Microsoft's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion takeover bid. Read more… |
Competitive zeal of Ballmer key element in Yahoo chase (AP)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech AP - As Yahoo continued to resist Microsoft's $42 billion takeover offer, a key question was just how far Microsoft's excitable CEO, Steve Ballmer, was willing to go in hopes of defeating online advertising and search leader Google. Read more… |
Amazon suing NY state over sales tax law (Reuters)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has sued the state of New York, challenging a new statute requiring Internet retailers based elsewhere to collect New York sales taxes. Read more… |
Nokia to offer "a lot" of new phones in the U.S. (Reuters)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) is going to introduce many new phone models through U.S. carriers in coming months to grab a bigger share of the lucrative cell phone market, the Finnish phone maker said on Monday. Read more… |
India said to have 114,000 BlackBerry users (Reuters)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - India has about 114,000 mobile subscribers using Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry services, much lower than expected, the junior minister for telecommunications said on Monday. Read more… |
Google Takes Down Open-source Project After DMCA Complaint (PC World)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Google has removed an open-source project that enables the proprietary CoreAVC high-definition video decoder to run in Linux... Read more… |
Yahoo shares plunge 20 percent after Microsoft drops takeover bid (AFP)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech AFP - The price of shares in Internet group Yahoo plunged here by 20 percent on Monday after software giant Microsoft dropped a friendly bid for the company. Read more… |
The [Virtual] Global Office (BusinessWeek Online)05.05.2008 16:21 - source: Yahoo tech BusinessWeek Online - It's not always easy to get new employees to mix well with co-workers -- especially when they're scattered across the globe or speak different languages. Few companies know this as well as IBM , the computer services provider that last year alone added 20,000 new staff members, many from Brazil, China, India, and Russia. Read more… |
Myanmar: Cyclone Death Toll Nears 4,00005.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS A state radio station says the death toll from a devastating cyclone in Myanmar has risen to almost 4,000. The radio station broadcasting from the country's capital Naypyitaw said Monday that almost 3,000 more people are unaccounted for. Read more… |
CBS Poll: Support For Obama Rebounds05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS Barack Obama appears to have rebounded from some of the damage caused by the controversy surrounding his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. Read more… |
DNA Helps Free Inmate After 27 Years05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS The longest-serving wrongfully convicted U.S. inmate set free with the help of DNA lasted 27 years in jail because he had hope, he tells 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley. Read more… |
Dems Duel Over Taxes05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS Two days before primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Hillary Clinton scolded both Barack Obama and "elite opinion" for opposing her proposals to fix the ailing economy, while Obama accused her of political pandering, the Washington Post reports. Read more… |
Who Should Doctors Let Die In A Pandemic?05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS An influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients wouldn't be treated should a pandemic break out. Read more… |
U.S. Heightens Fight With Shiite Militias05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS A bomb hit a motorcade carrying Iraq's first lady through Baghdad, while a roadside explosion killed four Marines in the deadliest attack in western Anbar province in months. A woman journalist was also killed in a botched kidnapping. Read more… |
Iraq: No Evidence Iran Is Arming Shiites05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS A top Iraqi official said there was no "conclusive" evidence that Shiite extremists have been directly supplied with some Iranian arms as alleged by the United States. Read more… |
Food Prices Spur Deadly Riots In Somalia05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS Witnesses say government soldiers in Somalia opened fire and killed at least two people during a violent protest against high food prices. Read more… |
Austrian Captor Had Prior Rape Conviction05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS The wife of an Austrian man accused of imprisoning their daughter for 24 years never believed her husband was involved in her disappearance, even though he served 18 months for a 1967 rape conviction, her sister said. Read more… |
Three German Infants Found Dead In Freezer05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS German police arrested the mother of three infants whose bodies were found stuffed into a basement freezer, a prosecutor's spokesman said. Read more… |
Rise In Anti-Psychotic Drug Use By Kids05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS Anti-psychotic drug use is rising on both sides of the Atlantic. And with scant long-term safety data, it's likely the drugs are being over-prescribed for both U.S. and U.K. children, research suggests. Read more… |
What Really Happened To Pat Tillman?05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS In her first television interview, Mary Tillman tells Katie Couric the government still hasn't told the whole truth about her son Pat's death in Afghanistan. 60 Minutes. Read more… |
"Iron Man" Rock Solid No. 1 In Debut05.05.2008 16:20 - source: CBS It topped the estimated weekend box office, taking in more than $100 million. "Made of Honor" was a distant second, at roughly $15 million. "Iron Man," starring Robert Downey Jr., is the first film from Marvel Comics' new studio. Read more… |
Wal-Mart offers 90-day prescriptions for $1005.05.2008 16:20 - source: USATODAY.com Wal-Mart Stores, the world's biggest retailer, said Monday it will offer 90-day prescriptions for $10 and lower the prices of ... Read more… |
Point values add up to far more stress these days05.05.2008 16:20 - source: USATODAY.com If it seems tougher than in the past to deal with what life throws your way, you're not the only one who thinks so. Read more… |
He woke up to a big problem and shed 100 pounds05.05.2008 16:20 - source: USATODAY.com Randy Eilering of Arlington Heights, Ill., knew he had to lose weight when he woke up one day and struggled to get out of bed, ... Read more… |
WHO: China virus not a threat to Olympics05.05.2008 16:20 - source: USATODAY.com A virus that has killed 24 children is unlikely to be a threat to the Olympics, health officials said. Read more… |