Google braces to pay $500M in ad probe
2011-05-11 13:25:03
Google's lucrative online advertising system is facing a U.S. government investigation that is expected to cost at least $500 million.
Disney's rare revenue miss hurts shares
2011-05-11 11:17:40
Walt Disney Co reported a rare results miss after "Mars Needs Moms" capped a disappointing quarter at the US box office.
Skype's owners set to make $5b: source
2011-05-11 11:04:55
Skype's owners, led by private equity firm Silver Lake , are set to earn more than three times their investment, for a total capital gain of more than $5 billion, on the sale of Skype to Microsoft Corp.
Yiddish cell phone launches in Israel
2011-05-10 14:58:16
Israel's kosher cellular phone market has a new model, a device with a Yiddish interface to help devout Jews with modern technology.
Microsoft to buy Skype for $8.5 bn
2011-05-10 20:20:44
Microsoft Corp. says it will buy the Internet phone company Skype for $8.5 billion in cash.
LinkedIn to sell shares for $32 to $35 each in IPO
2011-05-10 18:10:06
Professional networking website LinkedIn Corp. plans to sell shares to investors for $32 to $35 each in an initial public offering, one of the first for a major US social networking site.
Microsoft close to deal for Skype
2011-05-10 14:02:54
Microsoft Corp is close to buying web video conferencing service Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion including debt.
Apple's Steve Jobs claims the lowest-paid CEOs for 2010
2011-05-10 10:14:30
The 10 lowest-paid CEOs for 2010 in an Associated Press analysis of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500.
Top 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2010
2011-05-10 09:48:20
The 50 highest-paid CEOs for 2010 in an Associated Press analysis for Standard & Poor's 500 companies.
Metal giant to start 2 overseas projects
2011-05-09 11:00:40
China Nonferrous Metal Mining Co(Group) (CNMC),is expecting two of its major overseas projects to begin operation this year.
Commodities' drop curbs risk appetite
2011-05-09 10:33:52
US stock investors head into this week with added worries about the sustainability of the recent rally and a desire to reduce risk.
Apple world's most valuable brand
2011-05-09 09:50:21
Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the Internet search leader, according to a new study by global brands agency Millward Brown.
