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News.blog: Microsoft's Flickr rights shockr
News These would be Mike Selby, editorial director of the Rex Features stock agency, and -- most splendidly -- Brian Blessed and Joanna Lumley. Which makes the tale of its 'Iconic Britain' competition all the more astonishing.
Tags: imaging, photographs, rights, marketing
13 August 2008, 8:56
News.blog: Yahoo and activist Icahn reach settlement
News As part of the settlement, Icahn, who owns about 68.7 million shares, or 4.98 per cent of Yahoo common stock, has agreed to withdraw his nominees for consideration at the annual meeting and to vote his
Tags: sale, yahoo, board, continue
22 July 2008, 8:32
Nintendo diverting 'Wii Fit' to Europe, analyst says
News He believes this is because Nintendo is strategically directing its stock to Europe to benefit from the strong euro. Another factor cited by analysts in the LA Times story is that they believe Nintendo is now wary of setting aside too many factory...
Tags: console, stock, copies, europe
3 June 2008, 9:10
Eee 900 launches with limited stock
News It does appear, however, that selected smaller shops do have stock. We don't have it at the moment because there's limited stock availability," said a spokesperson for the Dixons Some e-retailers' sites suggest that stock will arrive on 3 May.
2 May 2008, 9:21
O2 knocks £100 off iPhone price
News The offer is subject to stock availability. The price cut will also fuel speculation that O2 is trying to shift stock before the much-rumoured launch of a 3G version of the iPhone in June. The price of Apple's UK iPhone has been slashed by mobile...
Tags: cent, customers, stock, apple
16 April 2008, 8:12
Motorola to split into two businesses
News Exchange had not yet opened at the time of writing, but Motorola's shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange had risen by more than nine per cent since the start of Wednesday's trading. The New York Stock
Tags: businesses, split, broadband, motorola
27 March 2008, 8:46
News.blog: Yahoo, Time Warner talk partnership
News If the deadline doesn't change, Yahoo and Microsoft could hold discussion this weekend and avoid leaks affecting their stock prices, a source said. Yahoo and Time Warner have held talks on a deal designed to thwart Microsoft's bid for Yahoo...
Tags: exchange, deal, board, yahoo
5 March 2008, 9:19
Take-Two rejects EA buyout bid
News While we have made substantial progress already, the turnaround of our business which we initiated in June is not yet complete, and we believe its benefits have not been recognised in either our current stock price or in the value of EA's proposal.
Tags: sports, value, publisher, theft
25 February 2008, 8:36
Sony shares surge after HD DVD's demise
News Sony's stock in the US hit a high of $47.07 in early trade on the New York Stock Exchange, before dropping slightly to $46.96, up $2.18, or 4.87 per cent from Friday's close. Sony's shares gained nearly five per cent yesterday on news that Toshiba...
21 February 2008, 9:19
Yahoo passes on Microsoft offer
News Microsoft, which on 1 February offered a cash-and-stock deal initially valued at $44.6bn (£22.3bn), is likely to already have contingency plans, such as attempting to create a board of directors that would be friendlier to a Microsoft deal, said...
Tags: board, proxy, oracle, cash
11 February 2008, 15:52
Microsoft drops 360 HD DVD price
News Or does it betray a desire to clear off its stock of the peripheral before Universal and Paramount's HD DVD deals expire? While Microsoft quickly reiterated its support for HD DVD after Warner Bros announced it was backing Blu-ray exclusively last...
Tags: hd, sales, xbox, consumer
7 February 2008, 9:13
Microsoft moves to acquire Yahoo
News Microsoft on Friday said it had put in an offer for Yahoo in a combined cash and stock deal of $44.6bn (£22.3bn). The European Commission will wait for Microsoft to notify it of any deal it hammers out to acquire Yahoo.
Tags: deal, yahoo, notify, commission
1 February 2008, 13:16
Motorola considers mobile 'realignment'
News The news sent the company's stock tumbling more than per cent. Icahn, who has long called for the company to be split apart, says Motorola's stock is undervalued. In a press release, the company said it was considering a "structural realignment" to...
Tags: motorola, mobile phone, consumer, boxes
1 February 2008, 9:36
Nintendo sees shares slip
News The stock market doesn't always follow conventional wisdom. While there was an initial spike in the publisher's share price after the news, that gain has since been lost and then some, with the stock dropping nearly 10 per cent of its value during...
Tags: stock, market, cent, foreign
30 January 2008, 9:11
News.blog: Yahoo to cut 1,000 jobs
News That's why investors sent the stock tumbling more than 10 per cent in after-hours trade after the company gave conservative guidance for Seven months after a management shakeup, Yahoo is still looking for a map.
Tags: continue, yahoo, ad, employees
30 January 2008, 9:02


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