Posts Tagged ‘Finance’

World’s Top 20 Billionaires

March 6th, 2008
We apologize for not updating this blog recently, some new web developments in the works and time is scarce.  Hopefully that trend changes.  Here is a cool article from  Yahoo Finance, listing the top 20 billionaires. The article is "World Billionaires - 2008" - here's the list: 1. Warren Buffett 2. Helú Slim ...

Yahoo Rejects Microsoft Offer

February 9th, 2008
It seems that Yahoo' s board of directors are positioning themselves for a higher buyout offer from Microsoft.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo will formally reject Microsoft offer but Yahoo is suggesting it may consider $40 / share. Yahoo's board has decided Microsoft's $31-per-share offer "massively ...

Microsoft Offers $44 Billion For Yahoo

February 1st, 2008
Microsoft has been out of the loop when it comes to windows live marketing and their strategy for cracking into the search market.  Google is obviously the Goliath of search and a lot of the opportunities that might have been had by Microsoft were lost due to the new kid ...

SCO Group Files For Bankruptcy; Delisted From Nasdaq

December 27th, 2007
Wel, sort of. The SCO group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be delisted from Nasdaq and trading suspended as of this morning. The SCO Group, Inc. ("SCO") (Nasdaq: SCOX - News), a leading provider of UNIX® software technology and mobile services, today announced that it received a Nasdaq Staff Determination ...

Take That Ya Darn Canadians!

December 5th, 2007
Yes, I know, this is pretty pathetic, isn't it? The American Dollar is now worth marginally more than the Canadian funny money.  I'm not sure who to feel sorry for. Americans, for being in this embarrassing economic situation; or Canadians for having funny money that is a disgrace to currency worldwide!