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Dutch bars hit hard by smoking ban
Hunkered down in a thick winter coat and scarf, Steven Jankipersadsing lit up a cigarette after finishing his bowl of pea soup outside a Dutch cafe.
Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee.Macworld - Lawsuit claims iPod, MacBook Air...
Flash memory developer Spansion has filed patent infringement suits against Samsung seeking to ban the U.S. sale of iPods and MacBook Airs, among other devices.
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New ways of hating Jews
I was once introduced, in the Cosmos Club in Washington, to Willis Carto of
the Liberty Lobby, a group frequently accused of being insufficiently
philo-Semitic. Mr Carto...
11/19/08
Business news about Acquisition
Leaderless and languishing, has...
British Land is not the most obvious investment proposition: a highly indebted
property company without a chief executive, which, by its own admission,
expects the value of...
11/20/08
Business news about Acquisition
Cameron may drown in his clear blue water
A few weeks ago it seemed as if Britain - for all its economic problems and the manifest political inadequacy of Gordon Brown - at least had a competent Opposition that would one day form a credible alternative government.
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang's plan to step down sends shares surging
Enthusiasm on Wall Street is tempered by the problems his successor will face. Wall Street celebrated the planned demotion of Jerry Yang on Tuesday, sending Yahoo Inc.'s shares soaring on hopes that a new chief executive would entice Microsoft Corp. to buy some or all of the struggling Internet company. 
Somali Pirates Talk Ransom for...
Pirates holding oil tanker off coast of Somalia have begun negotiations over a ransom with ship's Saudi Arabian owners
Silver State joins the banking...
Silver State, the Nevada-based bank that had John McCain's son on its board
until July, has become the eleventh bank in the United States to fail this
year after losses from...
04/30/15
Business news about Acquisition
Macworld - Snow Leopard: Ahead of schedule?
A slide presented by an Apple employee at a conference last week shows Apple may be ahead of schedule with its Mac OS X Snow Leopard release.
11/19/08
Business news about Acquisition
Campuses eye tuition increases
NCCU trustees have approved a tuition increase for next fall, and officials at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State are discussing proposed increases.
US largest source of bad bots
Huge spikes in automated password guessing attacks against Australian computer servers show geographical isolation offers no protection.
03/26/09
Business news about Acquisition
Disney to release 5 films on IMAX
The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it agreed to deliver five movies via IMAX theaters beginning with the 3-D movie "A Christmas Carol," starring Jim Carrey, in November 2009.
Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search
Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving by 12 percent.
Oil prices fall with global stock markets
Oil slipped below $54 a barrel Wednesday as stock markets across the globe fell and yet another U.S. government report showed how badly the housing market has been hit.Macworld - The holidays & Mac gaming
In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, Philip Michaels leads a discussion about Apple’s plans—or lack thereof—for the holiday season. That’s followed by a discussion...
11/19/08
Business news about Acquisition
Lawyers 'sprint' to be ready on...
Climate change is bad for the environment, but it may be good for business. Very, very good.
Chavez foes face intimidation ahead...
President Hugo Chavez is threatening to imprison a popular opposition leader, roll tanks into the streets and use force to defend the results of Sunday's state and local elections.
Microsoft lets Zune subscribers keep...
Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the...
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Oil prices settle at January 2007 levels
Oil slipped below $54 a barrel Wednesday as stock markets across the globe fell and yet another U.S. government report illustrated just how far the nation's housing market has...
Report: Online shoppers cutting back...
Thanks to inflation, low confidence in the economy, and unemployment, almost 71 percent of online shoppers plan to cut back their spending this holiday season. Things are not...