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TECHNOLOGY Thu Jul 10, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

rss.cnn.com -- Icahn says the removal of the Yahoo board is the only way to salvage a deal with Microsoft. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board next month, saying Monday that a successful.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Mon Jul 7, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- Icahn says the removal of the Yahoo board is the only way to salvage a deal with Microsoft. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board next month, saying Monday that a successful.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Tue Jun 24, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- Life without BillMore VideosSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo's depressed stock has jumped by more than 3% on reports that the Internet pioneer is once again exploring a possible deal with Microsoft after ending talks earlier this month. The Silicon Valley blo.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Thu Jun 5, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

money.cnn.com -- NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Verizon Wireless is in talks to purchase rival Alltel Corp., according to a report Wednesday, in a deal that could create the largest mobile carrier in the United States. According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, t.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Mon May 19, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- Latest extension permits Federal Trade Commission's antitrust review of the proposed deal to continue, Electronic Arts says.Video games beat economyMore VideosNEW YORK (AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. has for a third time extended the de.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Mon May 12, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Clear Channel Communications Inc. are surging on media reports that a revised deal has been reached to finance the radio and media company's buyout by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital. The Wall Street Journal reported t.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Wed May 7, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

money.cnn.com -- Yang's mistake: Deal or no dealMore VideosTOKYO (AP) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo. He said in Tokyo that the company put "a lot.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Wed Mar 19, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- Apple is talking with record labels over a deal to give iPhone and iPod customers free access to unlimited music bundles, according to The Financial Times.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple Inc. is negotiating with record labels over a deal to give iPhone and i.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- No matter what deal Yahoo ends up making, there's a sense that now is a good time for big media companies to sell Web businesses. More from Fortune It's prime time to sell online properties The great battery race Don't count Blockbuster out FORTUNE.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Thu Feb 21, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- VideoMore video Internet businesses saw big gains in 2007, particularly in health and lifestyle categories. Play video NEW YORK (AP) -- HLTH Corp. said Thursday it will merge into its subsidiary WebMD Health Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at abou.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Thu Feb 21, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

money.cnn.com -- BEIJING (AP) -- China's government said a troubled bid by a Chinese telecoms equipment maker for a U.S. high-tech company is a commercial deal and appealed to Washington on Thursday to treat it fairly. Huawei Technologies Co. and an American partner on W.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Fri Feb 1, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

money.cnn.com -- VideoMore video Yahoo trims guidance for 2008 and announces 1,000 job cuts. Play video NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo on Friday, a deal that could shake up the competitive and lu.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Tue Jan 22, 2008 @ 3:02pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- With the BEA Systems deal, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is making a bet on old-fashioned licensed software. Meanwhile, with a $1 billion deal for MySQL, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz is putting his money on an open-source future.VideoMore video Oracle to acquir.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Wed Dec 26, 2007 @ 3:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Chip maker STMicroelectronics N.V. said Wednesday that Intel Corp. and private equity firm Francisco Partners Management LLC have agreed to extend the closing of a deal on their Numonyx memory chip joint venture. The three companies now.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Wed Dec 19, 2007 @ 12:01pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Media conglomerate Viacom and Microsoft said Wednesday they signed a deal worth at least $500 million to work together on advertising and promotion for television shows and video games. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclose.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Tue Nov 20, 2007 @ 9:01am neoform

money.cnn.com -- VideoMore video CNNMoney's Jim Ledbetter and Fortune's David Kirkpatrick discuss the new ad technology deployed on Yahoo! and whether it will dethrone Google. Play video LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sony BMG Music Entertainment has inked a licensing deal with Ya.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Tue Nov 13, 2007 @ 3:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- VideoMore video CNNMoney's Jim Ledbetter and Fortune's David Kirkpatrick discuss the size of Google - is it too big for its own good? Play video BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- European Union antitrust regulators launched an in-depth probe Tuesday into Google.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Tue Nov 13, 2007 @ 12:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- More from FORTUNE GM: Winning turnaround race What's sinking the dollar? What IBM's Cognos deal means FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Tighter credit isn't stopping the world's biggest tech companies from conti.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Wed Oct 31, 2007 @ 3:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- (Fortune) -- The nation's No. 2 wireless operator, Verizon Wireless, doesn't intend to announce a deal to carry a Google-powered cell phone any time soon, according to a source familiar with the wireless company's plans. Google (Charts, Fortune 500), the.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY Tue Oct 9, 2007 @ 3:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- CHICAGO (AP) -- Motorola looked into the possibility of buying Navteq before rival Nokia struck a deal for the digital mapmaker but rejected an acquisition because it wasn't a good strategic fit, the cell-maker's CEO Ed Zander said. "We looked at it and.. Read More