Entries tagged "Nasdaq:GOOG"

Are buyers calling RIM?

A recent analyst downgrade has sent Research In Motion shares steeply down, so are strategics Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard calling the smartphone maker with acquisition offers?

Why is Tree.com suing when it can merge?

Tree.com unit LendingTree has filed suit against software vendor Mortech over fears it will license to rival Google. If the software vendor is so vital, why not buy it?

Facebook hints it's more than social network

Social networking site Facebook reportedly sports a $15 billion valuation. A new patent filing offers a glimpse why.

Google-related tool points to future Twitter buy?

Is entrepreneur-turned-Google-executive Joshua Schachter's new development a launch pad for a Twitter purchase, or a new startup?

Will Google Chrome OS bankrupt Canonical?

Look out Canonical, publishers of Ubuntu Linux, because Google's Chrome OS project could eat it for lunch.

Google the fly in Microsoft's ointment

As media moguls and tech dealmakers mingle at Allen & Co.'s Sun Valley conference this week, one topic may be the just-announced Google Chrome OS, aimed squarely at Microsoft's Windows.

Varney uses Google to send message

Christine Varney, the Justice Department's antitrust chief, sends companies a reminder of the Obama administration's focus on antitrust with a review of Google's and Apple's boards.

Google draws new antitrust ire

Google's book archiving project is reportedly coming under Justice Department scrutiny.

Time Warner's spinoffs propel earnings

After spinning off Time Warner Cable, Time Warner exceeded earnings expectations, registering a profit of 55 cents a share, or $661 million, on revenue of $6.95 billion.

New York Times passed on Amazon, Google, Yahoo!

Hindsight is 20/20, but the Times passed up some M&A opportunities and strategies that likely would have prevented its current financial problems.

Top tags

• M&A (1067)
• bankruptcy (543)
• private equity (519)
• politics (396)
• credit crisis (361)
• banks (353)
• Bank of America (349)
• banking (333)
• Citigroup (318)
• layoffs (312)