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Intel to close factories, lay off thousands of workers

Intel Corp. [INTC] may cut thousands of employees as it closes older facilities and halts production of older products, the company disclosed Wednesday. The latest development follows last week's announcement by...


Microsoft may announce layoffs amid weak demand for computers

Speculation continues that Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] will announce layoffs later this week. The news may be delivered Thursday when the software company reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the markets close....


Tech deal news: Bartz in no rush; Microsoft may lay off; Google cuts; Kevin Rose, Ashton Kutcher team up; and more

Carol Bartz (pictured) who took the top job at Yahoo! Inc. [YHOO] on Monday, is already displaying a cool head for dealmaking. Although she has spoken with Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] CEO Steve Ballmer...


Computer industry pro Carol Bartz considered for CEO of Yahoo!

  Veteran computer industry executive Carol Bartz (pictured) is reportedly being considered to replace Jerry Yang as the head of Yahoo! Inc. [YHOO], where her experience as the CEO of Autodesk Inc. [ADSK] for 14...


Video: Boxee's Avner Ronen on raising VC, competition, new features

After raising $4 million from Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital earlier this month, media-center software developer Boxee is releasing new content and features on Thursday. The biggest change is that users can play, browse...


Betaworks entrepreneurs rub elbows with tech dealmakers at Betaday

Entrepreneurs backed by New York incubator Betaworks got an enviable opportunity Tuesday to pitch their startups to more than 50 of the best-known names in tech dealmaking from major media and advertising companies, established technology...


Do Yahoo!'s top shareholders really want Microsoft to raise its bid?

Many of Yahoo! Inc.'s [YHOO] top shareholders may not want a higher offer from Microsoft Corp. [MSFT], says Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. analyst  David Hilal in a Wednesday research...



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REIT IPO deja vu

Real estate sponsors that might wish to undertake an IPO will need to consider a wide variety of issues and begin to take action long before the first filing with the SEC.


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Loan-to-buy

Paulson's proposal to purchase an equity stake in Yellow Pages publisher Idearc is the second time in recent months an investor group has used its prepetition debt position to execute a bargain price 'exit LBO.'


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Managing your shareholder base

Growth companies and their PE sponsors should be wary of the pitfalls that arise when they layer on tiers of preferred stock.



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