Archive for July 24th, 2008


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Microsoft to Spend $2.5 Billion a Year To Keep Pace in Race With
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Dina Bass and Amy Thomson Microsoft plans to spend at least $2.5 billion a year for the foreseeable future to compete with Google because the opportunity in online advertising is too big to ignore, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said
Microsoft: What Web Strategy? BusinessWeek
Microsoft says 'weird' Yahoo response killed deal MarketWatch
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Boston Globe
Finally, Ford Sees the Light
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
It is easy to lose count of the restructuring plans coming from Detroit's car makers. Still, the latest wrinkle in Ford Motor's turnaround saga could be the most significant.
At Ford, End of a Big-Vehicle Era Takes a Toll New York Times
Nobody Loves a Three-Year-Old SUV BusinessWeek
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Microsoft: What Web Strategy?
BusinessWeek - 6 hours ago
by Jay Greene Microsoft (MSFT) has all but shut the door on the prospect of resuming talks to buy all or part of Yahoo! (YHOO). Speaking at the company's annual meeting for analysts on July 24, Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said a Yahoo deal at
Microsoft to Spend $2.5 Billion a Year To Keep Pace in Race With Washington Post
Steve Ballmer About Yahoo: “We Can Move On” eFluxMedia
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At Ford, End of a Big-Vehicle Era Takes a Toll
New York Times - 50 minutes ago
Ford plans to shift its product mix away from trucks and toward smaller, fuel-efficient cars. By BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY DETROIT - Ford Motor Company tallied the financial impact on Thursday of falling sales of its big pickups and sport utility
Video: Ford Changes Focus on Bad Earnings AssociatedPress
Ford posts $8.7 billion second-quarter loss on truck slump Reuters
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Microsoft’s “circular conundrum”
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
By Yi-Wyn Yen To compete with Google (GOOG), Microsoft must get more search traffic so it can sell more advertising. An analyst kicked off the Q&A session that wrapped up Microsoft’s (MSFT) daylong meeting with Wall Street on Thursday by asking CEO
UPDATE 3-Microsoft CEO backs Web spending, "done" with Yahoo Reuters
Microsoft Chief to Spend $1.2 Billion Fighting Google (Update3) Bloomberg
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Ford posts $8.7 billion second-quarter loss on truck slump
Reuters - 26 minutes ago
By David Bailey and Kevin Krolicki DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (FN: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) posted a record $8.7 billion quarterly loss on Thursday as it wrote down the value of slumping truck and SUV operations and revamped plans
Video: Ford Changes Focus on Bad Earnings AssociatedPress
Ford combs European lineup for new US products AutoWeek
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UPDATE 3-Microsoft CEO backs Web spending, "done" with Yahoo
Reuters - 30 minutes ago
By Daisuke Wakabayashi REDMOND, Wash., July 24 (Reuters) - Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.
Microsoft Chief to Spend $1.2 Billion Fighting Google (Update3) Bloomberg
UPDATE: Microsoft Must Keep Investing In Online Operating - CEO CNNMoney.com
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Microsoft Chief to Spend $1.2 Billion Fighting Google (Update3)
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
By Dina Bass and Amy Thomson July 24 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer plans to spend at least $1.2 billion a year for the foreseeable future to compete with Google Inc. because the opportunity in online advertising
Microsoft's Online Chief Signs Off BusinessWeek
Microsoft moves beyond Yahoo CNNMoney.com
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