Archive for August 19th, 2008


Boston Globe
EBay Is Planning to Emphasize Fixed-Price Sales Format Over Its
New York Times - 6 hours ago
By LAURIE J. FLYNN SAN FRANCISCO - Acknowledging that most online shoppers cannot be bothered with auctions, eBay plans Wednesday to announce changes to its fee structure that emphasize fixed prices over bidding.
EBay: Amazon-ification Takes Hold BusinessWeek
EBay lowering fixed-price sellers' listing fees Reuters
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Boston Globe
Microsoft And Novell Extend Linux Support Accord
CNNMoney.com - 55 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Novell Inc. (NOVL) are extending an 18-month-old agreement, aimed at making it easier for big customers to use both Microsoft's Windows operating system and Linux, the open-source operating system,
Microsoft and Novell Expand Successful Interoperability Relationship MarketWatch
Microsoft to pay Novell $100 mln more for Linux support guardian.co.uk
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Salesforce.com buys InStranet for $31.5 million
Reuters - 1 hour ago
BOSTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Business software maker Salesforce.com Inc (CRM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday that it bought smaller software maker InStranet Inc for $31.5 million.
Salesforce.com Acquires InStranet, Bringing Industry-Leading MarketWatch
Salesforce.com Tries to Buy Its Way into Call Centers Wall Street Journal Blogs
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Some Investors Say US Bailout of Housing Giants Is Inevitable
New York Times - 56 minutes ago
By CHARLES DUHIGG and VIKAS BAJAJ Financial conditions are continuing to worsen at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, leading some investors to prepare for a government bailout of the housing giants even as the Treasury Department and the companies say such
Consumers feel fallout from Fannie, Freddie CNNMoney.com
Pressure intensifies as Freddie, Fannie slide further MarketWatch
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AFP
Venezuela seizes control of Cemex cement plants
Forbes - 49 minutes ago
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ 08.19.08, 8:50 PM ET Mexico urged Venezuela to negotiate with its cement producer Cemex SAB on Tuesday after the Venezuelan government seized control of its cement plants saying no deal could be reached on the terms of a
Venezuela Cement Takeover Widens Government's Control (Update4) Bloomberg
Venezuela seizes cement plants in socialist drive Reuters
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Reuters
Inflation pressures mount as home building slows
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Glenn Somerville and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US wholesale prices shot up in July at the fastest annual rate in 27 years, while home builders cut back on construction as they worked through a glut of unsold homes, government data showed
US Economy: Housing, Prices Raise Stagflation Risk (Update1) Bloomberg
Producer Price Index Jumps 1.2%; Housing Starts Reverse June Rise Wall Street Journal
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HP results top Street despite stronger dollar
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Robert MacMillan and Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co results beat Wall Street targets as net profit rose 14 percent, subduing fears that slowing economies and a stronger dollar would weaken the world's biggest computer and
Hewlett-Packard Net Gains on Overseas, Notebook Sales (Update2) Bloomberg
2nd UPDATE: Hewlett-Packard 3Q Net Up 14%; Weak Dollar Aids Revenue CNNMoney.com
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Wall Street Journal
Intel Seeks to Boost Performance,
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
By DON CLARK Intel Corp. is accelerating efforts to boost computing performance without increasing power consumption, including a new "turbo" technology on forthcoming chips.
Intel Shifts Future Core(R) Processors into Turbo Mode MarketWatch
Intel new chip design saves power, boosts graphics guardian.co.uk
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Boston Globe
Venezuela Cement Takeover Widens Government's Control (Update4)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Daniel Cancel and Steven Bodzin Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Venezuela's government extended its hold on the economy with accords to take majority stakes in the local units of cement companies Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd.
Venezuela seizes control of Cemex cement plants International Herald Tribune