Microsoft to Buy European Shopping Comparison Site Microsoft has agreed to buy Greenfield Online, the owner of a European price comparison Web site ciao.com, for about $486 million. Publ.Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:54:20 GMT Source: NY Times
Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S. The increasing flow of data around the United States may have intelligence, and possibly military, consequences. Publ.Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:19:18 GMT Source: NY Times
Real Estate Lender Is 10th Bank to Fail This Year Integrity Bank of Alpharetta, Ga., on Friday became the 10th United States bank to fail so far this year, hurt by the very business it was built on ? real estate lending. Publ.Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:54:55 GMT Source: NY Times
With Software, Till Tampering Is Hard to Find Thanks to a software program called a zapper, even technologically illiterate restaurant and store owners can siphon cash from registers and cheat tax officials. Publ.Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:07:17 GMT Source: NY Times
Market Values: Small Firms May Offer Big Returns Companies with substantial net cash on their books are often working through difficulties, and many factors determine whether they truly are bargains for investors. Publ.Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:11:05 GMT Source: NY Times
Bankruptcy Filing Nudges Alitalia Toward a Rescue The struggling state-owned Italian airline Alitalia, which is trying to clear the way for a sale to private investors, said Friday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection. Publ.Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:53:30 GMT Source: NY Times
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