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Lawrence: Magic & Bird long for rivalries...of rivalry in the Finals. And then the people will get behind it. • The NBA is hopeful that the proposed sale of the Nets to Russian magnate Mikhail Prokhorov will be wrapped up in another week or two. "But there are a lot of moving pieces... |
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Meg Whitman 's charitable foundation's biggest benefactor was environmental groupRepublican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman gives her speech during her campaign event on Friday Sept. 25, 2009 at SolarCity in Foster City. (Dai Sugano/Mercury News) Billionaire gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman gave away just $125,000... |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 22 hours ago
Rudd too sensitive to criticism: Murdoch
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch says Kevin Rudd is too sensitive when it comes to media criticism, and is more interested in strutting the world stage than running Australia. The News Corporation chairman says Mr Rudd has been more critical...
In this article: Kevin Rudd, Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation, Sky News, Australia, and United Nations
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | 1 day ago
Why did Warren Buffett pay 44bn for a ticket to ride?
... Burlington Northern Santa Fe. By James Quinn , US Business Editor Published: 8:38PM GMT 06 Nov 2009 Warren Buffett -Why did Warren Buffett pay $44bn for a ticket to ride? Burlington Northern is very different to Buffett 's most...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, US, Coal, Carbon, Leap of faith, Revenue, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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PC World: Latest Technology News | 1 day ago
Report: SAP CEO Asked Ellison for Meeting on Sun-EU Impasse
...your thoughts in blog and article comments Get free excerpts and exclusive discounts on Super Guides Report: SAP CEO Asked Ellison for Meeting on Sun-EU Impasse Shortly after European regulators opened an antitrust probe into...
In this article: SAP, Oracle, Larry Ellison, Leo Apotheker, EU, TomorrowNow, and Sun Microsystems
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Yahoo! News | 1 day ago
Report: SAP CEO Asked Ellison for Meeting on Sun-EU Impasse (PC World)
Report: SAP CEO Asked Ellison for Meeting on Sun-EU Impasse By Chris Kanaracus , IDG News Service - Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:30PM EST Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! Shortly after European regulators opened an antitrust probe...
In this article: SAP, Oracle, Larry Ellison, EU, TomorrowNow, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo
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Gizmodo | 2 days ago
Why Steve Jobs Didn't Take Over Apple Back In 1997 [ Steve Jobs ]
Back in 1997, Larry Ellison was on a beach in Hawaii. After sipping his second Margarita that evening, he turned to his pal Steve Jobs , who was listening to Bob Dylan on his Sony Walkman. " Steve... Steve... STEVE! Hey, let's buy Apple." The...
In this article: Steve Jobs, Apple, Larry Ellison, Margarita, Sony Walkman, Bob Dylan, Hollywood, and Hawaii
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Xconomy | 2 days ago
Six Easy Pieces: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks with Boston Journalists
...must be some new force pulling West Coast tech CEOs to visit Boston. Last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was in town; yesterday it was Google CEO Eric Schmidt. To mark the unusual occasion, Google invited a raft of journalists to its...
In this article: Google, Eric Schmidt, Cambridge, Boston, Chrome OS, Google Wave, Microsoft, and Cloud computing
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Forbes.com News | 2 days ago
What If Larry Leaves Sun At The Altar?
...step," said Lawrence Hamermesh , a professor of corporate law at Delaware 's Widener Law School. Even if Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison fails to lift a finger, the penalty doesn't look too severe. The main deal protection for...
In this article: Oracle, Larry Ellison, IBM, Financial Times, Delaware, MySQL, PeopleSoft, Sun Microsystems, and European Union
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Independent.co.uk - Business | 3 days ago
Murdoch puts back plan to charge for websites
Rupert Murdoch's adventures in cyberspace have suffered a number of setbacks, the media mogul admitted to investors last night. Three months after declaring that all his newspapers would start to charge for their websites, the owner of...
In this article: Rupert Murdoch, MySpace, Google, News Corp, The Sun, The Times, The Wall Street Journal, and BBC
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NBC | 3 days ago
$10M Mast Breaks on Ellison's Boat
...on America's Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing's 90-foot trimaran broke off while testing 30 miles off Point Loma near San Diego. Larry Ellison , the Oracle Corp. founder and CEO owns BMW Oracle Racing. The team is backed by San Francisco 's...
In this article: Larry Ellison, James Spithill, BMW Oracle Racing, America's Cup, San Diego, Oracle Corp., San Francisco, Carbon, and Boeing 747
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L.A. Times - Politics | 3 days ago
Meg Whitman 's campaign spending is causing a stir
...so far, with the election still seven months away. Her pace is called 'unprecedented' by one campaign veteran. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has talked publicly of a $150-million campaign budget. ( David McNew / Getty Images / September...
In this article: Meg Whitman, EBay, Tom Campbell, Gavin Newsom, California, Al Checchi, Jerry Brown, and Steve Westly
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Buffett places big bet with $34 billion railway purchase
Berkshire Hathaway chairman and world's second-richest man Warren Buffett said Tuesday that his $34 billion purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is a bet on America 's future. It's a bet, but not just on America. With the...
In this article: Warren Buffett, BNSF, Coal, Berkshire Hathaway, U.S., White House, Recession, and Time horizon
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Instant analysis: Why Buffett spent $34 billion to buy a railroad
UPDATED at 1:05 p.m.: As I've written before, super-investor and world's second-richest man Warren Buffett invests like an 8-year-old boy in the 1950s: He either owns outright or has big stakes in Coca-Cola , Dairy Queen and candy and...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Coal, Berkshire Hathaway, U.S., China, CNBC, Chewing gum, and E mail
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USATODAY.com | 5 days ago
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Coyotes to NHL
...with the court. The sale ends a lengthy, contentious court fight pitting the NHL against Moyes and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. Moyes , founder of Swift Transportation , took the team into Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 5, with a...
In this article: NHL, Jim Balsillie, Phoenix Coyotes, Wayne Gretzky, Bill Daly, Bankruptcy, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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Detroit News | 5 days ago
Judge approves sale of Coyotes to NHL
...with the court. The sale ends nearly six months of an often-bitter court battle pitting the NHL against Moyes and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. Moyes , founder of Swift Transportation , took the team into Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May...
In this article: NHL, Jim Balsillie, Wayne Gretzky, Phoenix Coyotes, Bankruptcy, Bob Seger, and Detroit
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Guardian | 7 days ago
al-Fahim vows December bail-out
...finance plans Sulaiman Al-Fahim Photograph: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport The Portsmouth chairman, Sulaiman al-Fahim , insists he is "very confident" about the stability of the troubled club going forward under new owner, Ali al-Faraj , and...
In this article: Sulaiman Al-Fahim, Portsmouth, Fratton Park, Pompey, Watford, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Premier League
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CNET News.com | October 29, 2009
Send your questions for Google CEO Eric Schmidt
...soon for an interview. First Chopra, then Ballmer , and now, for the next installment of CNET Conversations, we'll be talking to Google CEO Eric Schmidt. There are, to put it mildly, a few things to talk about. From Android explosion to...
In this article: Google, Eric Schmidt, Google Wave, CNET, Apple Inc., Googled, Cloud computing, Google Apps, and Android
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Daily Mail | October 29, 2009
Buying success is easy in England, says Al Fahim - the man who bought and sold Portsmouth within months
Buying Premier League success is easy, says Sulaiman Al Fahim - the man who bought and sold Portsmouth within months By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 3:38 PM on 29th October 2009 Sulaiman Al Fahim believes it is easy to buy...
In this article: Sulaiman Al Fahim, Portsmouth, Premier League, Barcelona, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Madrid, and England
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New York Daily News | October 17, 2009
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov coming to New York to finalize purchase of New Jersey Nets
LocalBrooklynRussian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov coming to New York to finalize purchase of New Jersey Nets Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov coming to New York to finalize purchase of New Jersey Nets Sunday, October 18th 2009,...
In this article: Mikhail Prokhorov, New Jersey Nets, Alec Brook-Krasny, New York, Brighton Beach, and NBA




