ahoo holder urges search unit sale to Microsoft

"AP Yahoo holder urges search unit sale to MicrosoftWednesday December 10, 8:55 am ET Yahoo shareholder urges board to pursue selling search unit to Microsoft LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders, Ivory Investment Management LP, is urging the Internet...

HBOS Shares Rally Well as Backers Express Confidence in Lloyds TSB Merger

HBOS shares have rallied for the second day running as investors express their confidence in the Loyds TSB merger deal, with the backing of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  After dropping by 20% on Tuesday the share price has gained 21% yesterday and another 10%...

UBS seen announcing 1,900 new job cuts

With world economy heading dangerously towards recesion banks have started cutting down jobs. After HSBC banks announced job cut few days back  now UBS AG, the the European bank with the biggest losses...

Companies impose new disclosure rules on activists

Several key corpoartions announced today that they would require more detailed disclosure from politically or socially active shareholders.  Citing insufficient securities laws, the move was made amidst speculation that conflict of interest could motivate some...

Unease over Guatemalan gold rush

"With gold prices skyrocketing, the Mayans of Guatemala find themselves caught up in a new rush for the precious metal.   Tema sits across from me, a Mayan with a mission. We are in the town of Sipacapa in the Western Highlands of...

Mittal considering takeover of Rio Tinto

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is conetemplating to takeover the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. " Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the biggest shareholder in ArcelorMittal, is considering...

Google Deal Void If Icahn Wins Control Of Yahoo

Carl Icahn's campaign to broker a marriage between "Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) just got a lot more complicated -- and expensive -- thanks to the search ad outsourcing deal Yahoo struck with Google late Thursday. According the deal's fine print, disclosed...

Yahoo sued for Microsoft bid mismanagement

Apparently some think there's not been enough Yahooing for a better deal."Web giant Yahoo has said it is facing seven shareholder lawsuits over its handling of Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid, which it has...

PT Antam dan China`s Tshingshan eye steel project

"Tsingshan is China's top private stainless steel producer. Antam, 65 percent owned by the Indonesian government, is involved in exploration and production of nickel ore, smelting of ferro-nickel, exploration, production and refining of gold, silver, bauxite and iron...

Dell to Restate Earnings After Probe

"DALLAS - Dell Inc. executives have finally wrapped up a yearlong internal investigation into accounting problems at the computer company, and the mistakes could end up costing them as much as $150 million. "This is not a happy story for Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people )...

Yahoo's Terry Semel steps down as CEO

 Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel stepped down as chief executive in a surprise move Monday, ending his increasingly ineffectual pursuit of online search leader Google Inc. — a losing battle that had demoralized Yahoo's shareholders and employees. The Sunnyvale-based...

Check credentials and shareholding of the borrowers first-else fall prey to D...

"Check credentials and shareholding of the borrowers first-else fall prey to Deemed Dividend provison. Someone Asked on a Yahoo Group- Answered by me on 12/11/06 There are two directors/members in a private ltd co .A having 99% shareholding and B having 1% shareholding. now...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

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