Items by John C Abell
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Sun/IBM Tie-up Hits a Snag: Reports
Posted: April 6th, 2009, 12:00am EDT by John C Abell
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It ain't over until it's over, but there are several reports that the IBM/Sun Microsystems merger has hit the skids. Sun shares plummet, and Om Malik suggests that the company consider going private instead. -
Google Reported Sniffing At Twitter, But to What End?
Posted: April 3rd, 2009, 9:35am EDT by John C Abell
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Google and Twitter — seems like a natural fit. Techcrunch says they are talking merger, but other reports say no. -
Things Aren't Tough All Over: Hedge Fund Elites Reap Billions in '08
Posted: March 25th, 2009, 4:00pm EDT by John C Abell
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Global recession? Not for the hedge fund elite. The top 25 managers made $11.6 billion last year, the old-fashioned way: betting against the house. -
Apple's Jobs Cites Hormone Imbalance for Weight Loss
Posted: January 5th, 2009, 9:02am EST by John C Abell
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Steve Jobs breaks a deafening silence on his health to tell the "Apple Community" that it is not a recurrence of his pancreatic cancer but a treatable hormone imbalance that is the cause for his noticeable weight loss.
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Yahoo Gives Carl Icahn +2 Invite: Your Table Is Ready
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:49am EDT by John C Abell
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Carl Icahn and two hand-picked candidates are invited to join the Yahoo board, and the corporate raider withdraws his slate of candidates to take it over at the Aug. 1 shareholders meeting. Love isn't exactly all around, but isn't this a step in the "right" direction (whatever that is)?