The nobosh Weekly 10

1. Yahoo shares fall 21 percent after Microsoft deal exit

Mon, 05 May 2008 06:01:11 -0600

NEW YORK Reuters - Shares of Yahoo Inc tumbled 21 percent in pre-market trade on Monday after Microsoft Corp withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer for the Internet search and media company.

Source: Reuters

2. Circuit City retains Goldman Sachs to explore strategic alternatives

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:31:32 -0600

Electronics retailer says it will allow Icahn and Blockbuster to conduct due diligence in takeover bid

Source: CNET News

3. Sprint Clearwire form WiMax venture

Wed, 07 May 2008 05:16:02 -0600

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Source: CNNMoney

4. Deutsche Telekom eyeing Sprint bid - report

Mon, 05 May 2008 03:46:01 -0600

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Source: CNNMoney

5. News Corp. profit more than triples on gain TV results

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:01:00 -0600

CHICAGO MarketWatch -- News Corp. said Wednesday its quarterly profit more than tripled on a gain related to its sale of DirecTV and improved results at its broadcast and cable television networks offsetting a decline at its film and TV studios.

Source: MarketWatch

6. Wal-Mart tops monthly sales forecast

Thu, 08 May 2008 05:46:02 -0600

Wal-Mart Stores on Thursday reported monthly sales at its stores that topped its own forecast.

Source: CNNMoney

7. Facebook Responds To MySpace With Facebook Connect

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:16:18 -0600

Facebook will announce Facebook Connect later today which is essentially a new version of their 2 year old API for third party websites. It will allow users to connect their Facebook identity friends and privacy to any website. Third party websites will be able to implement and offer more features of Facebook Platform off of ...

Source: TechCrunch

8. Disney Beats Estimates On Sales Earnings

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:31:21 -0600

Walt Disney Co. DIS turned in a strong Q2 beating estimates for EPS net income and revenue. Well take a closer look at the numbers but it appears that the economy hasnt a taken a toll on Bob Igers ad sales or theme park revenue.Disneys Q2Revenue $8.7 billion up 10% vs Thompson financial average estimate of $8.47 billionEPS $0.58 vs $0.51 estimateNet Income $1.1 billion up 22% vs $997.2 million Bloomberg average estimate.

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

9. Best Buy extends reach into Europe

Thu, 08 May 2008 05:16:02 -0600

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Source: CNNMoney

10. Wal-Mart expands low-priced drug program

Mon, 05 May 2008 06:01:10 -0600

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Source: CNNMoney