http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/ Fri, 16 May 2008 12:42:08 -0800 Yahoo! http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/811/ba-flies-high-yahoo-fights-back/ Annual profit doubles at British Airways as the carrier woos trans-Atlantic business fliers. Yahoo and Carl Icahn lock horns over Microsoft. And rice takes a dive. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:07:35 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/810/cbs-nabs-cnet-ge-unplugs/ CBS buys tech site CNet to become a major Internet player. GE is reportedly looking to sell its 100-year-old appliance business as it switches to higher-margin sectors. And L.A. residents face an upcoming choice between reclaimed toilet water or buying bottled. Thu, 15 May 2008 12:05:08 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/809/clear-channel-settles-sony-likes-games/ Clear Channel agrees to be bought out as a reduced price, after a legal settlement with the financiers. Sony sees profits ahead for its struggling PlayStation 3 unit. And studying in Paris is going the way of the slumping greenback. Wed, 14 May 2008 11:58:32 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/808/challenging-ibm-raising-credit/ Hewlett-Packard agrees to buy IT services firm EAD to compete against IBM. French bank Credit Agricole looks to raise up to $9.1 billion after more writedowns. And there's a new wrinkle in Japan's fight against underage smoking. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:57:33 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/807/sprinting-away-beating-bad-loans/ Sprint has a worse-than-expected quarter as customers defect en masse. HSBC has a good quarter despite some bad home loans. And in Paris, you can hock a bottle of wine, instead of drinking it, if you hit hard times. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:02:10 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/806/aigs-losing-hand-oils-royal-flush/ AIG loses $7.8 billion as bets on complex financial instruments sour. Oil hits a new high, and analysts try to explain why. And Switzerland works to avoid a mild potato famine. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:57:12 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/805/buying-in-europe-not-selling-in-america/ Best Buy buys a stake in Britain's Carphone Warehouse, and thus a stake in Europe. Toyota reports a drop in profits, due largely to a drop in U.S. sales. And Microsoft is on the rebound. Thu, 08 May 2008 11:59:46 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/804/wimaxs-new-life-ciscos-cautious-optimism/ Sprint and Clearwire forge a new WiMax agreement, with $3.2 billion in help from some friends. Cisco shows that it's holding up pretty well in the corporate spending lull. And Hollywood faces the prospect of another strike. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:21:50 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/801/ubs-wields-the-ax-qwest-gets-unplugged/ Swiss bank UBS cuts 5,500 jobs as it deals with huge mortgage-related losses. Qwest loses residential customers to the allure of cellphones. And Marvel Entertainment gets lucky, while casino operator Tropicana's luck runs out. Tue, 06 May 2008 11:57:22 -0800 Harold Maass http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/business/800/yahoo-alone-sprint-together/ Yahoo! and Microsoft each face challenges after the end of their strained courtship. Deutsche Telekom is mulling a bid for Sprint. And people are willing to spend handsomely for tea with a legendary Fed chairman, just not as handsomely as last year. Mon, 05 May 2008 12:03:46 -0800 Harold Maass