Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo

May 3, 2008 on 9:34 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp withdrew its offer for Yahoo on Saturday as negotiations fell through on price, even after the software giant raised its bid by about $5 billion (2.5 billion pounds) to $47.5 billion.

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Buffett backs Fed over Bear Stearns

May 3, 2008 on 3:25 pm | In Business News | No Comments

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday said the U.S. Federal Reserve was correct in deciding to bail out Bear Stearns , the Wall Street investment bank that faced imminent bankruptcy before agreeing in March to be acquired by JPMorgan Chase & Co .

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Buffett says bought $4 bln of auction-rate debt

May 3, 2008 on 1:53 pm | In Business News | No Comments

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday said his Berkshire Hathaway holding company bought $4 billion (2 billion pounds) of auction-rate securities during the market’s recent distress.

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Boeing denies media report on 787 delivery delay

May 3, 2008 on 1:35 pm | In Business News | No Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Boeing denied a German media report on Saturday it had informed customers of another delay on its new 787 Dreamliner model.

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Shell shuts more Nigerian oil after rebel attack

May 3, 2008 on 12:01 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LAGOS (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell shut down more of its production in Nigeria after a fresh militant attack on Saturday on a flowstation in the restive Niger Delta, where local militants have stepped up a campaign of violence.

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Bush says rebate cheques will boost economy

May 3, 2008 on 11:41 am | In Business News | No Comments

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush sought to assure Americans on Saturday that federal cheques en route to them as part of a stimulus plan will help spur the ailing economy and pay for soaring gas and food prices.

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JPMorgan says no end to financial crisis near-paper

May 3, 2008 on 9:29 am | In Business News | No Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co does not expect the U.S. financial crisis to end soon and will remain very cautious, its top executive said in comments published by a German weekly on Saturday.

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Boeing may further delay 787 deliveries

May 3, 2008 on 9:17 am | In Business News | No Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Boeing Co. has informed customers of another delay on its new 787 Dreamliner model, pushing it to 27 months behind schedule, according to a German newspaper report.

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Possible deal for Microsoft, Yahoo soon

May 3, 2008 on 8:57 am | In Business News | No Comments

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft and Yahoo are making last-minute efforts to seal a deal before Microsoft takes its Yahoo bid hostile or abandons it altogether, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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Microsoft, Yahoo could reach weekend deal

May 3, 2008 on 7:50 am | In Business News | No Comments

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft and Yahoo are making last-minute efforts to seal a deal before Microsoft takes its Yahoo bid hostile or abandons it altogether, sources familiar with the matter said on …

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