International Business News - GOOG http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Internet software and services stocks mostly dipped Friday morning, while the overall market declined a bit after oil prices hit a new high. How key Internet software and services stocks performed Friday morning: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/opening-glance-internet-software-services.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 10:09:26 EDT Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade the software maker to revive its last offer of $47.5 billion, or risk being fired in a shareholder mutiny led by activist investor Carl Icahn. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46733-yahoo-icahn.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/icahn-to-yahoo-board-sell-to-microsoft-or-leave.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/icahn-to-yahoo-board-sell-to-microsoft-or-leave.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 05:27:16 EDT The stock market notched its second straight daily advance Thursday, with investors assuaged by a pullback in oil prices and some better-than-expected economic data. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-rise-on-oil-price-drop-mixed-economic-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:33:08 EDT Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade the software maker to revive its last offer of $47.5 billion, or risk being fired in a shareholder mutiny led by activist investor Carl Icahn. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46632-yahoo-icahn.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/icahn-vows-to-oust-yahoo-directors-in-shareholder-revolt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/icahn-vows-to-oust-yahoo-directors-in-shareholder-revolt.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:50:12 EDT Wall Street moved higher Thursday after a batch of reports pointed to an economy that is hurting, but not experiencing as rough a time as many investors expected after the near-collapse of the mortgage market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-advance-as-investors-sift-through-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:12:35 EDT Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions that led Microsoft Corp. to withdraw a $47.5 billion offer to buy the slumping Internet pioneer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46534-yahoo-icahn.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/investor-carl-icahn-moves-to-oust-yahoo-directors.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/investor-carl-icahn-moves-to-oust-yahoo-directors.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:51:13 EDT The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/eu-warns-google-over-photos-on-street-view.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:01:08 EDT Wall Street turned higher in erratic trading Thursday as a batch of reports pointed to an economy that is hurting, but not experiencing as rough a time as many investors expected after the near-collapse of the mortgage market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-turn-higher-as-investors-sift-through-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:35 EDT Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions that led Microsoft Corp. to withdraw a $47.5 billion offer to buy the slumping Internet pioneer. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46504-yahoo-icahn.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/icahn-vows-to-oust-yahoo-directors-in-shareholder-revolt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/icahn-vows-to-oust-yahoo-directors-in-shareholder-revolt.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 11:52:19 EDT Wall Street turned modestly higher Thursday as investors struggled to discern a direction for the economy after reports showing a modest increase in jobless claims and weakness in the manufacturing sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-turn-higher-after-jobless-claims-report.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:47:55 EDT Wall Street traded mixed Thursday after the government said claims for unemployment benefits rose last week and that industrial production dropped by more than expected in April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/wall-street-is-mixed-after-jobless-claims-report.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:01:11 EDT Wall Street looked to extend its advance Thursday ahead of government data on industrial production, housing and jobless claims that might deliver more insight about the economy's direction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stock-futures-higher-ahead-of-economic-reports-earnings.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 06:52:56 EDT Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other much larger rivals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/ask-com-acquires-dictionary-com-other-references.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 00:01:00 EDT After privacy complaints, Google Inc. is beginning to automatically blur faces of people captured in the street photos taken for its Internet map program. Rolling it out will take several months, however. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/google-starts-to-blur-faces-in-street-view-photos.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 17:17:13 EDT Google has surpassed Yahoo to become the most popular Web site in the United States, according to comScore Inc.'s rankings by the number of unique monthly visitors. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46377-google.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/comscore-puts-google-sites-for-first-time.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/comscore-puts-google-sites-for-first-time.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 15:59:30 EDT Major Internet stocks rose Wednesday, with IAC/InterActiveCorp leading the sector after the Internet conglomerate resolved a months-long legal skirmish with major shareholder Liberty Media Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/sector-snap-major-web-stocks-rise.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 13:36:56 EDT Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. and expects it to become the "preferred" software on its network. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/verizon-wireless-to-introduce-linux-phones.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 10:51:23 EDT Losing the audio feed during "Monday Night Football" may seem like a crisis for some sports fan, but it's nothing compared to losing the signal that monitors a critically ill hospital patient. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/wireless-patient-devices-at-risk-from-proposed-internet-use.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 15:14:24 EDT Internet software and services stocks traded mostly lower Tuesday morning, following the overall market's decline after a report from the Commerce Department indicated retail sales fell in April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/opening-glance-internet-software-services-stocks.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 10:25:27 EDT The effort to make it easier for Web surfers to connect with their friends is attracting a crowd. Following similar moves by the two biggest online hangouts, Internet search leader Google Inc. is introducing tools that are supposed to make any Web site more sociable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/google-joins-effort-to-make-more-web-sites-more-sociable.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 16:13:45 EDT