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Here are a couple of simple facts: Microsoft's online services business lost $466 million during the last financial quarter, and most research firms put Google's share of the search market at least 45 percentage points above Yahoo's.  Still, Microsoft believes Bing can be competitive and profitable.Yusuf Mehdi, the senior vice...

Here are a couple of simple facts: Microsoft's online services business lost $466 million during the last financial quarter, and most research firms put Google's share of the search market at least 45 percentage points above Yahoo's.  Still, Microsoft believes Bing can be competitive and profitable.Yusuf Mehdi, the senior vice...

Yesterday and this morning, reports indicated that Yahoo wasn't having much luck selling its small business unit and HotJobs.  HotJobs has, however, found a new home.  This afternoon, Monster announced that it's agreed to acquire the property for $225 million, and Monster's reached a traffic agreement with Yahoo, too.The agreement...

Microsoft (MSFT) shares have had a great run nearly doubling since the market collapse last March. Indeed Ballmer & Co. are on something of a roll with Windows 7 sales blowing away expectations and its Office software sales showing benefits of economic recovery.But just imagine how well the stock would be performing if Microsoft really had its sights set squarely on core businesses? Dare I say it the company could be delivering so much more for shareholders were it not for misguided ventures in areas where it clearly lacks competency. A corporate shake-up could do wonders for the stock.For ...

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Microsoft (MSFT, news: 28.02 +0.18 +0.65%, cap: 245.7B, 1yr target: 33.58) and Facebook announced a big change in their search and advertising partnership: that Microsoft will no longer handle display ads on Facebook. Microsoft Bing general manager Jon Tinter says we made the mutual decision that Facebook would take over responsibility for selling display advertisements [...]

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (MWW) reported revenues of $213 million in the fourth quarter, down 27% year over year.  Total revenues were positively impacted by approximately $8 million due to movement in foreign exchange rates. The company generated 42% of its revenues outside the United States. The company operates in three business segments: Monster Careers-North America, Monster [...]

(MWW) Monster Worldwide Reports In-line Numbers

What do the companies in these three groups have in common? Group A. American Motors, Studebaker, Eastman Kodak, Maytag and National Sugar Refining. Group B. Boeing (BA), Campbell Soup (CPB), Deere (DE), IBM (IBM) and Whirlpool (WHR). Group C. Cisco (CSCO), eBAy (EBAY), McDonald’s (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO). All the companies in ...

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (MWW) reported revenues of $213 million in the fourth quarter, down 27% year over year.  Total revenues were positively impacted by approximately $8 million due to movement in foreign exchange rates. The company generated 42% of its revenues outside the United States. The company operates in three business segments: Monster Careers-North America, Monster ...

BloggingStocks: As more and more newspapers trim costs and find alternative information sources with lower costs, the Associated Press has seen revenues dwindle. The internet has swooped in and replaced the newspaper in many ways, and although the AP is big into ... Read more

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