Yahoo executives win re-election at its annual meeting after defending their handling of negotiations with Microsoft.

Yahoo Turns on Some SearchMonkey Apps: Yelp, Yahoo Local and Linkedin
01-08-08 19:00

"Now, the Yelp, Yahoo! Local and LinkedIn Enhanced Results will automatically appear in the search results,..."

FCC Upholds Complaint Against Comcast
01-08-08 17:00

"U.S. communications regulators voted on Friday to order Comcast Corp to end some of the tactics it uses to manage its broadband network after concluding that they unreasonably restrict Internet users who share movies and other material."

More oil firms report big profits
01-08-08 15:57

Chevron and Total are the latest major oil companies to report strong results thanks to high oil prices.

Citigroup faces securities probe
01-08-08 15:26

Citigroup reveals it is the subject of an investigation by the financial regulator into whether it broke securities law.

UK Google SERP Changes - August 2008
01-08-08 15:00

"Has anyone noticed on some queries when "Pages from UK" is selected, that pages that are not from the UK are returned?"

Middle East war zones boost BAE
01-08-08 13:36

Demand for armoured vehicles to protect US and UK troops helps to lift profits at defence group BAE Systems.

Facebook Replaces Scrabulous With Wordscraper
01-08-08 13:00

"In very early reviews, users who have tried out the new game, called Wordscraper, are so far giving it a thumbs-up..."

US unemployment at four-year high
01-08-08 12:43

The US unemployment rate climbed to 5.7% in July, its highest in more than four years official data shows.

Carmaker GM loses another $15.5bn
01-08-08 12:27

General Motors reports a three month loss of $15.5bn (£7.8bn) as sales plunge in its home market.

Statoil to stop investing in Iran
01-08-08 11:33

The Norwegian oil and gas group StatoilHydro agrees not to make any new investments in Iran.

Rising costs hit UK manufacturers
01-08-08 10:15

Manufacturing activity contracts in July by the sharpest rate in almost a decade as firms face higher costs and slowing demand

BMW to miss its targets for 2008
01-08-08 09:38

German carmaker BMW warns that deteriorating business conditions means it will miss its 2008 targets.

Volatile market hits A&L profits
01-08-08 06:44

Half-year profits at Alliance & Leicester are nearly wiped out after the bank writes down the value of its assets.

Soaring fuel bill hits BA profits
01-08-08 06:18

British Airways blames a doubling of fuel costs for an 88% drop in quarterly profits during the "worst trading environment ever".