Archive for March 11th, 2008

EU gives thumbs up for Google-DoubleClick merger

Google is expected to receive unconditional approval from European Union regulators next week for its $3.1 billion takeover of ad firm DoubleClick, a Reuters report said.
Citing sources familiar with the situation, the Reuters report also said the approval has long been expected because the European Commission decided in January not to object formally to the […]

Murdoch’s News Corp backs out of Possible Yahoo Merger

One of Yahoo’s potential white knights in its struggle to avoid being taken over by Microsoft just put his charger back in the stable.
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch told a Bear Stearns conference in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday that he’s not going to battle the Redmond, Wash., software giant for Yahoo.
“It would be fun to […]

Complete documentation of a Nigerian Letter Scam

You’ve likely received them before, an email from Africa (usually Nigeria) asking for your help in transferring millions of dollars into your account with no strings attached. Except you know it’s a scam and the email ends up in your spam box. But some do take the bait and fall victim to these international scammers […]