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Yahoo Inc. is preparing for a possible makeover of its board, according to news media reports published Saturday.
The Internet company, which hired PayPal president Scott […]

HBO fired a shot across Netflix’s bow this week, confirming it will no longer sell discounted DVDs of hit shows like “Boardwalk Empire” to the […]

Angry Verizon Wireless customers took to chat forums and social networks on Thursday after the company said it would begin to charge customers $2 […]

Age • 67
Title • President, Solon Gershman Inc. Commercial Real Estate
Education • Bachelor’s degree in business from Washington University; master’s degree in business from St. […]

Cyprus lawmakers on Friday approved the austerity-driven budget for 2012 aimed at slashing a burgeoning deficit.
Lawmakers hope to restore confidence in the small, euro18 billion […]

Stocks and the euro fell Wednesday as worries about Europe hang over financial markets. Energy companies fell hard as the price of crude oil plunged […]

Peru’s president has declared a 60-day state of emergency in a northern region torn by more than a week of protests against a highlands gold […]

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he wants to buy Commercial Metals Co. for about $1.73 billion and says he has no confidence in its board […]

Forecasters say Kenneth continues to weaken and has been downgraded to a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific.
There is no threat to land from what […]

Stocks are plunging at midday after Congress’ latest bid to resolve the federal budget gridlock appeared to fail.
The Dow Jones industrial average is down 327 […]