In a sternly worded letter, billionaire investor Carl Icahn is doing what Microsoft only threatened to do: wage a proxy war with Yahoo. On Thursday, Icahn sent the letter to Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock explaining that angry Yahoo shareholders have
CBS Corp. will spend $1.8 billion to purchase Cnet Networks, a technology news site, the broadcaster announced Thursday. CBS will pay $11.50 per share in an all-cash deal that represents its most expensive effort to-date to become a major player
Nintendo of America was hit with a judgment for $21 million in a patent-infringement case brought by a company that claims to be a small Texas game developer. A U.S. District Court jury found that Nintendo's designs for its Wii,
When Toby MacLean's parents decided to move from Shropshire to the Highland coastal resort of Portmahomack his first request was to insist they take him with them. The family had holidayed in the area for many years and moved permanently
The tiled floors have been laid, the classroom furniture is in place and the finishing touches applied to The Highland Council's new replacement secondary schools in Dingwall and Portree. After two year's of construction work, Morrison Construction, part of Galliford
Email marketing service Swiftpage has added some nice new features. I had a chance to discuss the new Drip Marketing capabilities with Swiftpage founder Bob Ogden.Listen to this brief overview and look for more as I try this promising new
The Russian government has proposed cutting the Natural Resources Extraction Tax on crude oil, a measure intended to prevent stagnation in the oil sector.
Shares in Russian oil firms are in high demand, as crude oil has hit $US122 a barrel this week. But it's not all good news for the industry. Inflation is starting to bite oil companies.
The Russian Government is slowly narrowing down applications for the special economic zones, designed to drive growth through low taxes and government investment.
Russian business daily Kommersant reports that the day before the new president's inauguration energy giant Gazprom was granted one third of Russia's undeveloped federal gas reserves. It says the Kremlin handed over nine gas deposits to Gazprom without going to
People in Caithness are benefiting from further expansion of The Highland Council's kerbside recycling collection service for paper, cans and garden waste. Mr William Nicolson from Battery Road in Castletown is one of 500 households benefiting from the roll out
Anti-corruption measures have become stronger around the world, according to nearly 70 percent of executives surveyed for a new report, however around a third say that corrupt business practices are still getting worse. (14 May 2008)
An appeal to the US Supreme Court against a lawsuit accusing major international companies of aiding South Africa's previous apartheid system has fallen on a technicality, meaning that the case will now proceed. (13 May 2008)
StatoilHydro has been blamed for being responsible for a 3 percent increase in Norway's total carbon emissions last year, due to gas flaring at one of its plants in northern Norway. (13 May 2008)
Estonia and six NATO allies sign a deal this week to provide staff and funds for a new research center designed to boost the alliance's defenses against cyber terrorism.The agreement to be signed in Brussels on Wednesday comes a year
Parents claiming that childhood vaccines cause autism should not be rewarded by the courts when the scientific community has already rejected any link, government lawyers argued Monday on the first day of a hearing in federal court.Overall, nearly 4,900 families
If you are a business owner, it's important that you understand what workers compensation is and how it will impact your business. This primer on workers compensation covers the basics. Ready to learn about workers compensation? (article continues below) The
