U.S. stocks mixed as tech weakness offsets jobs glee MarketWatch via Yahoo! Finance
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks were mixed in afternoon trade Thursday, as optimism about a drop in weekly jobless claims was offset by weakness in the technology sector, after a report suggested Apple Computer Inc. will delay the release of its iPhone device.
PhD researcher develops inexpensive, sustainable production method in just 2 years EurekAlert!
Delft University of Technology PhD candidate Maaike Kroon has developed a sustainable and inexpensive production method for the chemical industry. This method combines reactions and separation processes, does not produce chemical waste and uses much less energy. After just two years of PhD research, she will receive her doctorate degree based on this research subject on December 11. Maaike Kroon
CSU East Bay gets 'fresh' The Argus
THE PAST SEVERAL years, Cal State East Bay has done many things to attract more freshmen to the campus. There are 500 new campus dorm rooms. There's a new business and technology center.
Microsoft launches first operating system in five years with Vista USA Today
Microsoft Corp. launched its first computer operating system in five years Thursday, contending that the software and other new products will help people deal with information overload and become more productive.
Yahoo's Shake-up: Too Little, Too Late? HispanicBusiness.com
More people visit Yahoo each month than any other Web site, but that hasn't stopped a 30 percent decline in its stock price over the last year caused by slower ad sales and a crucial delay of a revamped search marketing system.
Intellectual Property Mondaq
Over the past few decades, many high-profile patent infringement cases have been litigated in the U.S. courts. After years of judicial practice and academic research, the U.S. has developed a set of legal doctrines on almost any patent-related dispute.
Home Depot's Options Investigation Uncovers Errors Update4 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home-improvement retailer, said it ``routinely'' backdated option grants to benefit employees for 19 years and had unrecorded expenses of about $200 million related to past practices.
Yahoo revamps structure to focus on audience, ads, technology The Buffalo News
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is tackling its most difficult challenge since the dot-com bust with sweeping organizational changes aimed at cleaning up a mess of the Internet icon's own making.
Yahoo's shake-up: Too little, too late? USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News
Yahoo will undergo its most extensive shake-up in more than five years, hoping to snap out of a malaise that has ravaged its stock and provoked one of its own top executives to bluntly question the Internet powerhouse's direction.
S&P Keeps Buy on News Corp. Shares BusinessWeek
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