151 posts and columns on cash

Viral Infographic: Apple’s Cash Pile Explained (All of Greece and Canada Get iPads!)

in News on January 27 at 11:02 pm PT

Apple has a boatload of dough and is worth a ton.
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New Yahoo CEO’s $27M Pay Package for 2012 = Lotsa Lettuce

in News on January 6 at 2:43 pm PT

Newly installed Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has got to be hoping that the world is not ending in 2012!
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Yahoo Okays Initial Term Sheet to Sell Stakes Back to Asian Partners — While Also Hoping to Keep PE Firms in Fray

in News on December 23, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

It’s on.
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Apple Reportedly Closes Anobit Deal for up to $500 Million

in Mobile on December 20, 2011 at 4:14 am PT

If true, the deal would follow an Apple pattern: Spend relatively smallish amounts to pick up technology vendors it is already using.
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What Cash Crunch? Revolution Growth Raises $450M for Its First Fund.

in News on November 30, 2011 at 8:30 pm PT

You say you want a revolution? How about an investment, instead?
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Clearspring Buys Data Science Start-Up XGraph

in News on November 1, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Clearspring, the social sharing company — in an effort to increase its business as a marketing analytics player — has acquired XGraph, a data science firm.
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Yahoogle Redux? Why “Project Porcupine” Means Someone Is Definitely Going to Lose an Eye This Time.

in News on October 25, 2011 at 6:07 am PT

How do you hug a porcupine? Very carefully.
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“Perplexed” by U.S. Ownership Rules, Alibaba’s Ma Yellow Lights Yahoo Buying Parade

in News on October 4, 2011 at 2:28 pm PT

From “very, very interested” to a case of wanna-be-buyer’s remorse?
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Socially Awkward Teens May Drive Mobile Payment Adoption

in Commerce on September 13, 2011 at 10:36 am PT

Using a credit card is not much harder than using a payment-enabled phone. If you don’t get that, maybe it’s because you are getting too old (sorry if I’m the one breaking it to you).
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Does AOL’s Huge Stock Decline Make It a Bargain Acquisition Target?

in News on August 11, 2011 at 8:12 am PT

Wanna buy a famous Internet company for $500 million?
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As CEO Bartz Fiddles With Turnaround, Yahoo’s Stock Value Burns

in News, July 21, 2011 at 7:05 am PT

What’s in Their Wallets?

in Commerce, July 14, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Zynga IPO (Insider Selling, Natch!)

in Commerce, June 29, 2011 at 8:07 am PT

At Tomorrow’s AOL Investor Day, Will “Execution” Focus Mean Cylinders Firing or Heads Rolling?

in Media, June 15, 2011 at 6:04 am PT

SurveyMonkey Buys Online Forms Start-Up Wufoo for $35 Million

in News, April 25, 2011 at 8:28 am PT

Will Yahoo Be In Play Again? Here's a Few Scenarios (That Could Be More Than Just Scenarios)

in News, April 22, 2011 at 10:58 am PT

Discover Cardholders Can Now Send Cash to Anyone With a Phone Number

in Commerce, April 15, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Exclusive: Flipboard Confirms $50 Million Funding at $200 Million Valuation

in News, April 14, 2011 at 1:23 pm PT

Yahoo Bored Meeting? Not This Time!

in News, April 13, 2011 at 9:35 am PT

American Express Continues Push Into Mobile Payments With Investment in Payfone

in Commerce, April 12, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT

Intel Capital, Condé Nast Owner Invest $30 Million in Kno; Intel to Consult on Student Tablet Hardware

in News, April 7, 2011 at 7:17 pm PT

American Express Launches All-New Digital Payments Platform to Attack PayPal's Bread and Butter

in Commerce, March 28, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Humanity's Last Hope at "Jeopardy" Is Named Rush Holt

in Enterprise, March 1, 2011 at 10:45 am PT

Cash Isn't King–Liquidity Is

in Commerce, February 28, 2011 at 11:01 pm PT

Done With Silly Game Shows, IBM's Watson Finds a Job

in Enterprise, February 17, 2011 at 7:45 am PT