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New York's attorney general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the marketplace for computer microprocessors.
Retailers and the credit card industry are engaged in an increasingly nasty — and public — fight over the fees retailers are charged every time a customer pays with plastic.
What do you know about the week in business? Take msnbc.com's weekly quiz and see how much you remember.
Sen. Ted Kennedy’s fervor is what enabled him to usher in a host of pro-worker legislation in the past four decades, from a minimum wage increase to OSHA to COBRA.
Some companies are advocating for health care reform in the hopes that they can have a say in a plan that would provide them some financial relief, but the strategy carries risks.
Msnbc.com has acquired EveryBlock, a Chicago-based Web site that offers news and information down to the neighborhood level in 15 cities, the two companies announced.
Already grumbling about the false stigma of the name “swine flu,” pork farmers and agricultural officials have another message for Americans: Don’t infect our pigs.
In extraordinary times, exceptional things are often asked of ordinary people.
After more than a year of bruising financial turmoil, U.S. banks have some good news to report. Profits have been surprisingly strong for the first quarter of the year.
Bernard Madoff’s U.K. operations “played a significant role in the operation” of the New York financier’s massive Ponzi scheme, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Coca-Cola Corp. is ending its almost 25-year experiment with the "Classic" label on its flagship cola, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Tim Cook has been here before, but not at such a critical juncture in Apple’s history.
For most working mothers, the third day after giving birth to a new baby is still a whirlwind of joy, sleep deprivation and recovery. For Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, it also was time to go back to work.
From Hillary Clinton’s many campaign stops on Main Street to the executive suites on Wall Street, 2008 started off with plenty of promise for working women hoping to see their peers reach new heights.
You may love or you may hate him, but you’d have to be living under a rock — without an Internet connection — not to know who Bill Gates is.
Chris Morello, 33, worked nonstop during 2006 and 2007 as a remodeling contractor in the San Jose, Calif., area. His project pipeline was healthy as 2008 dawned: He’d taken on a $150,000 job revamping a kitchen and two bathrooms for one homeowner and a separate $85,000 project. The gigs represented six months’ income.
Now that Microsoft has walked away from its $47.5 billion offer for Yahoo, could the software giant come back later and still snap up its Internet rival?
There was plenty of blame to go around on the msnbc.com board discussing Microsoft’s dropping its bid to acquire Yahoo. A lot of it was aimed at Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his Yahoo counterpart Jerry Yang. Here’s a sampling of some:
Microsoft’s decision to drop its pursuit of rival Yahoo could free the software giant to strike other deals aimed at better competing with online leader Google and to redouble its focus on its traditional strength: making software.
Yahoo may be reluctant prey for Microsoft. But that doesn’t mean the former Internet wunderkind has a lot of choices.
Few technology insiders doubt that Microsoft badly needs a second act.
The creation of business buzzwords practically has its own industry. There are books about them, multiple Web sites — buzzwhack.com and buzzwordhell.com are two of the best — and each year it seems as if more have been added to the lexicon than the last.
AIG CEO Benmosche to get $7M pay packageAmerican International Group has approved a pay package for its new CEO Robert Benmosche of $7 million in cash and stock.
Microsoft's chief financial officer to step downMicrosoft's chief financial officer is departing at the end of the year. He'll be replaced by Peter Klein, who is currently the top finance officer for the division that produces Office.
Is Facebook preparing to go public?Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company.
Sprint asked to drop 'most dependable' claimA national advertising watchdog asked Sprint Nextel Corp. to drop its ads calling itself "America's most dependable 3G network."
FDIC: 'Problem' banks highest level in 16 yearsThe apparent end of the recession and stabilizing financial markets have not cured the banking industry, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.
Galleon's chief denies insider trading chargesRaj Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of Galleon Group, rejected federal insider trading charges, and accused the government of violating his constitutional rights with its use of wiretaps.
Microsoft, News Corp. discuss Web dealMicrosoft has had talks with News Corp about a deal where News Corp gets paid to take its news Web sites off Google, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
BofA may reportedly extend search for CEOBank of America may extend its search for a new chief executive into next year if its board is unable to pick a candidate in the next four days, according to a Bloomberg report.
Congress is losing its patience with the FedSuddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.
Report: Hershey may launch bid for CadburyThe Wall Street Journal reports that Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion competing bid for UK candy company Cadbury.
Chase drops arbitration from card contractsJPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration.
Investors ask Goldman to be less greedy: reportBig shareholders at Goldman Sachs have asked the U.S. bank, on track to deliver $20 billion in bonuses, to pass more profit to investors after it quadrupled quarterly net profit.
Treasury secretary urges financial overhaulTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is pushing Congress to move quickly in overhauling badly flawed U.S. financial rules, which he says is essential for the health of the economy.
AOL to lay off a third of staffAOL said Thursday it plans to cut nearly 2,300 staffers once it is spun off from the media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.
Live tree sales fall as fake market growsAlthough the choose-and-cut share of the live tree market jumped from 29 percent in 2000 to 35 percent in 2003, more Americans are choosing to use artificial Christmas trees.
Wells Fargo to repay $1.3 billion to investorsWells Fargo Investments LLC will repay about $1.3 billion to clients whose funds were frozen in the auction-rate securities market in the latest of a series of settlements with state securities regulators, an industry association said on Wednesday.
Madoff yacht, boats top $1 million in auctionBernard Madoff's yacht "Bull," two smaller boats and a Mercedes-Benz convertible have been auctioned in Florida for more than $1 million combined.
Survey shows U.S. behind in sick pay, benefitsThe United States lags far behind other nations in offering paid sick days, paid parental leave and other workplace benefits.
U.S. may get billions in Forbes' divorce decreeThe U.S. government could collect billions of dollars in court-ordered restitution under a new divorce decree between former Cendant chairman Walter Forbes and his wife of 27 years.
Lawmakers trade barbs over BofA, Merrill dealA senior House Democrat said Tuesday the government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill Lynch, but Republicans charged that a inquiry was part of a cover-up.
Obama orders task force to fight financial crimeThe Obama administration created a new task force on Tuesday vowing to crack down on financial fraud following a rise in mortgage scams and high-profile Wall Street trading scandals.
Tobacco firms exploit loophole to save millionsWith a simple marketing twist, tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Barack Obama's child health law.
Madoff's former deputy leaves prison on bondFrank DiPascali, a former top deputy to imprisoned Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, has been released from prison after having been denied two prior bail requests, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Web site.
Costco stops carrying Coca-Cola productsCostco is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in its stores nationwide because of a pricing dispute with the beverage maker.
Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for cancerMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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