From paidContent.org, June 2, 2008:While things have been pretty quiet on the Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) front (knock on wood: this looks to be a busy week), here’s an interesting note on the legal side of things: According to Yahoo’s o

Remember that “famous” video where a sweaty, somewhat scary Steve Ballmer is rallying the troops at Microsoft with the chant: Developers, developers, developers?Well, substitute the word “financials” for “develo

From All Things D, June 2, 2008: While Microsoft’s (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo’s (YHOO) CEO Jerry Yang hemmed and hawed about what had happened in their disastrous takeover battle that ended not with a bang, but a whimper, everyone else

The swag bag for last week’s All Things Digital conference was pretty tight. It included wine, DVDs, and Guitar Hero III. I’m suggesting an addition for next year: mogul trading cards. They could have vital statistics, outlandish one-liners, the biggest g

Pimco’s Bill Gross provides detailed analysis on what most Americans already know: The government’s “official” data understates inflation.Gross’ treatise focuses on how CPI is compiled — with hedonic adjustments and “owners’ equivalent re

Google’s paid-click search growth rose 20% in April according to comScore, a rebound that should relieve concerns after a steep first-quarter drop.The drop showed Google isn’t recession-proof, but it may be “recession resistant,” as Hal Varian,

The credit crunch claimed its latest C-level victim Monday as Wachovia’s board asked CEO Ken Thompson to resign. …

The stock market retreated Monday morning, setting the new week and new trading month off to a rough start. Even the 10 a.m. EDT release of the ISM manufacturing index, which unexpectedly rose, failed to stem the early decline as construction spending rem