Microsoft has emphatically denied Steve Ballmer was doing anything more than speaking hypothetically Thursday when he said “I still think [a deal with Yahoo] would make sense economically for their shareholders and ours. …

From Silicon Alley Insider, Oct. 17, 2008:Google surprised most people yesterday, delivering a solid,
disciplined performance in the midst of a global economic meltdown. But
the stock only rallied to where it was a week or two ago, and — barring
a maj

Less than a week after the government injected capital into the nation’s largest banks, the jury is still out on whether the plan will work.On Friday, President Bush declared “it’s going to take a while for the credit system to thaw,” while many

“I don’t like to opine on the stock market, and again I emphasize that I have no idea what the market will do in the short term. Nevertheless, I’ll follow the lead of a restaurant that opened in an empty bank building and then advertised: ‘Put your m

From ClusterStock.com, Oct. 17, 2008: So much for that story. A few days ago, when Hank Paulson called the heads of the nine families to Washington and shoved cash down their throats, he announced that the banks would use this new taxpayer cash to lend.&n

Those of us in Silicon Valley firmly believe nerds always rise again. And my guest Paul Kedrosky is seeing just that in finance as the quants rise again. So-called quant funds– which rely on super computers to make investing decisions for them–

Amid the worsening credit crisis, some tech watchers had hoped Web 2.0 could come to the rescue. Specifically, a group of so-called peer-to-peer lending startups that sprung up a few years ago and include names like Prosper, Lending Club, Zopa and Loanio.

You’ve heard the phrase “it takes money to make money,” right? Well, my guest Paul Kedrosky thinks investors should take a close look at some of the most cash-rich companies as a low-risk Warren Buffett style way to play this market. The idea is