General Management Issues

UK ISP Tiscali Confirms No Interest in Phorm

Tiscali's CEO, Mary Turner, has confirm to one of our readers, whom wishes to remain anonymous, that the UK's fifth largest ISP with 1.77m broadband subscribers has no plans to adopt Phorm’s controversial advertising system: A...

Big Three beg for U.S. aid as bailout bill stalls

Detroit's Big Three auto makers are begging Congress for a US$25 billion government rescue, while the legislation clings to life support on Capitol Hill and top lawmakers and the White House suffer from bailout fatigue.

Ford sells stake in Mazda to raise cash

Ford is cutting its stake in Mazda to 13 percent from 33.4 percent Ford recently announced it lost $3 billion in the third quarter The sale will provide Ford with some desperately needed cash (CNN) -- Ford is selling a 20...

Midatech establishes new drug development subsidiary in Switzerland

Midatech Group, a provider of biocompatible nanoparticles, has formed a Basel-based Swiss drug development subsidiary, PharMida. Formation of this subsidiary follows an investment by a group of Switzerland-based private...

Yahoo is a Buy on Yang's Departure (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Faisal Laljee November 18, 2008 | about stocks: ) from his position as CEO. On average, Yahoo visitors spend just under 5 hours every month on Yahoo. An average Yahoo visitor browses more than twice as many pages on Yahoo...

Special video teams to monitor Madhya Pradesh polls

Bhopal, Nov 18 (IANS) Special teams are being deployed in Madhya Pradesh to capture various poll related activities through video cameras to ensure that the model code of conduct is implemented in right earnest, an Election...

OUT WITH A YANG

In a move aimed at quieting disgruntled investors, Yahoo! said late last night that co-founder Jerry Yang would relinquish his role as CEO of the Internet search giant. Yahoo!'s board has retained executive search firm Heidrick...

Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2008 launched

World and regional leaders launched Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2008 talks yesterday while the economic crisis is still gripping the globe and fears of a deeper recession grow. Although the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

Hotelex India 2008 to showcase latest developments in hospitality industry

Mumbai, Nov 18 (ANI/Business Wire India): CMP India, a subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd, a leading global business media company is hosting Hotelex India 2008, an international trade fair for the hospitality industry.

Aid prospects dim for U.S. carmakers

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Prospects darkened Monday for the $25 billion bailout that U.S. automakers say they need to get through December. Though all sides agree...