Yahoo-Alibaba talks at an impasse: sources (Reuters) - Talks between Yahoo Inc and China's Alibaba over the U.S. Internet giant's Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a $17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, according to sources briefed on the situation. The snag in the negotiations came on the same day that activist investor Daniel Loeb, of the hedge fund ThirdPoint, launched a campaign to install his own ...
One Chinese City Raids An Apple Reseller In Growing iPad Trademark Row Government officials in the city of Shijiazhuang raided an unnamed Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL - News) reseller (not an official brand store) over the weekend, seizing 45 iPad 2 units as part of an investigation into ...
Skirts Still an Issue with Women Boxers: Fan Perspective With the U.S. team trials for women's boxing taking place in Spokane, Washington, the topic of skirts is once again being discussed. In case you missed it last year, the International Amateur Boxing Association, or AIBA, suggested that women boxers should wear skirts to make it...
Iranian bomber maimed in blasts in Thai capital BANGKOK (Reuters) - An Iranian man was seriously wounded in Bangkok on Tuesday when a bomb he was carrying exploded and blew one of his legs off in an incident Israel said was an attempted terrorist attack by Iran. Shortly beforehand, there had been an explosion in a house the man was renting in the Ekamai area of central Bangkok. Soon after that, there was a third blast on a nearby road, Thai ...
Palestinian hunger striker to petition top Israel court The lawyer for an interned Palestinian who has been on hunger strike for 59 days said on Tuesday that he would ask Israel's supreme court to overturn a military order imprisoning his client without trial.
Agent: Informant in militia case got about $31K An undercover informant was paid about $31,000 in cash for his critical role in an investigation that led to charges against members of a militia accused of plotting rebellion against the U.S. government, an FBI agent testified Tuesday.
Expert in ancient art to head LA's Getty Museum An expert in ancient art who has overseen museums in England, the U.S. and his native Australia was named Tuesday to head the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
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