Half a Billion for a Freebie
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Dow Jones pays more than $500 million for Web-based Marketwatch.
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Like any prize, the value is counted as income; winners must pay up to $7,000 or forfeit the car. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Leave it to Uncle Sam to spoil the party.
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NEW YORK - Few things are more popular than free money in the form of a gift token ... unless it is redeemable at a store you don&#39;t like.
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The company that broadcast the moon landings in 1969 and kept the &quot;Hotline&quot; open between the White House and the Kremlin during the Seventies has been sold for $5bn (Â£2.7bn), including $2bn of debt, to a private equity ...
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Annual access to Linux seller's software library went from the $20-to-$50 range to free in order to improve the company's popularity.
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Site Offer 30% off this and other open source titles
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Cables under the sea and pop tunes in space populate this week's brain buster. Do you have what it takes to be a true Geek News Champion? Pit your wits against this quiz. Correct answers are worth 10 points, some offer partial credit, and a few are really hard to miss. Ready? Then play on.1. Microsoft's "generous offer" to buy Yahoo last week has dropped from $45 billion to $41 billion (at press time). Why the sudden price cut?a. Competing bids never materialized b. Yahoo abandoned its online music service c. Microsoft shares dropped 10 percent since the bid was announced  d. Executives in Redmond Googled the phrase "logistical nightmare"Take the InfoWorld news quiz
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YouTube founders received more than a half-billion dollars in Google stock when the search engine bought the video-sharing website last year, regulatory documents revealed.
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The offering, which would be the world's largest this year, is now scheduled to float Dec. 20.
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$500 million goes into the buyback kitty.
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You can donate without giving dollars and cents.
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Here's a novel way to be a philanthropist.
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The discount broker spreads the wealth around.
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Hefty valuations = a bet on the future.  That future is clearly open source + SaaS, based on the multiples people are willing to pay.
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The leading auction site gives a dime tomorrow.
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An investment product worthy of a spitball.
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In the world of online radio, a fraction of a penny can make a difference.