Tag Archives: economy

Liverpool mill workers hit with 5-week shutdown

Liverpool mill workers hit with 5-week shutdown.
In case you don’t know, this mill put food on my table for the first 20 or more years of my life (well, actually it wasn’t so much the mill as my father working at the mill…but you got my point I hope)
My thoughts are with the employees, and [...]

Yahoo co-founder steps down amid eroding stock price

Yahoo co-founder steps down amid eroding stock price.
Will Ballmer buy a Yangless Yahoo?
So, one more job cut at Yahoo, huh?

Ballmer rules out new Yahoo bid

Ballmer rules out new Yahoo bid: News – Software – ZDNet Australia.
You know, I don’t blame Ballmer one bit.  I think it could be a good deal, but Microsoft put forward it’s best bid however many months ago it was now.  When it failed, Microsoft had to adjust its stragety and move forward.  Now, we’re [...]

Why Google put another nail in Yahoo’s coffin

Why Google put another nail in Yahoo’s coffin.
Here’s another story on the woes of Yahoo.  I had written, or rather reposted earlier about Yahoo’s problems.  The thing about Yahoo, I really think in some ways they should have taken the deal, but don’t count them out.  I didn’t think they’d survive the first bubble burst [...]

Gas price falls below $1 in Nova Scotia

Gas price falls below $1 in Nova Scotia.
I know the AUD is not currently on par with the CDN but compare with this story where the average price in Sydney is at a 12 month low of $1.32.

11 troubled Web companies: The next Kozmos?

11 troubled Web companies: The next Kozmos? | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone – CNET.
Interesting article. Some people are calling this the death of Web 2.0 – the second bubble has burst. I don’t know about that. But I do think that there’s a lot of this ideas that aren’t [...]