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| Apr.2 |
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Ariba to cut 1/3 of workforce Software maker is expecting to post a significant loss for the quarter
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| Apr.4 |
Santa Clara |
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$20 Million Gift Business Wire has pledged money to create a learning center. It's largest gift to Santa Clara University in its history
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| Apr.10 |
Palm |
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CEO: Business Outlook Still Unclear
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| Apr.11 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo cutting 12% work force First-quarter earnings beat dramatically reduced expectations. Company is streamlining to focus on essential services
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Yahoo! expands porn business Company expanded online offerings of pornographic videos with thousands of hard-core films and DVDs
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Intel |
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Former FCC chairman to join board
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| Apr.12 |
Intel |
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Feinstein meets high-tech CEOs
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| Apr.13 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo takes adult merchandise off| Company will remove pornographic products from its shopping, auctions and classifieds | |
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Palo Alto |
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Charges Over $14,000 Hotel Bill A woman has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding an innkeeper by checking into the hotel but never paying the bill
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| Apr.17 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo! names CEO| Veteran Warner Bros. executive Terry S. Semel named as new chairman and CEO | |
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Stanford |
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Sloan Fellowships Two assistant professors, Hongjie Dai and Andrea Goldsmith were have been chosen.
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Intel |
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Intel net income drop 80%| Results beat analysts' expectations. Some of company businesses will feel the effects of the economic slowdown | |
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| Apr.18 |
HP |
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HP to cut 3,000 jobs| Hewlett-Packard lowered earnings forecasts again cutting up to 3,000 management jobs or 3.5% | |
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Apple |
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Apple returns to profitability Company far exceeded expectations. Apple slashed prices and introduced a new products
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Palo Alto |
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Cops reward good motorists Drivers who perform acts of kindness are being thanked by police with coupons for free goods
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AMD |
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Profits fall 34% Advanced Micro Devices has 9% rise in sales. The results beat expectations
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| Apr.19 |
Sun |
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Sun earnings fall 73% Company isn't exactly sure if sales have bottomed out. Sun Microsystems did beat reduced earnings expectations
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| Apr.20 |
Mountain View |
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Ariba Loss Widens Loss of $48.3 million is in line with lowered expectations, pressured by a slowing economy
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Mountain View |
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SGI to cut 15% of work force Silicon Graphics will cut 1,000 jobs, after it posted wider-than-expected losses. Shares were down more than 26%
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| Apr.23 |
Intel |
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Intel Launches Pentium 4 Chip| Processor has 1.7 GHz. The price is $352 | |
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| Apr.25 |
Palo Alto |
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Black and White Ball calls it quits City's Recreation Foundation was unable to coax charitable donations from Silicon Valley companies
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Yahoo |
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Reporters barred from meeting Company is barring journalists, who don't own stock, from its annual shareholders' meeting
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Sun |
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Week-long shutdown Sun Microsystems is requiring workers to take the first week in July off, to trim costs
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| Apr.26 |
Mountain View |
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Marimba Cutting Workforce 20% Loss will be 19 cents to 21 cents
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| Apr.27 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo to stay independent Executives believed a merger would reduce the variety of content the site offers
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| Apr.30 |
Mountain View |
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Ariba promotes exec to CEO Larry Mueller, 48, president and COO, promoted to chief executive. Former CEO Krach will stay on as chairman
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