Mortgage Broker Sues Lenders in Privacy Breach- April 29, 2008 LendingTree, an online mortgage broker that claims to have reached more than 20 million customers, had a privacy breach that exposed personal data such as income and job information on an undisclosed number of users.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802613.html?nav=r... Verizon Adds Customers; Profit Rises 10%- April 29, 2008 NEW YORK, April 28 -- Verizon Communications on Monday reported steady earnings in a stormy economy.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802487.html?nav=r... Microsoft Presses Yahoo on Deal- April 25, 2008 Microsoft yesterday reported strong quarterly earnings and warned that there is no reason to raise its bid for Yahoo and that "speed is of the essence" for completing a deal.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/24/AR2008042402481.html?nav=r... Are Big High-Tech Companies Green Hypocrites- April 23, 2008 Green sells, whether the product in question is a hybrid car or a laptop computer. Tech firms know this.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/23/AR2008042300067.html?nav=r... Scandals Aside, Samsung Moguls May Keep Power- April 23, 2008http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202428.html?nav=r... Yahoo Reports Jump in Profit; Suitor Microsoft Is Unimpressed- April 23, 2008 Yahoo reported first-quarter results yesterday that surpassed Wall Street's expectations, but analysts said it might not be enough to fend off an unsolicited takeover bid from Microsoft.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202054.html?nav=r... Led by Wireless Unit, AT& T Reports a 21.5 Percent Gain- April 23, 2008 AT&T's first-quarter earnings rose 21.5 percent as its wireless division continued strong growth and the enterprise services division reversed a slide, the company said yesterday. The country's largest telecommunications company earned $3.46 billion in the quarter, compared with $2.85 billion in the first quarter of 2007.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042202921.html?nav=r... Are Big High-Tech Companies Green Hypocrites- April 23, 2008 Green sells, whether the product in question is a hybrid car or a laptop computer. Tech firms know this.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042200110.html?nav=r... Indicted Samsung Chairman Resigns- April 22, 2008 SEOUL, April 22 -- It's been an awful week for the family that for two generations has controlled the largest business conglomerate in South Korea.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042200891.html?nav=r... Recycle That Computer Hidden in Your Closet- April 22, 2008 You have a secret. Come on. You can tell me, your columnist friend. You have an obsolete computer hiding in your closet, under your desk, in the basement...right I know you do. We all do. (I have seven ancient but working computers right now that are in some stage of needing to achieve the next step in their progress towards enlightenment.)With Earth Day coming up on April 22, there's no better way to celebrate than to admit your shame, and find out the best and least toxic course of action to..http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/22/AR2008042200025.html?nav=r... |