Ex-PurchasePro Chief Found Guilty of Fraud, Obstruction- May 16, 2008 Dot-com highflier Charles E. Johnson Jr. was convicted yesterday of stock fraud and obstruction of justice after a federal court found that he misled investors by inflating revenue at his Las Vegas software firm.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/15/AR2008051504052.html?nav=r... CBS Turns Its Eye to the Web, Landing Network of Tech Sites- May 16, 2008 CBS will buy CNet Networks, one of the Internet's most-viewed family of tech-oriented sites, for $1.8 billion in cash, the two companies said yesterday, substantially expanding the online footprint of the Eye network and creating another May-December media marriage.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/15/AR2008051501003.html?nav=r... Marketing Costs Boost XM Radio Losses- May 13, 2008 XM Satellite Radio, the District pay-radio company planning to combine with smaller competitor Sirius Satellite Radio, reported a wider first-quarter loss yesterday as it increased spending to attract more subscribers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051202701.html?nav=r... Sprint Loses Money, Users- May 13, 2008 Sprint Nextel yesterday reported first-quarter losses of 1.1 million subscribers and more than half a billion dollars.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051200512.html?nav=r... Firms Seek Patents on 'Climate Ready' Altered Crops- May 13, 2008 A handful of the world's largest agricultural biotechnology companies are seeking hundreds of patents on gene-altered crops designed to withstand drought and other environmental stresses, part of a race for dominance in the potentially lucrative market for crops that can handle global warming, according to a report being released today.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/12/AR2008051202919.html?nav=r... The Survivors- May 12, 2008 For more than 20 years, ManTech International experienced steady growth satisfying the government's seemingly insatiable appetite for technology and services to support intelligence collection and national security.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/10/AR2008051000099.html?nav=r... Cablevision 1Q loss widens, but revenue rises 10 percent- May 8, 2008 NEW YORK -- Cablevision Systems Corp. reported a wider first-quarter deficit on Thursday as losses from derivative contracts outweighed a 10.1 percent gain in revenues.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/08/AR2007080800904.html?nav=r... Federal Agents Raid Office of Special Counsel- May 7, 2008 Nearly two dozen federal agents yesterday raided the Washington headquarters of the agency that protects government whistle-blowers, as part of an intensifying criminal investigation of its leader, who is fighting allegations of improper political bias and obstruction of justice.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/06/AR2008050601539.html?nav=r... Reports Fault U.N. Watchdog Unit- May 3, 2008 UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations' internal investigation division has been plagued by leadership that demoralized its investigators and stymied the group's ability to function effectively as an anti-corruption watchdog, according to two confidential U.N. reviews.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/02/AR2008050203432.html?nav=r... MTV owner Viacom reports 33 pct 1Q profit rise- May 2, 2008 NEW YORK -- Strong sales of the video game "Rock Band" helped lift first-quarter earnings 33 percent at the entertainment company Viacom Inc., a major cable network operator which owns MTV and Nickelodeon.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/02/AR2007080200520.html?nav=r... |