Finance

Dragon Systems Creators Sue Goldman Sachs Over $580m

The bank was paid $5 million for advice that led to Dragon's demise

12 years ago

Silicon Valley Bank Opens London Branch

The bank wants to have 1,500 UK tech start-ups as clients in three years

12 years ago

Facebook IPO: Analysts Doubtful As Shareholders Cash In

A $100bn valuation for Facebook would be 100 times its revenue. Analysts are warning small investors away

13 years ago

Google To Launch Credit Card Comparison Search

Search giant expands product search service with credit cards and bank accounts

13 years ago

Apple To Offer Dividends

Apple is to launch a quarterly dividend and share repurchasing scheme, answering questions about its £63bn cash reserve

13 years ago

The UK Has The Most Internet-Dependent Economy

Already at 8 Percent Of GDP, the UK's online spending will reach £225 billion by 2016

13 years ago

Sony Suffers Fourth Annual Loss As Hirai Prepares To Take Over

Sony announces a third quarter net loss of 159 billion yen (£1.3bn), blaming floods in Thailand and flagging TV sales

13 years ago

Oracle Shocks Investors After Missing Forecasts

Oracle has sent a tremor through Wall Street after it missed analyst forecasts, causing its shares to plunge

13 years ago

O2 Lease Loans iPhone 4S To Small Businesses

O2 says new service will offer small businesses new technology without associated costs

13 years ago

Everything Everywhere Agrees Refinancing Deal

Everything Everywhere has agreed new banking facilities to refinance debts owed to its parent companies

13 years ago

AT&T Stung With £2.6bn Charge For T-Mobile Deal

AT&T's troubled takeover of T-Mobile has left the operator facing a $4bn (£2.6bn) accounting charge

13 years ago

HP Exceeds Analysts’ Expectations

HP chief Meg Whitman has promised 'no more surprises' for a while in dealings with press and shareholders

13 years ago

Everything Everywhere To Refinance

Everything Everywhere is preparing to pay back £875m to parents Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom

13 years ago

Two Thirds of Brits Prefer Bank Clicks To Bank Clerks

Research shows that more Brits than ever use online banking with two of three using it at least once a…

13 years ago

IBM Offers £622m Financing For SMB Tech Acquisition

IBM is offering the SMB community access to £622m in financing to help them acquire new technology

13 years ago

Google+ Pleases Investors

Ahead of its latest earnings report, Google+ is giving Google investors warm feelings

13 years ago

Social Media Will Beat Mobile Phone Operators

While mobile operators struggle to meet data demand, the social media which use that data are stealing their lunch, says…

13 years ago

AT&T To Aquire T-Mobile USA For $39bn

AT&T will become the US' largest carrier if its $39 cash and stock deal to acquire T-Mobile USA is approved…

14 years ago

Goldman’s $450m Facebook Investment Signals New Dotcom Boom

A big private investment helps Facebook stay private, and builds expectations of a new boom in Internet stocks, says Peter…

14 years ago

Google Adds $5m Per Week With Instant Search

Despite requiring expensive infrastructure, the new Google Instant feature has already boosted the search engine's revenues considerably

14 years ago

Seagate Considers Potential Buyout Offer

Seagate is considering going private in a multi billion dollar deal after receiving approaches from private equity firms

14 years ago

AMD Plans Cautious Approach To Tablet Market

AMD's CEO Dirk Meyer says that the company will not move into the tablet arena until the market matures

14 years ago

Google Funds Wind Power Infrastructure

The search engine giant is to provide initial development funding for a transmission backbone for US offshore wind farms

14 years ago

iPad ‘Power Tool For Selfish Elites’ Says Report

According to survey results by MyType, owners of Apple's high-profile iPad are likely to be snobbish and rich

14 years ago

Dell Seeks SEC Settlement Over Intel Claims

Dell is negotiating with the SEC to settle allegations of financial misconduct which could potentially cost the PC maker $100…

14 years ago

Google First Quarter Results Up 23 Percent

Despite challenges from governments and rivals Apple and Facebook, Google reports revenues of $6.77 billion for the first quarter

15 years ago

Now Is The Time To Switch To Free Software

The CEO of free software firm Global Graphics is urging companies to adopt free software models in order to reap…

15 years ago