EU cool on Microsoft promise to share
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The company's announcement does not touch on allegations that it illegally gives away Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system to hurt rivals
EU regulators were skeptical on Thursday on Microsoft Corp's offer to share more information about its products and technology, saying it has seen four similar statements before.
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Microsoft's bid for Yahoo `unnerving': Google cofounder
Google Inc cofounder Sergey Brin called Microsoft Corp's takeover bid for Yahoo Inc an "unnerving" maneuver that would threaten innovation on the Internet.
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SocGen pins loss in fourth quarter on trading scandal
Troubled French bank Societe Generale SA said on Thursday that a trading scandal and write-downs linked to the crisis in financial markets led to a net loss in the fourth quarter last year.
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Parliament clears way to nationalize Northern Rock
The British parliament passed legislation on Thursday that the government needs to make Northern Rock PLC the first sizable British bank to be nationalized in 25 years.
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Starbucks cuts 600 jobs to `focus on the customer'
Starbucks Corp has laid off about 220 support staff who worked at the coffee retailer's headquarters and in field operations and plans to leave about 380 open jobs unfilled.
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