Month: February 2008

Payrolls Shrink, First Drop in 4-1/2 Years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 17,000non-farm jobs in January, the first time in nearly 4-1/2 years thatU.S. payrolls shrank as fading construction and

Microsoft and Yahoo Together: Still Number 2

Microsofthead-honcho Steve Ballmer says the combined company resulting from the potential $44.6billion Microsoft-Yahoo merger will create a strong, number two alternative tothe Google search and