Last year was definitely a tough one for venture capital firms investing in Internet properties. Purchase puzzling to analysts. Chipmaker beats estimates, but outlook is gloomy. With Sprint's stock in limbo, investors wait for a takeover. A new rule monitoring what companies tell analysts is likely to make stocks even more volatile.
Sources confirm discussions are under way to merge.
Ariba CEO talks economy, business, and the upcoming year. Lawsuit alleges IPO arrangement distorted share prices. Gateway to lay off amid falling profits. The record expansion of the U.S. economy is all but over, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter says in a recent report. Software maker posts first profits, expects more black ink to come.