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Yahoo’s failure to take full advantage of search advertising has left the company prone to bearish markets.

The French premier pledges to protect Societe Generale from hostile takeover bids after the bank lost $7 billion, allegedly through the activities of a rogue trader.

World Economic Forum participants in Davos eye the U.S. economy warily and anticipate an increasing global role for developing countries. 

Billions of dollars’ worth of sub-prime losses have not stopped some financial giants from doling out multimillion-dollar severance packages and bonuses.

GE announces a multimillion-dollar investment in a wind turbine project. Business analysts debate the long-term prospects for green-energy ventures.

On Jan. 15, Citigroup published its reports for the fourth quarter of 2007; it lost $9.2 billion in three months. CEO Vikram Pandit points to the sub-prime mortgage crisis as the main culprit.

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz returns as the company’s CEO, a role he relinquished to Jim Donald in 2000. The company needs to boost sagging sales and stock prices.

Signs that the economy is slowing down are making home owners nervous. House prices are set to drop, but the government may act to stop them plummeting.

Oil prices reach $100 a barrel, raising questions about the sustainability of the economy and diminishing hydrocarbon supplies.

While software engineers look to online games for new ways to organize the workplace, the Internet’s myriad routes to procrastination can still sap productivity.

Spanish utility company Iberdrola launches Iberdrola Renovables, a spin-off of its “green energy” unit; analysts debate the potential for future renewable energy initiatives and the wisdom of spin-offs that are driven by investment fads rather than good business sense.

The largest conglomerate in South Korea faces bribery allegations; the case is the latest in a number of investigations into the senior executives of the nation’s dominant, family-owned corporations, the “chaebol.”

As part of its bid to brand itself as the land of opulence, Dubai continues to market the World Cup race to equestrian enthusiasts the world over.

As part of its continuing effort to position itself as a luxury brand, the emirate of Dubai is spending billions of dollars on remarkable construction projects that have divided architectural critics.

Chairman Kevin Martin’s proposal, should it be approved, will end years of speculation that cross-ownership restrictions have become political tools, rumors that began with the law’s Watergate-era origins.

Dubai International Capital’s move boosts Sony’s shares; the purchase is the latest by United Arab Emirates in a series of investments in international holdings.

Troubled banking giant Citigroup sells the state-run Abu Dhabi Investment Authority a portion of the company worth $7.5 billion, the latest in a string of Gulf nation investments made as the dollar tumbles and oil prices rocket.

The cost of a barrel of crude oil hit a record $98.02 on Nov. 7, spurring observers to ask why hydrocarbon commodities are trading at increasingly high prices and when this upward trajectory will end.

New York City Council puts forward legislation mandating that large grocery stores recycle plastic bags, putting the city at the forefront of a growing movement to curb the harmful environmental effects of petroleum-based plastics.

The U.S. dollar has been trading at all-time lows, dipping to $1.44 against the euro and below parity with the Canadian dollar, colloquially known as the “loonie,” for the first time in history.

British rock band announces that fans can pay what they want for its new album, sparking a debate throughout the music industry over the place of free, downloadable albums.

Moscow announces that rock samples taken from beneath the Arctic Ocean indicate that the North Pole is part of Russia, a claim that underscores the increasing efforts of Arctic border nations to stake their claims to the valuable region.

The region may hold about 90 billion barrels of oil, which could meet world demand for a few years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The former federal reserve chairman’s account of his tenure excoriates the Bush Administration; critics and analysts greet its allegations with complacency or counteraccusation.

As the sub-prime meltdown continues to hurt U.S. stock markets, the mortgage industry, politicians, and the public try to apportion blame for a crisis that was predicted years ago.

Internet leaks, early reviews, and advance shipments abound the week before Harry Potter's much anticipated departure, but despite the fanfare and 12 million-copy print run the franchise's business partners have found it difficult to turn large profits.

Sales for the fuel-efficient 787 have pushed Boeing ahead of its rival Airbus for the first time in years; however, environmentalists are skeptical of claims that air travel can be environmentally friendly.

Following one of the technology world's largest ever public relations campaigns, the iPhone's tremendous first-weekend success has far-reaching implications for the future of the cell phone industry.