http://www.beyondgenius.com Politics, Economics, Technology, Sports, and Making Money Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:34:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today Silicon Valley blog TechCrunch cited sources who indicated that Microsoft and Yahoo were discussing a full buyout. It still remains to be seen if in fact discussions are in the works.  Yahoo's stock price bounced as investors heard the rumors that Microsoft is once-again courting the Internet pioneer. Neither ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/24/199/ Will Microsoft make a new bid for Yahoo?  It's hard to tell. Certainly, not much has changed fundamentally on this deal. We think that the compelling reasons for this merger are still valid and Microsoft is just playing hardball while watching Yahoo stumble.  It may be well deserved.  Jerry Yang has ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/24/will-microsoft-buy-yahoo-50b-is-the-right-number/ Apple announce the new 3G IPhone at the WWDC 2008 in San Francisco today. The new IPhone goes on sale July 11, 2008. The new phone goes on sale in 62 countries on July 11, 2009. The new features are: 3G Built in GPS Better Battery Life Enterprise Support (Exchange, etc.) Lower Price Black plastic rounded back (think moldable colors) Recessed ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/09/apple-announces-199-3g-iphone/ Hillary Rodham Clinton has suspended her historic campaign for the Presidency and declared her full support for Barack Obama. The former First Lady, who as recently as Tuesday declared herself the strongest candidate, gave Obama an unqualified endorsement to Barack Obama. "The way to continue our fight now to accomplish the ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/07/hillary-resigns-endorses-barack-obama/ All indications are that Senator Hillary Clinton will suspend her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination tonight during her "victory" speech after the close of the Montana and South Dakota Democratic primaries. By some accounts, Barack Obama is just 42 delegates shy of the 2,118 now needed to clinch the nomination. ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/03/will-hillary-suspend-her-campaign-tonight/ Several reports have surfaced today that Hillary Clinton is sending her advance team home and summoning top donors and backers to attend her next speech. Clinton is expected to concede the Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama on Tuesday of this week. The question is, will she still be a candidate for ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/02/hillary-begins-winding-down/ Hillary Clinton announced this morning that she will not be staying in Montana or South Dakota, where people are voting, but rather will return to New York City. She'll spend Tuesday evening in New York, no doubt crafting her concession speech. http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/02/hillary-flys-back-to-new-york-for-tuesday-evening/ Former President Bill Clinton admitted that today could be the last time he has such an active role in presidential politics - implying that Hillary's presidential run is all but over. "I want to say also that this may be the last day I'm ever involved in a campaign of this ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/02/former-president-bill-clinton-tips-hillarys-hand/ Although she continues to campaign and insist that she will take the campaign for the the presidential nomination "a day at a time," time is running out for Senator Hillary Clinton. "People have been trying to get me out of this race since Iowa and my political obituary has yet to be ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/06/02/bye-bye-hillary/ Yahoo has postponed their annual shareholder meeting, originally set for July 3, until the end of July to give regulators more time to review documents tied to the board election, the company said today in a corporate filing. The stated motivation for the postponement is questionable. We think it could be: Jerry ... http://www.beyondgenius.com/2008/05/22/yahoo-postpones-sharehold-meeting-to-stall-for-more-time/