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Microsoft CEO to focus on mobile, cloud technology
Microsoft has named Satya Nadella, an executive in charge of the company's small, but growing business of delivering software and services over the Internet, as its new CEO.
Combined net worth of America’s richest rises
NEW YORK — Life is good for America’s super wealthy. Forbes on Monday released its annual list of the top 400 richest Americans. While most of the top names and rankings didn’t change from a year ago, the majority of the elite club’s members saw their fortunes grow over the past year, helped by strong […]
Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months
NEW YORK — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, known as much for his zany personality as his business discipline, will leave a legacy of mixed results and a monumental challenge for his yet-to-be-named successor. Ballmer announced on Friday that he plans to retire sometime in the next year. He has worked for the company for 33 […]
When hand in pocket equals foot in mouth
Have you been subject to or committed a cultural faux pas when doing business in a foreign country?
Slim world’s richest for 4th year in a row
NEW YORK — Mexico’s Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since 2000. And Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg saw his ranking drop 31 spots as his net worth declined by $4.2 billion. A […]
Growing your small business and chasing the ‘American Dream’
Our potential modern world moguls will not only need to discover hidden opportunities but will face the same type of fears, obstacles and failures that Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Carnegie faced.
Planners, task management systems, Post-it notes and keeping your sanity
Here’s how a little careful and realistic planning can help you in your business.
Gates: New Windows 8 system is ‘very exciting’
NEW YORK — Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called the new Windows 8 operating system scheduled for release next month “a very exciting new product” and “a very big deal” for the world’s largest software maker. Gates said in an interview with The Associated Press that he is already using Windows 8 “and I’m […]
Gates, Buffett again top Forbes’ billionaires list
NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation’s richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of $66 billion. Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., again took second with […]
Microsoft revamps logo for 1st time in 25 years
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft’s corporate logo has a new look, setting the stage for a wave of products designed to cast the world’s largest software maker in a new light. The makeover unveiled Thursday marks the first time that Microsoft Corp. has revamped its logo since February 1987. The Internet was barely around then, and […]
Gates testifies in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft
SALT LAKE CITY — Microsoft’s Windows 95 rollout presented the most challenges in the company’s history, leading to several last-minute changes to technical features that would no longer support a rival software maker’s word processor, Bill Gates testified Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit filed by the former owner of WordPerfect. “We worked super […]
Realities of Real Estate: Where the billionaires live
As real estate agents, one of the most fascinating parts of our job is the opportunity to see a wide variety of homes. In these parts, as with much of the United States, you can find everything from the most humble abode to an extravagant mega mansion that feels more like a resort than a […]
