Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business NewsRead business stories from seattlepi.comNo Bull Bill: Gates' blunt legacy- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Bill Gates this week will conclude his day-to-day duties at Microsoft, more than 30 years after he formed it as a small partnership with his friend Paul Allen. But in many ways, there will be no replacing him.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368078_gatesclout24.html?source=rss Fisher Communications gains after news of bid- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Fisher Communications Inc., the Seattle-based owner of radio and television stations, rose the most since 2001 in Nasdaq stock market trading after disclosing an unsolicited takeover offer.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368143_fisher24.html?source=rss Amazon.com moves into office products- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Amazon.com starts selling paper.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368102_amazon24.html?source=rss WaMu using San Antonio as test market for new account- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Washington Mutual is using San Antonio as a test market for a banking product more commonly offered by credit unions and smaller banks.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368139_wamu24.html?source=rss Google News might be a weak link for search titan- (Found June 24, 2008 ) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The death of Tim Russert of NBC News this month quickly became a top article on the nation's biggest news sites.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368141_googlenews24.html?source=rss InfoSpace begins to dismantle itself- (Found June 24, 2008 ) SAN FRANCISCO -- A couple of weeks ago, the handful of people who were still trying to use InfoSpace.com to look up phone numbers and addresses started finding themselves on the home page of SuperPages, the business-listings site owned by a Verizon spinoff.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368142_infospace24.html?source=rss Japan Airlines to test a green 747- (Found June 24, 2008 ) TOKYO -- Japan Airlines said Monday it plans a test flight of a Boeing 747 partially powered by biofuel by early next year as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368137_jalbiofuel24.html?source=rss Bear Stearns defendants' e-mail use 'dumbfounding,' lawyers say- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Incriminating messages allegedly sent by two ex-Bear Stearns Cos. hedge fund managers indicted on fraud charges that even sophisticated professionals disregard the dangers of putting sensitive information in e-mails, ex-prosecutors said.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368153_email24.html?source=rss Visa helps Facebook on new business network- (Found June 24, 2008 ) SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook Inc.'s quest to lure more advertisers to its popular online hangout is getting an assist from Visa Inc.'s marketing machine.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368151_facebook24.html?source=rss Business Briefing- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Broadcom co-founder pleads guilty in stock options case ... United Airlines tells pilots it plans to eliminate 950 jobs ... No. 2, No. 3 waste haulers to merge in $6.07 billion deal ... GM tells its dealers of plan to raise 2009 prices by 3.5% ... $4.4 billion acquisition will create Fortune 100 food firm ... Some salaried Ford workers begin to get walking papers ... Walgreen cost controls yield 2% growth in quarter profit ... plus shipping news.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/368157_bizbriefs24.html?source=rss |