technology investment

Chaos in the money markets gave Microsoft Corp. an opening Monday to announce it would take on debt for the first time, launch a new $40 billion stock buyback plan and raise its dividend.

The moves indicate that for all the credit problems plaguing the financial sector, cash-laden technology companies with good credit ratings are still borrowing money on favorable terms and otherwise enjoying flexibility.

FutureGen is looking to invest a whole lot of money in clean coal power plants…but only because they couldn’t pull off their own zero-emissions coal plant project.

Yahoo ignored Microsoft's deadline to respond to its $44.6 billion takeover offer by Saturday, leaving the next move in this chess game to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft has a number of options, but none of them are particularly appealing and investors are impatient with the lack of progress.

Typical was a comment reported by Bloomberg last week: "They need to quit fooling around and get the deal done," said Ken Smith, director of technology investment at Munder Capital Management.

Yahoo ignored Microsoft's deadline to respond to its $44.6 billion takeover offer by Saturday, leaving the next move in this chess game to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft has a number of options, but none of them are particularly appealing and investors are impatient with the lack of progress.

Typical was a comment reported by Bloomberg last week: "They need to quit fooling around and get the deal done," said Ken Smith, director of technology investment at Munder Capital Management.