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BBC ‘treated me worse than Jonathan Ross’, says Ed Stourton — The BBC presenter Ed Stourton, “sacked” last week from his job on the flagship radio programme Today, has accused the corporation of double standards for allegedly treating him in a worse manner than Jonathan Ross.... [Tags: bbc, bbc presenter, job, jonathan, jonathan ross]

Escape from the browser? — Sun's difficult position has been covered here, in business circles, and even in the land of puppets. So when Jonathan Schwartz surfaces with the launch of JavaFX 1.0, naturally the question in everyone's mind is how exactly a client technology is going to advance Sun's position in the marketplace as it downsizes to avoid a possible collapse. Schwartz comes out swinging in the video embedded below, talking of Java's strong position on desktops and what he calls the majority of mobile devices. He frames the discussion around the desire of companies to escape from the lock-in of the browser,... [Tags: apple, business circles, client technology, collapse, desire]

Delta Petroleum Buys $5.7M of Tracinda — Jonathan Moreland, author of InsiderInsights, gives you the lowdown on top stock purchases and sales.... [Tags: 7m, delta petroleum, jonathan, stock purchases, tracinda]

Ecolab Insider Sells $827.7 Million Worth — Jonathan Moreland, author of InsiderInsights, gives you the lowdown on top stock purchases and sales.... [Tags: ecolab, insider, jonathan, stock purchases]

EIC podcast: Yahoo trial balloons; Mumbai and Twitter; — In this week’s EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk about the Yahoo rumor mill, the holiday shopping season on tech land and the Mumbai terror attacks and Twitter. First the Yahoo rumor mill. The latest is that former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller is trying to raise a few billion to take Yahoo private. Yeah right. [...]... [Tags: aol ceo, holiday shopping, jonathan, jonathan miller, mumbai]

Icahn against selling Yahoo piecemeal — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn gave mixed signals on Wednesday about AOL veteran Jonathan Miller or anyone else acquiring Yahoo Inc. Icahn, who is a Yahoo board member, said in an interview on the CNBC business channel that he would oppose selling just more...... [Tags: billionaire, board member, business channel, carl icahn, cnbc]

Report: Former AOL CEO Miller Trying to Buy Yahoo (PC World) — PC World - Jonathan Miller, the well-respected former AOL CEO, has been talking for months to potential investors interested in buying all or part of Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.... [Tags: aol ceo, investors, jonathan, jonathan miller, pc world]

Yahoo acquisition rumor buoys stock — Shares of Yahoo jumped 7 percent Tuesday following a report that former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller was interested in buying the struggling search company. Citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation, the Wall Street Journal reported...... [Tags: acquisition, chief executive, jonathan, jonathan miller, search company]

Yahoo’s Stock Jumps on Report of Buyout Interest — Investors bid up shares after reports that Jonathan Miller, AOL’s former chief executive, is attempting a private buyout of Yahoo.... [Tags: aol, chief executive, investors, jonathan, jonathan miller]

Former! AOL! chief! reportedly! mulling! Yahoo! bid! — Steve Miller raising $30bn Former AOL chief Jonathan Miller is reportedly trying to raise cash to buy Yahoo!, giving the search engine's beleaguered shares a shot in the arm late Tuesday.…... [Tags: aol chief, jonathan, jonathan miller, search engine, shot in the arm]

Yahoo acquisition rumor buoys stock — Shares of Yahoo jumped 7 percent Tuesday following a report that former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller was interested in buying the struggling search company. Citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation, the Wall Street Journal reported...... [Tags: acquisition, chief executive, jonathan, jonathan miller, search company]

Citizenship and Immigration Services Chief Steps Down — Updated 6:48 p.m. By Spencer Hsu Jonathan "Jock" Scharfen, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services since April, stepped down yesterday to become vice president of international operations for Northrop Grumman's technology services sector, continuing the Bush administration transition exodus. Scharfen announced the move to employees last Wednesday. His acting deputy, Michael Aytes, will oversee day-to-day agency operations, spokesman Bill Wright said. "Jock has made lasting contributions to homeland security, including processing a record...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.... [Tags: agency operations, bush administration, citizenship and immigration, citizenship and immigration services, exodus]

Ex-AOL Boss Looking to Raise Cash for Yahoo Bid — Former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller is seeking as much as $30 billion from investors to buy all or part of Yahoo, reports The Wall Street Journal, boosting shares of Yahoo with the news of Miller's possible bid for the Web search engine. But raising so much money in the current market could be tough, with banks unwilling to lend. The former AOL chief executive reportedly wants to raise funds to buy Yahoo for $20 to $22 a share for the entire company. - NEW YORK (Reuters) Former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is seeking as much as $30 billion from... [Tags: aol, banks, boss, ceo, chief executive]

Former AOL Chief Explores Yahoo Bid — Former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller is attempting to line up the financing to buy the struggling portal.... [Tags: aol chief, ceo, jonathan, jonathan miller, yahoo]

Ex-AOL CEO Wants to Buy Yahoo for $30 Billion — Jonathan Miller, the former AOL CEO, is making a powerplay to buy part of Yahoo or raise the money to acquire the entire company reports Jessica Vascellaro of the Wall Street Journal. According to the (other) Journal, Miller is talking to private investors and gathering other forms of funding in an effort to obtain Yahoo for $20 to $22 a share; which would mean raising somewhere around $30 billion in order to do so. Yahoo stock is at $11.47 today, after a 7% increase over its opening value of $10.50 this morning. In May, Microsoft had signaled that it was... [Tags: aol ceo, entire company, jonathan, jonathan miller, microsoft]

Yahoo stock rises on new acquisition report — A second report indicates that AOL's former CEO, Jonathan Miller, is interested in buying some or all of Yahoo.... [Tags: acquisition, ceo, jonathan, jonathan miller, report indicates that]

Ex-AOL boss looking to raise cash for Yahoo bid (Reuters) — Reuters - The former chief executive of AOL Jonathan Miller is trying to raise money to buy part or all of Yahoo, according to the Wall Street Journal.... [Tags: aol, boss, chief executive, jonathan, jonathan miller]

Yahoo: Going private? — Former AOL Chief Jonathan Miller is looking in the couch cushions to raise enough money to buy a part–if not all of Yahoo. According to the Wall Street Journal, Miller has been talking to private equity folks and sovereign wealth funds to buy Yahoo for about $20 to $22 a share. Miller would have to raise [...]... [Tags: aol chief, couch cushions, enough money, jonathan, jonathan miller]

Former AOL boss Jonathan Miller seeks funds for Yahoo deal — ... [Tags: boss, jonathan, jonathan miller, yahoo]

Yahoo: Cowen Has Serious Doubts On Miller-Led Bid; Raising $30 Billion Would be “Extremely Difficult” — Cowen’s Jim Friedland this afternoon has weighed in on the WSJ report that former AOL exec Jonathan Miller is trying to raise cash for a bid for Yahoo, and finds the proposition to be something of a long shot. In a brief research note, he raises two key issues: Capital: He says it would be “extremely difficult” to raise the $28 billion to $31 billion that would be needed to close a deal at the $20-$22 a share price level asserted in the story. Price: He says the valuation at $21 would be 9x EV/EBITDA and 29x forward earnings, levels... [Tags: aol exec, cowen, current market, d note, doubts]