Read more IBM stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2262/ibm.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71905/dow-drops-67-sinks-below-10000-on-ibm-boa-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today as optimism about economic recovery waned in the face of disappointing earnings. Bank of American and General Electric’s financing division both posted quarterly losses. IBM, which reported strong profits but spooked investors with downbeat comments on the readiness of businesses to spend on technology, fell 5.2%,...http://www.newser.com/story/71905/dow-drops-67-sinks-below-10000-on-ibm-boa-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 15:16:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68625/ibm-bets-on-water-smart-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIBM is developing a set of water grid technologies, designed to revamp the world’s badly outdated fresh water delivery systems in much the same way many countries are trying to upgrade their energy grids, CNET reports. IBM projects the water management business could be worth $20 billion within 5 years....http://www.newser.com/story/68625/ibm-bets-on-water-smart-grid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 11:07:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67996/scientists-capture-detailed-image-of-molecule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a scientific first, IBM researchers have produced a detailed image of a molecule’s structure, the BBC reports. The stunning image, made with an atomic force microscope that vibrates like a tuning fork, is so finely detailed that it shows chemical bonds. Such intricate familiarity with the molecule opens the...http://www.newser.com/story/67996/scientists-capture-detailed-image-of-molecule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 9:32:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64679/dow-ends-solid-week-up-32.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks were generally flat today as investors stepped back from a 4-day rally. IBM boosted the Dow, rising 4.3% after reporting strong quarterly profits, the Wall Street Journal reports. GE and Bank of America both trended lower after reporting declining earnings. Housing data showed home construction rose in June,...http://www.newser.com/story/64679/dow-ends-solid-week-up-32.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:17:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57324/nerds-bet-machine-can-beat-man-on-jeopardy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHal, meet Watson. IBM announced it will unleash a new supercomputer program, named after founder Thomas J. Watson, which they say could beat human competitors on Jeopardy , the New York Times reports. More advanced than the software that beat chess champion Gary Kasparov in 1997, Watson will weigh nearly infinite...http://www.newser.com/story/57324/nerds-bet-machine-can-beat-man-on-jeopardy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 10:27:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56662/oracle-buys-sun-microsystems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOracle Corp. has agreed to buy Sun Microsystems, swooping in after Sun’s talks with IBM fell apart. Oracle will pay $7.4 billion, or $9.50 a share for Sun, the Wall Street Journal reports, a 42% premium on Friday’s close. Though Sun has been losing money, Oracle expects the...http://www.newser.com/story/56662/oracle-buys-sun-microsystems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 7:20:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55433/stocks-slide-ahead-of-earnings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks turned south this morning, as a series of downgrades and bad news for the Sun/IBM deal spooked investors ahead of earnings season, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow dropped 92, the S&P 12. Financials sank after a veteran analyst downgraded 11 major US banks. The Nasdaq fell 33,...http://www.newser.com/story/55433/stocks-slide-ahead-of-earnings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 8:57:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55378/ibm-sun-break-off-7b-merger-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIBM withdrew a $7 billion offer to buy Sun Microsystems this weekend after Sun's board called the bid too low, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sun also worried that IBM sought too much leeway to walk away from the deal if antitrust regulators challenged the merger, insiders say. People expected...http://www.newser.com/story/55378/ibm-sun-break-off-7b-merger-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Apr 2009 18:51:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55169/ibm-to-nab-rival-sun-for-7b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIBM looks set to buy rival Sun Microsystems in a $7 billion deal that would make IBM king of the lucrative Unix server market, the New York Times reports. The $9.50-per-share agreement, already approved by IBM’s board, insiders say, could be announced today—though next week is more probable....http://www.newser.com/story/55169/ibm-to-nab-rival-sun-for-7b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 7:11:57 CDT