Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1998 > Business New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Bamboozled for the Holidays - Online shoppers beware: That Chanel bag may be a cheap knock-off with a fancy logo. Then again, it may be the real thing at half the price. By Judy DeMocker. [Wired News]   Bankers: Prepared for a Panic? - From bank runs to power failures to inventory shortages, banking-industry insiders ponder worst-case scenarios at a White House Y2K summit. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]   Banking on the Java of E-Payment Systems - Some 30 companies that sell electronic payment services are working on a cross-platform protocol that will allow all digital wallets and cyber cash registers to talk to each other. [Wired News]   Banks Bullish on Y2K - The Federal Reserve is stockpiling cash, but that doesn't mean consumers should follow suit, say US banks. By Spencer E. Ante. [Wired News]   Barbie Gets Some Education - Mattel, maker of the girliest of girlie dolls, said it will acquire The Learning Company for about US$3.8 billion. But Mattel's fourth quarter will be worse than expected. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Barnes & Noble and Borders Sued by Booksellers - The American Book Association and 23 independent bookstores filed suit against the two companies in US District Court in Northern California, alleging unfair business practices. [Wired News]   Barnesandnoble.com to Go Public - Bookseller Barnes Noble says it will take up to 20 percent of its online operation public, raising cash to fuel its battle with Amazon.com. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Bay Shareholders Sue Nortel - A class-action lawsuit alleges that Nortel withheld news about its financial woes until after it bought Bay Networks in order to prop up its stock price. By Sean Donahue. [Wired News]   Be Free for a Fee - A little-known company gets a patent for targeted online advertising. Could it become the toll taker of the billion-dollar online-ad business? By Craig Bicknell [Wired News]   Be Inc. in with Hitachi, Intel - Be gets its software onto high-end Hitachi workstations, and gets more money from Intel. Analysts say Be could become a strong niche player. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Bell Atlantic Chair Moves On - Ray Smith plans to leave by year's end, which will put CEO Ivan Seidenberg in charge of the Baby Bell as it fights to become a digital communications powerhouse. By Sean Donahue. [Wired News]   Bell Atlantic to Buy GTE - Bell Atlantic, one of the most aggressive local phone companies, will try to buy GTE for US$67 billion in stock and debt. But not without a fight from regulators. By Sean Donahue. [Wired News]   Bell Atlantic to Launch DSL - The phone company is expected to announce a major -- and long-awaited -- DSL rollout on Monday in a move to gain ground in the high-speed Internet access market. By Sean Donahue. [Wired News]   Betting on (A Little) Interactivity - Wink Communications sends its interactive TV show south, as cable subscribers in Tennessee and Virginia become the first US guinea pigs for interactive TV. [Wired News]   Beware of Deadbeat Dealers - Consumers claim online auctioneers should do more to guarantee their transactions. The auctioneers say they're doing enough. Regulators and lawyers are watching developments. By Arik Hesseldahl. [Wired News]   Bianca's Fish Meal Shack - Zapata, the fish processor-turned-portal player, agreed to buy Bianca's Smut Shack, one of the Web's first erotic forums. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Big Blue Stock Drops on Report - IBM's stock dropped two points today on one analyst's bleaker-than-previous outlook for the company. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Big Companies to Call Over Net - The world's biggest companies will soon begin making business calls over the Net, says a new study. That's good news for companies who've bet billions on networks for Net calls. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Big Internet Deal Saves Tech - Cable & Wireless is reportedly close to buying MCI's Internet operations, which would clear the path for WorldCom's bid for MCI. That was good news for telecom stocks. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Big Internet Deal Saves Tech - Cable & Wireless is reportedly close to buying MCI's Internet operations, which would clear the path for WorldCom's bid for MCI. That was good news for telecom stocks. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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