Microsoft Agrees To Buy Skype For $8.5B
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history.
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Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history.
WBZ News Radio's Financial Editor Dave Caruso reports on the sale of Skype to Microsoft and a rise in retail sales.
A new report says about 17-percent of Boston area homeowners are "underwater," which means they have a mortgage balance that's greater than their home's value.
Point, shoot, and make money. All you need is your smart phone to save money on things you buy everyday, like buying a bagel or a cup of coffee.
We did a series on Boomers last month. Now let's look at their kids, the X Generation.
Local biopharmaceutical company Alkermes of Waltham is buying Elan Drug Technologies, a drug formulation company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
A federal grant for track upgrades in Massachusetts will smooth out bumpy sections of track and set the stage for another daily round trip for Amtrak's Downeaster between Boston and Portland, officials said Monday.
For more and more of Americans, that daily cup is a necessity, not a luxury.
WBZ News Radio's Financial Editor Dave Caruso reports the trade deficit, retail sales and the European debt are what investors should be paying attention to this week.
It used to be that we would take out a pen and paper and handwrite a note when needed. Now in business communication it's more common to receive an email or even a text. But is that acceptable?
A fashion startup in Cambridge that wants to help prospective designers just received $1 million in venture capital funding.
There are tax breaks your parents can take advantage of.
Jobs, commodities and Osama – WBZ NewsRadio 1030's New England Business editor Anthony Silva looks at the forces that moved the market this week, with Dave Caruso, of Coastal Capital Group in Danvers.
WBZ News Radio's Financial Editor Dave Caruso reports better than expected news on the jobless front.
About 2,200 summer jobs for teens could be cut this year.
