According to Reuters, three banks lead by Royal Bank of Scotland have topped Barclays (BCS) bid for ABN Amro (ABN).
Reurters writes that IBM (IBM) will start selling software from MySQL, a developer of open source databases used by companies including Yahoo! (YHOO), Google (GOOG) and YouTube.
Reuters reports that GM’s (GM) Onstar is going into a partnership with Time Warner (TWX) map location business, Mapquest.
Reuters also writes that Reuters (RTRSY) revenue rose 6.5% in the last quarter.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple’s (AAPL) former CFO says that Steve Jobs was aware of options backdating at the company and misled him about board action.
The Wall Street Journal also reports that Amazon’s (AMZN) net income rose sharply on lower costs and a 32% increase in revenue.
The Wall Streeet Journal also writes that Siemens (SI) board will vote on the renewal of its CEO’s contract as the company is in the midst of several scandals.
The Wall Street Journal also reports that Vonage (VG) received a cout ruling that will allow it to continue selling new VoIP subscriptions.
The WSJ reports that Honda (HMC) said in its quarterly report that sales rose in the US, Europe and Asia.
The WSJ reports that AMD (AMD) was able to tap the bond markets for $2 billion despite poor earnings.
The New York Times reports that sales of previously owned homes dropped sharply to 1989 levels.
The New York Times writes that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) warned of more losses.
FT reports that a large number of shareholders in The New York Times Company (NYT) voted against re-election of directors to protest the company’s dual share structure.
Barron’s writes that revenue at Sun Microsystems (SUNW) rose only 3% raising questions about the company’s recovery.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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