First MSN Phisher Gets Jail Time
An Iowa man has become the first to be convicted of perpetrating a phishing scam against Microsoft’s MSN portal customers.
Office Depot Buys Allied Office Products
Office Depot announced Friday it has acquired Allied Office Products, a $300-million office products and services company with a strong presence in the Northeast.
Loose Cannon: A Boy Named Sue
News item: The nation’s largest class-action law firm, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, was recently charged with kicking back more than $11 million to individuals who served as lead plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits, despite a New York law that prohibits attorneys from promising anything of value to induce a person to bring a lawsuit.…
Anheuser-Busch Buys Rolling Rock for $82 Million
It's been a marriage in the making. Anheuser-Busch said Friday that it has purchased the Rolling Rock brands from InBev USA for $82 million.
The Culture Code
The Culture Code for Germany is perhaps best illustrated in a story: Lego, the Danish toy company, found instant success with their interlocking blocks in the German market, while sales foundered in the U.S.
