In the world of business and antitrust law, big is not necessarily bad or illegal. But alarm bells went off when Google and Yahoo, the top two players in the search advertising market, decided to join forces. The Justice Department was right to challenge that proposal, which the companies have since withdrawn. A possible casualty: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang. ...more

November 23, 2008

We've beefed up breaking news coverage and put more of the newest stories at the top of the page, to help you can find them faster. News video now has a permanent spot, too. We've provided easy links to see and post your comments and photos. And we're giving you a peek at searches being done on our site – just click a search term and see the results for yourself. You now have one-click access to stories from the most popular sections. Most of all, we want you to use those stories your way: Click the sharing button under any story list to put a stack of continuously updated headlines on your blog, MyYahoo, iGoogle or personal home page. ...more

May 6, 2008