LONDON (AFP) - Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed Monday.
Too much technology and a desire to play to the critics have produced overblown, overpriced vintages.
SAN FRANCISCO - Shares of Yahoo fell 22 percent in premarket trading as hopes for the once dominant search engine dimmed on the withdrawal of a $43.7 billion bid from Microsoft Corp.
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s shares tumbled by more than 23 percent in premarket trading Monday after Microsoft Corp. withdrew a $47.5 billion takeover offer for the Internet pioneer.
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