Yahoo launched their much-anticipated Site Explorer on Thursday. Yahoo discussed the Site Explorer during SES San Jose but at the time, it was just talk. Now, intrepid explorers may hack through the jungles of URL by visiting both the sites and the inlinks.

Two new models of processors will find their way into the hands of gamers via laptops from custom shop VoodooPC.

The package shipper will acquire UK-based independent parcel carrier LYNX Express in an all-cash deal.

Light sweet crude continues to look to the sky as the price per barrel climbed beyond $56 mark in mid morning trades. The price stayed above $56 for a fair portion of yesterday. OPEC pushed their official ceiling and said they will consider producing more in the coming months. Oil prices continue to climb so what happens now?

John Battelle notes that Google’s market capitalization is now just north of 80 billion dollars, making it the largest media company on the planet, overtaking Time Warner.

The parcel shipper cannot locate computer tapes containing personal data on millions of Citigroup’s customers.

Citigroup announced that United Parcel Service (UPS) has lost tapes that contained information of about 3.9 million customers as they were in transit to a credit bureau.

Bill Gates put his money where his mouth is by upping his donation to $450 million to the Grand Challenges in Global Health program. In an address to the World Health Assembly, Gates told about his ideas for world health.

The package carrier makes a purchase from the trucking industry, acquiring Overnite Transportation Company.

UPS is acquiring carrier Overnite in a $1.25 billion cash transaction. UPS is paying $43.25 per share for the company that will expand its ground services.

The package carrier’s pilot union gives its blessing to leadership to call a strike without another vote.

UPS executives said U.S. domestic volume growth was “well ahead” of second quarter expectations and international export volume continued to climb at a double-digit rate as expected.

BBC News: “eBay is the top brand name on the net, according to calculations by net monitoring company Envisional.

OPEC announced a kick up in oil production yesterday as oil prices hover around $51 a barrel. The 500,000 bpd increase marks the second increase in two months when OPEC minister met last month and increased production 500,000.

Timken announced increased earnings expectations for the first quarter and full year, based on strong industrial market demand, price increases, raw material surcharges and increased productivity.

Nope, the leading expeditors are not blogging..not that I am aware of anyway. But Bloglines just announced that you can track your packages through your Bloglines Feeds.

Oracle announced it is raising its cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Retek to $11.25 per share.

Samsung is looking to win market share in the MP3 music player business as it unveiled six new portable MP3 players.

UPS is closing an air-freight hub in Dayton, Ohio that it just acquired in December, ending 1,400 jobs.

UPS has ordered 10 Airbus jumbo jets due to a need for larger aircrafts to handle international trade.

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