Even technology companies get good news sometimes.

No news at 4:30 a.m. is good.

The good news is dollars don't vote, people do.

There's good news and slightly less good news.

With 950 reporters and 79 bureaus, Bloomberg competes to break news with Dow Jones, Reuters and Bridge News along with newspaper Web sites, dozens of smaller Internet sites, and even gossipy chat rooms.

Big companies often use their leverage to take stakes in would-be suppliers, especially in the technology business.