Al Gore joined prominent Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins as a partner, where he will guide investments aimed at combating global warming.
EchoStar shares dropped Monday on weaksubscriber growth, while E*Trade plummeted after warning of further write-downs. The Nasdaq continued to decline following last week's 6.5% tumble.
Federal prosecutors asked an appellate court to uphold the $52 million insider-trading conviction of former Qwest Chief Executive Joe Nacchio, disputing his claim the evidence was insufficient to find him guilty.
The Justice Department told a judge it sees no reason to extend restrictive antitrust oversight of Microsoft, countering a recent move by a group of states to extend oversight for another five years.
Telefonica's net income rose 39%, boosted by a capital gain from the sale of a stake in Endemol and sustained growth in key Latin American and Spanish markets.
Sega Sammy posted a net loss in the fiscal first half and slashed its full-year forecast while the release of some of its new game machines is behind schedule.
Honeywell is testing a system that monitors analysts' brains for early signs of electrical activity when they see something interesting, in an effort to speed up how fast humans can analyze intelligence data such as aerial photographs.
