Napster wins over record companies

Three of the world's largest record companies are close to a deal to license their catalogues to Napster, the 'renegade' song-swapping service. By Jane Martinson.

Tasty when your stake’s well done

Despite the slump in the value of dot.coms, employees are increasingly attracted by the prospect of share options in their company, even if it means accepting a lower basic salary and sharing the pain as well as the gain. Nic Paton reports.

One-click finance check arrives

A new service enabling people to access all their online financial information in one place has gone live in Britain for the first time.

Escape of the cybercaesar

The dot.com strategy of France's richest man has fallen apart but Bernard Arnault still looks likely to come out on top. By Randeep Ramesh.

Music pirates sink industry

The impact on the music industry of song swapping websites have taken their toll of sales of recorded music, writes David Teather.

Veteran film boss takes top Yahoo! job

Yahoo!, the world's most visited internet portal, yesterday appointed a veteran film studio boss as its chairman and chief executive, prompting speculation about a change of direction for a company founded by two students.

Yahoo! joins team to combat Napster

The race to rival Napster took a step forward when Yahoo! joined Duet, the online music service created by Vivendi Universal and Sony Music Entertainment. By Jane Martinson.

Beenz means signs of a downturn

The company that created a currency for the internet, Beenz.com, yesterday admitted that it had sacked 180 staff and could be sold.