BusinessMoney Minute: Windows XP, Rhapsody, YahooMoney Minute: Windows XP, Rhapsody, YahooThe Associated PressMicrosoft will stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers, beginning today. AP's James Limbach reports on that and the rest of Monday's top business headlines. (June 30)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] AP Money MinuteVerizon Wireless has adopted Rhapsody's subscription music service, allowing its customers to download as much music as they want for $15 per month. The service will work with seven current handsets and three to be launched soon, including the third version of the popular LG Chocolate.Rhapsody is also dropping copy protection on all tracks bought from its online store, allowing songs to play on practically any music gadget, including iPods.-----------------------------Micro soft will stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers today, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using Vista.Once computers loaded with XP have been cleared from the inventory of major PC makers, consumers will have to buy a version of Vista and then legally "downgrade" to XP through Microsoft.-----------------------------Y ahoo is meeting with its major shareholders in hopes of fending off Carl Icahn.The activist investor is trying to overthrow Yahoo's board in retaliation for rejecting Microsoft's takeover bid. Now the company is making its case for keeping its current board and management team.Yahoo has also filed a brief with the SEC to elaborate on its defense of its directors, including CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang. I'm James Limbach with AP Money Minute(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER:------------------------------V IDEO SOURCE:--------------------------

BusinessMoney Minute: Millionaires, Yahoo, Circuit CityMoney Minute: Millionaires, Yahoo, Circuit CityThe Associated PressThe world's millionaires club is getting bigger _ and its members decidedly richer. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports on that and the rest of Tuesday's top business headlines. (June 24)AP Money MinuteThe world's millionaires club is getting bigger _ and its members decidedly richer. According to the 12th annual World Wealth Report released by Merrill Lynch, the number of people around the globe with at least $1 million in assets swelled by 600,000 or 6 percent last year to 10.1 million. The combined wealth of the millionaires' club meanwhile grew 9.4 percent to $40.7 trillion. Their average wealth, which didn't include primary homes, surpassed $4 million for the first time.------------------------Yahoo's depressed stock has jumped by more than 3 percent on reports that the Internet pioneer is once again exploring a possible deal with Microsoft. The Silicon Valley blog TechCrunch says the two companies are talking, but a person close to Yahoo told The AP that Microsoft still isn't interested in buying Yahoo in its entirety. Microsoft and Yahoo didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.------------------------Circuit City isn't saying a buyout is in the future for the electronics retailer, but an activist investor expects an announcement of a possible sale within the next month. Mark Wattles, whose investment firm holds a 6.5 percent stake in Circuit City, said three companies are in the late stages of conducting due diligence in regard to buying the company. Wattles says, "the sniffing is over with."i'm Mark Hamrick with AP Money Minute(****END****)

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