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Friday, April 06, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Wall Street is little changed in early trading as investors digest

San Diego Union-Tribune - There is also speculation that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have been hired by private equity firm Apollo Management LP about a possible public offering, according to The Wall Street Journal. Apollo would follow a move by rival

The many faces of American Muslims
Salon - Barrett, a former reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal, has done a nearly miraculous job of writing thoughtfully, clearly and sensibly about a subject that usually stirs up a viper's nest of prejudice, defensiveness and paranoia. Yet

U.S. Trust CEO to step down
MSN MoneyCentral - U.S. Trust Chief Executive Peter Scaturro will step down this summer when U.S. Trust is acquired by Bank of America Corp. Citing sources familiar with the situation, The Wall Street Journal says Scaturro is leaving because of disagreements related to

Memo "Spooks" Wal-Mart Shareholders
MSN MoneyCentral - The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday on an internal Wal-Mart memo asking the retailer's security team to research shareholders submitting resolutions for the annual meeting June 1. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sarah Clark confirmed the memo existed but

Monday, April 02, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - EMI to sell much of its music without antipiracy software: report

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- In a major reversal of the music industry's longstanding antipiracy strategy, EMI Group PLC is set to announce Monday that it plans to sell significant amounts of its catalog through Apple Inc. iTunes Store without anticopying software, according to a media report Sunday.

Tribune Suitor Zell Raised Offer; Board Considers Bid (Update1)
April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Tribune Co. suitor Sam Zell said he raised his offer to more than $8 billion, countering a bid by California billionaires Ron Burkle and Eli Broad.

Analysts say Gibbons taking FBI inquiry seriously
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Gov. Jim Gibbons' decision to hire high-priced Washington, D.C., attorney Abbe Lowell shows he's taking seriously an FBI investigation into his associations with a company awarded secret military contracts when Gibbons was in Congress, legal analysts said.

Hershey's major shareholder pledges to keep power
Hershey Co.'s controlling shareholder on Sunday said it has no interest in giving up its voting power, damping speculation the largest U.S. chocolate maker might combine with Britain's Cadbury Schweppes Plc .

Language: Finding that sweet spot
Stop searching for the sweet spot in today's world of clich ; you found it here.

Schaeffer on Charts (and Sentiment!): Three Stocks to Put on Your Radar Screen
Three quick items worthy of mention as potentially attractive contrarian plays ... Deere & Co.: In today's Wall Street Journal, I came across the article "Is Deere Getting Too Dear," which expressed concerns over Deere & Co...( Read More )

SAP Unit to Defend Itself 'Vigorously' against Oracle Lawsuit
The Wall Street Journal reports Andrew Nelson, CEO of TomorrowNow -- the SAP subsidiary accused of corporate theft in a lawsuit by Oracle -- says he believes his firm has "done absolutely nothing wrong."

Ford Downplays Acquisition Rumors
Scott Ford, chief executive officer of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp., said Tuesday in Fort Smith recent rumors about the possible acquisition of the wireless telephone company are nothing new.

Blog: Wall Street Journal to Americans Who Are Concerned About Global Warming: You Are Morons
This morning James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal was in such a fit over a recent Yale study that revealed that 83% of Americans are very concerned about global warming that he included my take on the survey in his "Best of the Web" column,...

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Around the world

Detroit Free Press - The lawyer for Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted of killing Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, said Sunday he'll file an appeal using an Al Qaeda leader's confession that he was the one who beheaded Pearl. In 2002, a Pakistani court

Union Board Members Oppose Chrysler Breakup: Reports
CNBC - We wouldn't support a sale to a private-equity investor," Gerd Rheude, a German labor union representative who holds a seat on DaimlerChrysler's board, told The Wall Street Journal Monday. "It's important for us that Chrysler won't be cut in pieces

China to expand trials of home-grown 3G platform to 10 cities - report
Forbes - BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China will expand trials of its home-grown TD-SCDMA platform for third-generation mobile to 10 cities from the current five, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an official with the Ministry of Information Industry. China

Parallels, Boot Camp help Apple make inroads
MacNN - Last year, Apple accounted for 4.4 percent of all new PC shipments in the U.S. professional market, up from 3.6 percent in 2005 and 3.2 percent in 2004, according to Gartner numbers published by The Wall Street Journal . In addition, Apple's share of

Reports: Barclays Near Deal For ABN Amro
Playfuls - The deal would be Europe's largest banking merger and make the British bank one of the world's largest financial institutions, The Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported. Barclays said the talks were "early and exploratory" and were a result

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - J&J Probes Escalate With New Subpoenas

Prosecutors intensified probes of J&J's marketing of prescription drugs as three U.S. Attorney's offices issued subpoenas into how it oversees units.

Mossberg's Mailbox
Walt Mossberg answers questions about different aspects of Microsoft Office 2007, including Access, new Excel capabilities and the Mac version of Office.

Converting Dylan to Digital
We test two devices that are designed to bring new life to 45s and LPs by allowing those oldies to migrate to CD players, computers and iPods.

IPod Alternatives
This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about alternatives to the iPod and converting an internal DVD burner into an external drive.

The Web Is a Trove of Watchable Videos
Some of the most interesting video online isn't on YouTube. In some corners of the Web, people are producing real, episodic TV shows.

Program Helps People Avoid Using the Mouse
A new program helps people who prefer to use keyboard shortcuts rather than moving their hands to use the mouse. And its commands needn't be memorized, because they are entered in plain English.

Friday, March 09, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - AT&T, Yahoo may scale back partnership: report

MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. and AT&T Inc. are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale back their partnership, a person familiar with the matter said, according to the Wall Street Journal. The fraying of the alliance could be a

First Word
Salon - An increase in the rates that web broadcasters will be charged per song made recently by the Copyright Royalty Board, a federal agency, may put many web radio stations out of business, writes the Wall Street Journal. Tim Westergren, co-founder of

Charles H. Johnson & Associates Announces They are Investigating
MSN MoneyCentral - MINNEAPOLIS, March 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Charles H. Johnson & Associates announces they are investigating the backdating of Research in Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM) stock options granted to company employees. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, "On

UPDATE: Wall Street Journal Feb Ad Revenue Slides 10%
Beurs.nl - NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Advertising revenue at Dow Jones & Co.'s (DJ) The Wall Street Journal slid 10% last month, underscoring the continued pressures on the newspaper industry. Dow Jones is the first newspaper company to report February ad results

Candidate Clinton, Embracing the Trite and the True
Washington Post - He covered the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns and President Bush's first term. Before coming to the Post as a Style political writer in 2000, he covered the Clinton White House for the New Republic and Congress for the Wall Street Journal. Sign

Euroshares off highs as Wall St seen moving lower again
Forbes - But shares were off highs after a report in the Wall Street Journal claiming Chairman Luv Vandevelde has quit added to uncertainty about the group's prospects. Shares in Metro AG were 3.49 pct higher in morning trade on the read-across from Carrefour.

Business news in brief
Philadelphia Inquirer - Drop in ad revenue is reported at Wall Street Journal Dow Jones & Co. Inc. said advertising revenue at the Wall Street Journal fell 10 percent in February, the most in almost two years, in a sign the slimmer version of the newspaper has yet to lure

Monday, March 05, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Oracle to Buy Hyperion Solutions for $3.3B Cash -- NYT

The Wall Street Journal and New York Times report that according to people familiar with the matter, software giant Oracle Corp., the worlds #2 maker of business software for areas like finance and human resources, will buy Hyperion Solutions Corp. for $52 cash a share, or about $3.3 billion -- a 21% premium over Hyperion's [... ]

Fight to end hatred, slain reporters dad urges
Judea Pearl conveyed his message of peace at The Community School of Naples on Sunday night with strength and determination. Pearl said he was inspired by his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who delivered his final words to the world in the same fashion.

WSJ: Blockbuster May Buy Movielink
The Wall Street Journal reports Blockbuster is in "advanced talks" to buy Movielink for an amount not to exceed $50 million in cash and stock, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. Equities Suffer Worst Week in Four Years Leading Bonds Higher
The U.S. equity market experienced its largest weekly decline since January of 2003 wiping out $837 billion in market value, spurred by a global selloff. The heavy declines also meant the S&P 500 index closed lower for the month of February - the first monthly decline in eight months.

Late mortgage payments rise, according to lender
Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. home mortgage lender, said payments were at least 30 days late at the end of 2006 on 2.9 percent of prime home-equity loans serviced by the company, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Lists of Best-Selling Books
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS FICTION 1. "Innocent in Death by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb 2. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Charles Koch: His philosophy and his company
Charles Koch, chairman and chief executive of Koch Industries, has added a new title to his already impressive resume: author.

Palm's Share Price Rises as Takeover Talk Gets Louder
Shares of Palm Inc., manufacturer of the Treo smartphone, rose 11% on Friday to over $18 on speculation that Nokia is considering buying the company. The share price has soared over 25% this year on persistent takeover rumors.

Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: paper
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relying on a "dysfunctional" computer system for tracking drug safety as it struggles to upgrade its technology, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a report commissioned by the FDA.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - The 70 minutes that could cost Dow Jones millions

Times Online - The company, which publishes The Wall Street Journal , acknowledged that it miscalculated the Dow Jones industrial average index for 70 minutes on Tuesday. It added confusion to a market already reeling, helping US stocks to their biggest fall in

Amid sharp decline Wall Street hits tech turbulence
ZDNet Blogs - The Wall Street Journal's Scott Patterson reports that a tabulation delay by Dow Jones data systems led to a surge in order flows that couldn't be balanced. The Journal's MarketBeat blog notes that "just before 3 p.m., Dow Jones Indexes switched over

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
Motley Fool - As a recovering analyst of 20 years, and a repeat member of The Wall Street Journal's Best-on-the-Street All Star Research Team, I look back on my experience with decidedly mixed emotions. In hindsight, securities analysis is a delicate blend of

AOL in talks to acquire mobile ad start-up
ZDNet - The deal for the company, which posts small advertisements on cell phone screens, is likely to be in the range of $80 million, The Wall Street Journal said in Tuesday's edition, citing people familiar with the matter. The newspaper added that the

How to sharpen a business meeting
Miami Herald - MANAGEMENT How to sharpen a business meeting The Wall Street Journal The Problem: Business meetings that waste time. The Solution: The leader of the meeting can penalize late-comers by having them fetch coffee for the punctual attendees. The meeting