WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Deadly pocketknives become a $1 billion business

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Deadly pocketknives become a $1 billion business 

A decade ago, Jim Ray brought together a champion martial artist, a former Navy Seal and a police-weapons specialist to draft designs for what he hoped would be the perfect pocketknife.

Adelphia creditors' talks make progress: paper 
Contentious settlement talks among creditors of the bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications Corp. are showing signs of progress, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the talks.

Robin Givhan, You Better Watch Your Back 
Here's one to keep the fashionistas from their meager morning meals: the Wall Street Journal is gearing up to start an official fashion and design bureau, to be fearlessly led by current deputy...

Report: Private Equity firms could bid $10B for Philips Semis 
Three of the biggest private-equity firms are in the final stage of bidding for the semiconductor division of Philips Electronics NV according to sources citing a report in the Wall Street Journal — and the bids are said to value the division at over Euros 8 billion ($10.2 billion).

Wall Street Journal Introduces New Front Page Advertising Opportunity 
The Wall Street Journal will provide advertisers with the opportunity to reach the world's most coveted audience with the addition of a front page advertisement beginning in the third quarter of 2006.

Many Adults Believe Unhealthy Individuals Should Pay More For Health Insurance, Poll Shows 
About 53% of U.S. adults believe that individuals with unhealthy lifestyles should pay higher insurance premiums than those with healthy lifestyles, compared with 32% who oppose the practice, according to a recent WSJ.com/Harris Interactive poll, the Wall Street Journal Online reports. The poll, conducted July 11 through July 13, included interviews with 2,325 U.S. adults. [click link for full

Blackstone Group Explores Buyout Offer for HCA, Person Says 
July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Group LP, manager of the world's largest buyout fund, is exploring a rival bid for HCA Inc., which agreed two days ago to be acquired for $21.3 billion, said a person briefed on the matter said.