Sunday, August 20, 2006

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Weight restrictions incite fight for overhead bin space 



With their planes flying nearly full, airlines are becoming more strict with their carry-on policies, reports The Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The fight for space in the overhead bin is also causing bad behavior among travelers, it says. American...

Report: analysts antsy over Lucent-Alcatel merger 
A series of recent research notes from prominent analysts have heightened concerns about the proposed $36 billion merger between Lucent Technologies and Alcatel, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Quattrone reaches deal with prosecutors, reports say 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Former star investment banker Frank Quattrone, who has twice been tried on charges of obstruction of justice, has reached a tentative deal with prosecutors that would enable both sides to avoid a third trial, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. move delays "open-skies" pact with Europeans: report 
The Bush administration has delayed a move to let foreigners exercise more control over U.S. airlines, pushing back plans to issue new regulations by early September, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Capote Screenwriter Secretly Joins Jolie Film 
Capote screenwriter Dan Futterman has secretly been cast opposite Angelina Jolie in a film about slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Jolie made headlines last month when it was announced she was playing Pearl's widow Marianne in the film adaptation of her 2003 memoir A Mighty Heart.

Hard Knocks, Age Transform Marc Andreessen 
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Marc Andreessen, the brain behind Netscape, has spent the past several years engaged in an old-fashioned pursuit: rebuilding a traditional software company, Opsware, and trying to make it profitable, the Wall Street Journal reports. From the article: 'That he is making progress will be evident next week when the company expects to report a hefty quarterly revenue

Firms track traveling employees 
It's 4 a.m. Do you know where your road warriors are?

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