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Saturday, July 29, 2006

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Summer marks start of campaign for US Congress

MSNBC - A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll this week found President George W. Bush's job approval rating at 39 per cent, a slight improvement over last month. Congress is held in even lower esteem, with 25 per cent approval and 60 per cent disapproval. But

Plavix deal with Bristol-Myers, Sanofi-Aventis investigated
Grand Forks Herald - Both Sanofi and Bristol-Myers said they intended to resume litigation against Apotex if the FDA and state attorneys general rejects the proposed settlement, according to The Wall Street Journal. Bristol-Myers has its research headquarters in Princeton

Justice Dept. Launches Bristol-Myers Probe
Associated Press - Federal agents raided Bristol-Myers' Manhattan headquarters on Wednesday, and searched Dolan's office, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday night, citing a person familiar with the situation. The agents also collected documents from the building

Democrats unveil battle plan for general election
Myrtle Beach Online - A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of 1,010 adults, conducted July 21-24, found that 48 percent of respondents would prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, compared with 38 percent for a Republican-controlled one. Overall, 60 percent disapproved

Behind those testimonials
Times Herald-Record - The Wall Street Journal reported recently that several recent cases of authors failing to report their connections to companies that produce the medicine or treatment they were endorsing have resulted in calls for punishment of the offending authors

Mediabids: Online Auctions for Print Ads
Auctionbytes.com - In addition to small, local publications, Mediabids publication users include many national newspapers and magazines including Rolling Stone, New York Times and Wall Street Journal, according to Lisa Cadan, the company's Manager of Marketing and

Google Confirms Testing New Ad-Pricing Model
TechWeb - Testing of the new model, often referred to as "cost-per-action," was first reported in The Wall Street Journal. The new pricing is seen as a way to deliver a better return on investment to advertisers, and as a means to combat click fraud, the

Exclusively Business Insurance-Dedicated Website Launches
dBusinessNews.com - This new concept in business insurance has been heard and seen on WCBS radio and the Wall Street Journal. BetterBusinessInsurance.com specializes in Business Owners, Commercial Auto, Umbrella Liability and Workers' Compensation insurance -- just for

'Prada' movie spotlights nasty boss phenom
Centre Daily - He points to Hollywood producer Scott Rudin, who went through at least 119 assistants in five years, firing one for bringing the wrong kind of breakfast muffin, according to the Wall Street Journal. "It costs to replace all those people," Sutton says

Friday, July 28, 2006

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Microsoft Takes on iPod With Zune

Microsoft plans to spend "hundreds of millions of dollars" in coming years on its effort to take on Apple's iPod with a music player named Zune.

NYSE Group Posts Strong Profit
NYSE Group reported sharply higher profit on an increase in trading revenue, in the Big Board operator's first full reporting period as a publicly traded company.

DaimlerChrysler, VW Profits Rise
DaimlerChrysler's net more than doubled on a rebound at Mercedes, but Chrysler's profit slid as sales of trucks and SUVs fell. Volkswagen posted higher earnings.

New-Home Sales Tumbled in June
New-home sales fell 3% in June and durable-goods orders, excluding defense products and aircraft, grew at a slower pace.

XM Satellite Posts Wider Loss
XM Satellite Radio posted a wider loss and again cut its subscriber estimate for the year.

DaimlerChrysler, VW Profits Rise
DaimlerChrysler's net more than doubled on a rebound at Mercedes, but Chrysler's profit slid as sales of trucks and SUVs fell. Volkswagen posted higher earnings.

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Wall Street Journal Examines Resurgence Of Breast-Feeding, Use Of Negative Campaigns

The Wall Street Journal on Friday examined the resurgence of breast-feeding in the U.S. and campaigns that focus on the possible negative effects of not breast-feeding. According to the Journal, the percentage of women who breast-feed infants one week after birth increased from 25% in 1971 to 70% in 2006. [click link for full article]

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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is trying to play to China's global ambitions as a tactic to persuade Beijing to allow its currency to rise more against the U.S. dollar.

Report: Philips chip unit bids climb to $10.2 billion
( InfoWorld ) - Three groups bidding for Koninklijke Philips Electronics' chip division are in the final stages of a deal that could be priced around 8 billion ($10.2 billion), the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the situation. The company's semiconductor division produces chips for a variety of gadgets, including LCD TVs and other consumer electronics as well as

Putting airline lunches to a taste test
United has the best buy-on-board lunch among North American airlines. At least that's according to The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), which writes that it set out to find the best of these new unfree lunches offered now-a-days on North...

Thursday, July 27, 2006

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Webcast Alert: Informed Investors Forums Announces Keynote

Forbes - He has appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNBC, CNNfn, The Wall Street Journal Report, and Hong Kong Cable Television. He has also appeared in a wide variety of print media sources including Barron's, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Business Journal

Bush Foreign Policy Poll Released
WXIA 11 Alive - Bush Foreign Policy Poll Released Tonight on NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams will talk about a new foreign policy poll conducted by NBC and the Wall Street Journal. Video: See the Poll

EMI to announce that it will abandon bid for Warner Music - report
Forbes - HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - EMI Group PLC is expected to announce today that it is no longer pursuing a 4.6 bln usd proposal to buy Warner Music Group Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter

AOL expected to scrap charges
Boston Globe - But a Wall Street Journal report earlier this month cited unnamed sources as saying Time Warner could lose up to $1 billion through 2009 from its plan to offer free services. Time Warner on July 11 dismissed the report and called the newspaper's

The Levant's worst day yet.
Slate - The Wall Street Journal goes high with a poll showing 45 percent of respondents support the president's response to the Mideast crisis. The poll also has 60 percent saying the country is heading in the wrong direction—about the same as it's been

Mother Nature gets downright dirty
Bismarck Tribune - If you want facts, and nothing but the facts ma'am; then read the Wall Street Journal. I see nothing wrong with a Tribune writer using their talent and putting some interesting reading into an aritcle instead a three lines that said this man's barn

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

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.

Monday, July 24, 2006

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Dow Jones Indexes to Launch Islamic Index Covering Brazil,

MSN MoneyCentral - DJ; dowjones.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with

President Bush Vetoes Bill That Would Have Expanded Federal Embryonic
Medical News Today - According to the Wall Street Journal , Democrats said they plan to bring up stem cell research in campaigns for the November election, including in Missouri, Montana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, where incumbent Republicans voted against the measure (Lueck,

Local communities tackling immigration
Vindicator - The Wall Street Journal reports that, in 2006, 500 pieces of immigration-related legislation have been introduced in state legislatures. All are aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and sparing localities the cost of support services for

Little Blue People - My Therapy Buddy
KESQ News - SAN FRANCISCO Advanced Micro Devices is planning to make a "significant" announcement tomorrow, as reports swirl that it plans to pay more than five (b) billion dollars to acquire a top graphics chip maker. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that A

Reports: AMD to buy graphics maker ATI
Austin American-Statesman - ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES Reports: AMD to buy graphics maker ATI Purchase to cost $5.4 billion, Wall Street Journal reported. By Dan Goodin ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, July 24, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO — Advanced Micro Devices Inc., said it will make a

HCA to be acquired for $21 billion: sources
WAFF - HCA had been close to a deal before, but talks broke down over the price tag and concerns about the company's debt load, The Wall Street Journal reported last week. HCA, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan could not be immediately

ED Drug Uprima Often Ineffective: Study
WCAX - The drug is given in combination with another drug -- misoprostol -- in order to induce abortion in the early stages of pregnancy, the Wall Street Journal reported. Another infection -- involving a woman in Colorado -- is still being investigated. It's

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Stocks bounce in early trade

WKYT 27 - That's according to The Wall Street Journal. This follows Friday's meeting in Detroit between G-M Chairman and C-E-O Rick Wagoner and Carlos Ghosn (GOHN), head of Renault and Nissan. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material

The high costs of keeping broadcasting decent
Centre Daily - A Wall Street Journal examination of the 6,500 e-mails protesting the Without a Trace episode found all but three were computer-generated form letters, seemingly orchestrated by a group called the Parents Television Council. Network supporters insist

France Telecom reaches deal to sell PagesJaunes stake for 3.4 bln eur
Forbes - HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - France Telecom SA has agreed to sell its 54 pct stake in yellow-pages service PagesJaunes Groupe SA for 3.4 bln eur, or 22 eur a share, to private-equity fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the Wall

How much of a threat is posed by Iran?
Philadelphia Daily News - Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that North Korea made two recent shipments of intermediate range missiles to Iran - a sign that ties are increasing. "There's a certain solidarity developing between these two members of the axis of

AMD to announce 5.4 bln usd deal for ATI Technologies - report
Forbes - HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc plans to pay about 5.4 bln usd to buy ATI Technologies Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies were in late stages of

Slim, but drunk
Free Lance-Star - The report in The Wall Street Journal suggests that studies indicate that the "bio-chemical causes of compulsive eating are extremely similar to those underlying other self-destructive addictions, such as alcohol or cocaine addiction." Scientists are

Philips chip unit could fetch $10.2b
Boston Globe - PHILADELPHIA -- Three groups of private-equity firms are weighing bids of more than $10.2 billion for Philips Electronics NV's semiconductor unit, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Final bids for the unit, which makes chips for consumer

Finding Your Perfect Honeymoon Destination
WREG - If you must start the day with your favorite coffee and The Wall Street Journal; if you live on the cutting edge and don't want to miss a beat; or if you thirst for the knowledge found within museums, enjoy live theater, and prefer dining at

Sunday, July 23, 2006

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - 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.

Banks roll out expanded rewards
Banks used to give you a free toaster when you opened a savings account. Now they want to give you Royal Caribbean cruises and Tumi luggage for taking out a loan, paying your bills online and writing checks.

Eric Boehlert: Civil War at the The Wall Street Journal
How many times is the publisher of the Wall Street Journal , one of America's truly great journalistic enterprises, going to allow the right-wing ideologues on the paper's editorial page embarrass the company and diminish the extraordinary work done by the news team? The question's relevant again because editorial page has produced another spectacle. The twist this time is the

Substance Use Disorders, Obesity May Share Biological Roots
Researchers say that as many as 30 percent of patients who have had weight loss surgery acquire a new compulsive behavior, the Wall Street Journal reported on July 18.

CULTURE & SOCIETY
The Wall Street Journal published an article about the case of Turkish novelist Elif Safak, who has been charged with insulting the Turkish identity.