Wall Street Journal Newspaper: 2007-01-14

Saturday, January 20, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Apple's Stock Down on Reported Probe into CEO Jobs' Option Grants

MSNBC - Authorities are investigating a grant to Jobs of 7.5 million options finalized in December 2001, The Wall Street Journal reported. Since Apple shares were higher then, the backdating to October resulted in an increase in the value of the grant and

'Bid interest' in LA Times owner
BBC News - In contrast, the Wall Street Journal reported that Carlyle Group is interested in buying the firm's 25 TV stations, which have been valued at $4bn by analysts. Entrepreneurs Eli Broad and Ron Burkle are also interested in investing in the business

Editor's picks: Disturbing brains
Los Angeles Times - Picturing Web Shoppers (Wall Street Journal) In the rush to tap Internet surfers' tastes and help online advertisers target more specific audiences, one British software start-up is pushing a different vision. **** Editor's picks is a daily collection of

Asking Questions on Apple's iPhone
Street.Com - will tell how the product and extensions of the product will fare in the marketplace. My observations are based not only on my own analysis but, more importantly, on actual product reviews in PC Magazine , the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal

Time to evolve
Sports Illustrated - Teresa Earnhardt's quote about Dale Jr. in the 'Wall Street Journal' accused him of being unable to decide if he wants to be a driver or a personality. Here's a modest proposal to get past the war of words and back to racing at Dale Earnhardt Inc

CNS assessing Thaksin media impact
Bangkok Post - The Council for National Security is analysing and assessing impacts of the interviews that ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra gave to CNN and the Asian Wall Street Journal on Monday, said deputy CNS secretary-general Saprang Kalayanamitr. Gen

MySpace To Offer Parental Control Software
Playfuls - MySpace.com is to offer parental control software in a bid to allay concerns and possible legal troubles over the potential for child abuse on the hit social networking site, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The software, which parents

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - MySpace To Offer Parental Control Software

Playfuls - MySpace.com is to offer parental control software in a bid to allay concerns and possible legal troubles over the potential for child abuse on the hit social networking site, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The software, which parents

Don't Forget the "Gold" in "Goldilocks"
Safe Haven - He has been quoted in many of the nations leading newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune

Friday, January 19, 0730 GMT
Times Online - The Federal Reserve chairman gave warning that rising health-care and social security spending could create a "vicious cycle" of rising debt and interest payments and an eventual fiscal crisis. The Wall Street Journal reports that, although Mr

Court tells Bethesda bank to rescind option ARMs
Baltimore Sun - NEW YORK // A federal judge in Wisconsin ordered Chevy Chase Bank to rescind loans made to some borrowers who took out so-called option adjustable-rate mortgages, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The ruling was in a case against the

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Bernanke to testify before Congress in February :WSJ

Boston Globe - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before Congress on monetary policy on February 14 and 15, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Typically, the Fed chairman's twice-a-year report to lawmakers on

U.S. investigates options grant to Apple CEO -WSJ
Reuters Canada - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal authorities are investigating a backdated stock-option grant awarded to Apple Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote ) Chief Executive Steve Jobs that carried a false October 2001 date, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday. Apple's shares

U.S. Navy halts Lockheed job on new coastal waters warship
People's Daily Online - The U.S. Navy has ordered Lockheed Martin Corp. to stop work on a new coastal waters warship because of big cost overruns, The Wall Street Journal website reported on Monday. The report said construction on one ship will continue, but a second

Report: Jobs Stock Options Grant Probed
MSN MoneyCentral - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Federal investigators are actively probing the circumstances behind a stock-option grant to Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs that carried a false October 2001 date, The Wall Street Journal reported in Friday's editions. On Dec. 29

Commerzbank Suspected of Russian Money Laundry
Kommersant - The scandal over one of Germany’s largest banks Commerzbank AG saw its continuation late last week. The Wall Street Journal reported that the German police suspected the bank of the involvement in the money laundry , telecommunication assets

Monday, January 15, 0730 GMT
Times Online - A deal to kick off the week. The American conglomerate is close to buying the aerospace division of Smiths Group, the British industrial firm, for about £2.5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal . The agreement is expected to be announced

Google wins as newspapers battle
ZDNet Blogs - The newspaper industry may concur, according to a Wall Street Journal story last week, “Google this: U.K. papers vie to buy search terms.” Britain’s famously competitive newspapers have a new battleground: Google. Newspapers are buying search

GE close to buying UK Smiths aerospace unit -WSJ
Reuters - General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) is close to an agreement to buy the aerospace division of Britain's Smiths Group PLC (SMIN.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) for about 2.5 billion pounds ($4.9 billion), the Wall Street Journal