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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Renault, Nissan not interested in Chrysler - WSJ 



NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Neither Renault nor Nissan Motor Co Ltd are interested in buying DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Tuesday.

Spike Lee, NBC win journalism awards 
Spike Lee's Hurricane Katrina documentary for HBO and an NBC News investigation into a U.S. Army contract were among the winners of the George Polk Awards for Journalism on Tuesday.

Ahead of the Bell: Viacom 
Viacom Inc. is expected to announce a deal with a new commercial video Web site that could pressure Google Inc.'s YouTube to come up with similar deals with large content providers, according to a Tuesday Wall Street Journal report.

Coming Sunday 
PROXY: Even if you are a small investor, your vote counts in corporate matters such as the election of directors. For what you need to know to have your say as the season for annual meetings heats up, turn to The Wall Street Journal Sunday .

Are Niche ETFs Worth the Expense? 
Tom Lydon submits: ETFs have shown they can track the indexes they follow, but is the trend in niche products taking away from investors' returns? ETFs are designed to follow benchmarks but they don't always deliver the exact returns.

How Steve Jobs Got Cingular to Sign 
Carl Howe submits: Saturday's Wall Street Journal has a front page article titled, "How Steve Jobs Played Hardball In iPhone Birth". But the article didn't live up to its title, as illustrated by this quote: Mr.

Viacom to license content to Joost: WSJ 
Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. is expected to announce a licensing deal with Joost, a new Internet service that specializes in commercial video content, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Over 20 New Products to Launch at the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference 
Cambridge Healthtech Institute in alliance with our sponsors, the State of California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, and the Wall Street Journal, announce the products that are being launched at the 14th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, taking place February 27 - March 2, 2007 at the Moscone North Convention Center in San Francisco, California.

Tie kids' allowance to 'financial chores' 
In an era of online shopping with virtual cash, many parents are struggling with two issues, reports the Wall Street Journal: whether to continue giving their kids a cash allowance and how to set up a system that works.