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Friday, March 09, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - AT&T, Yahoo may scale back partnership: report



MSN MoneyCentral - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. and AT&T Inc. are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale back their partnership, a person familiar with the matter said, according to the Wall Street Journal. The fraying of the alliance could be a

First Word
Salon - An increase in the rates that web broadcasters will be charged per song made recently by the Copyright Royalty Board, a federal agency, may put many web radio stations out of business, writes the Wall Street Journal. Tim Westergren, co-founder of

Charles H. Johnson & Associates Announces They are Investigating
MSN MoneyCentral - MINNEAPOLIS, March 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Charles H. Johnson & Associates announces they are investigating the backdating of Research in Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM) stock options granted to company employees. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, "On

UPDATE: Wall Street Journal Feb Ad Revenue Slides 10%
Beurs.nl - NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Advertising revenue at Dow Jones & Co.'s (DJ) The Wall Street Journal slid 10% last month, underscoring the continued pressures on the newspaper industry. Dow Jones is the first newspaper company to report February ad results

Candidate Clinton, Embracing the Trite and the True
Washington Post - He covered the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns and President Bush's first term. Before coming to the Post as a Style political writer in 2000, he covered the Clinton White House for the New Republic and Congress for the Wall Street Journal. Sign

Euroshares off highs as Wall St seen moving lower again
Forbes - But shares were off highs after a report in the Wall Street Journal claiming Chairman Luv Vandevelde has quit added to uncertainty about the group's prospects. Shares in Metro AG were 3.49 pct higher in morning trade on the read-across from Carrefour.

Business news in brief
Philadelphia Inquirer - Drop in ad revenue is reported at Wall Street Journal Dow Jones & Co. Inc. said advertising revenue at the Wall Street Journal fell 10 percent in February, the most in almost two years, in a sign the slimmer version of the newspaper has yet to lure

Monday, March 05, 2007

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Oracle to Buy Hyperion Solutions for $3.3B Cash -- NYT 



The Wall Street Journal and New York Times report that according to people familiar with the matter, software giant Oracle Corp., the worlds #2 maker of business software for areas like finance and human resources, will buy Hyperion Solutions Corp. for $52 cash a share, or about $3.3 billion -- a 21% premium over Hyperion's [... ]

Fight to end hatred, slain reporters dad urges 
Judea Pearl conveyed his message of peace at The Community School of Naples on Sunday night with strength and determination. Pearl said he was inspired by his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who delivered his final words to the world in the same fashion.

WSJ: Blockbuster May Buy Movielink 
The Wall Street Journal reports Blockbuster is in "advanced talks" to buy Movielink for an amount not to exceed $50 million in cash and stock, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. Equities Suffer Worst Week in Four Years Leading Bonds Higher 
The U.S. equity market experienced its largest weekly decline since January of 2003 wiping out $837 billion in market value, spurred by a global selloff. The heavy declines also meant the S&P 500 index closed lower for the month of February - the first monthly decline in eight months.

Late mortgage payments rise, according to lender 
Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. home mortgage lender, said payments were at least 30 days late at the end of 2006 on 2.9 percent of prime home-equity loans serviced by the company, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Lists of Best-Selling Books 
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS FICTION 1. "Innocent in Death by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb 2. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Charles Koch: His philosophy and his company 
Charles Koch, chairman and chief executive of Koch Industries, has added a new title to his already impressive resume: author.

Palm's Share Price Rises as Takeover Talk Gets Louder 
Shares of Palm Inc., manufacturer of the Treo smartphone, rose 11% on Friday to over $18 on speculation that Nokia is considering buying the company. The share price has soared over 25% this year on persistent takeover rumors.

Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: paper 
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relying on a "dysfunctional" computer system for tracking drug safety as it struggles to upgrade its technology, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing a report commissioned by the FDA.