WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Wall Street is little changed in early trading as investors digest

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - Wall Street is little changed in early trading as investors digest

San Diego Union-Tribune - There is also speculation that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have been hired by private equity firm Apollo Management LP about a possible public offering, according to The Wall Street Journal. Apollo would follow a move by rival

The many faces of American Muslims
Salon - Barrett, a former reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal, has done a nearly miraculous job of writing thoughtfully, clearly and sensibly about a subject that usually stirs up a viper's nest of prejudice, defensiveness and paranoia. Yet

U.S. Trust CEO to step down
MSN MoneyCentral - U.S. Trust Chief Executive Peter Scaturro will step down this summer when U.S. Trust is acquired by Bank of America Corp. Citing sources familiar with the situation, The Wall Street Journal says Scaturro is leaving because of disagreements related to

Memo "Spooks" Wal-Mart Shareholders
MSN MoneyCentral - The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday on an internal Wal-Mart memo asking the retailer's security team to research shareholders submitting resolutions for the annual meeting June 1. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sarah Clark confirmed the memo existed but

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - EMI to sell much of its music without antipiracy software: report

WALL STREET JOURNAL - Latest News - EMI to sell much of its music without antipiracy software: report 

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- In a major reversal of the music industry's longstanding antipiracy strategy, EMI Group PLC is set to announce Monday that it plans to sell significant amounts of its catalog through Apple Inc. iTunes Store without anticopying software, according to a media report Sunday.

Tribune Suitor Zell Raised Offer; Board Considers Bid (Update1) 
April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Tribune Co. suitor Sam Zell said he raised his offer to more than $8 billion, countering a bid by California billionaires Ron Burkle and Eli Broad.

Analysts say Gibbons taking FBI inquiry seriously 
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Gov. Jim Gibbons' decision to hire high-priced Washington, D.C., attorney Abbe Lowell shows he's taking seriously an FBI investigation into his associations with a company awarded secret military contracts when Gibbons was in Congress, legal analysts said.

Hershey's major shareholder pledges to keep power 
Hershey Co.'s controlling shareholder on Sunday said it has no interest in giving up its voting power, damping speculation the largest U.S. chocolate maker might combine with Britain's Cadbury Schweppes Plc .

Language: Finding that sweet spot 
Stop searching for the sweet spot in today's world of clich ; you found it here.

Schaeffer on Charts (and Sentiment!): Three Stocks to Put on Your Radar Screen 
Three quick items worthy of mention as potentially attractive contrarian plays ... Deere & Co.: In today's Wall Street Journal, I came across the article "Is Deere Getting Too Dear," which expressed concerns over Deere & Co...( Read More )

SAP Unit to Defend Itself 'Vigorously' against Oracle Lawsuit 
The Wall Street Journal reports Andrew Nelson, CEO of TomorrowNow -- the SAP subsidiary accused of corporate theft in a lawsuit by Oracle -- says he believes his firm has "done absolutely nothing wrong."

Ford Downplays Acquisition Rumors 
Scott Ford, chief executive officer of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp., said Tuesday in Fort Smith recent rumors about the possible acquisition of the wireless telephone company are nothing new.

Blog: Wall Street Journal to Americans Who Are Concerned About Global Warming: You Are Morons 
This morning James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal was in such a fit over a recent Yale study that revealed that 83% of Americans are very concerned about global warming that he included my take on the survey in his "Best of the Web" column,...