Archive for August 11th, 2008


Wall Street Journal Blogs
Drugmakers protest plan on legal costs: report
Reuters - 54 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Six leading drugmakers sent a letter Friday to US accounting-rule lawmakers objecting to a proposed rule that would require companies to disclose estimate costs of all continuing litigation, the Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.
UPDATE:Drug Cos Want Lawsuit-Cost Disclosure Proposal Dropped CNNMoney.com
FASB Litigation Proposals Under Fire WebCPA
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Reuters
Morgan Stanley Auction-Rate Offer Doesn't Satisfy NY's Cuomo
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Christine Harper and Karen Freifeld Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) — Morgan Stanley's offer to repurchase about $4.5 billion in auction-rate securities from its retail clients failed to mollify New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who called the proposal
Morgan Stanley to buy back auction-rate securities MarketWatch
Bank Offers to Buy Back $4.5 Billion in Securities New York Times
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Boston Globe
Bloomberg Backs Plan for Auctions at Airports
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - A Bush administration plan to auction landing slots at New York airports has picked up a prominent supporter in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Airlines make bid to stop auctions Boston Globe
ATA files lawsuit against FAA over Newark slot auction ATWOnline
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Amazon's Kindle seen as hot holiday seller
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 28 minutes ago
By ANDREA JAMES Amazon.com's e-book reader Kindle is projected to be a hot holiday seller this year, according to a Citigroup research report.
Amazon climbs as analyst raises Kindle forecast BusinessWeek
Analyst says Kindle's smoking San Jose Mercury News
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Recall Leads Whole Foods to a Change
New York Times - 31 minutes ago
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Whole Foods Market said Monday it would tighten oversight of its suppliers to keep substandard products out of stores, after recalling ground beef that apparently sickened customers in two states.
Holy Cow! Whole Foods Linked to E. coli Outbreak Washington Post
Nebraska firm recalls beef due to E. coli: USDA Reuters
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Garbage Collector Raises Bid for a Rival
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Waste Management raised its hostile bid for Republic Services to $6.73 billion in cash on Monday as it sought to pry the smaller garbage hauler away from an all-stock deal with Allied Waste Industries.
Big Bucks For Trash Forbes
Waste Management raises Republic Services offer MarketWatch
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Financial Post
Morgan Stanley to buy back auction-rate securities
MarketWatch - 59 minutes ago
By Wallace Witkowski , , ) said late Monday it plans to buy back about $4.5 billion in auction-rate securities. Earlier in the day, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Morgan Stanley eyes deal, NY widens auction-rate probe Washington Post
Morgan Stanley Offers to Buy Back Auction-Rate Debt (Update1) Bloomberg
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Interactive Investor
SEC considers action in Wachovia derivatives probe
BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago
Wachovia Corp. said Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering instituting civil or administrative proceedings against the bank in connection with an ongoing investigation into possible misconduct in the company's municipal
Wachovia's Second-Quarter Loss Widens on Legal Costs (Update2) Bloomberg
Long Arm Of The Law Slaps Wachovia Forbes
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Dollar extends last week's rally
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By Steve Goldstein & Deborah Levine, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar extended last week's robust gains Monday, and analysts said the greenback may catch renewed strength if the price of crude can continue to hold below $120 a barrel.
Crude Oil Falls to a 14-Week Low on US Economic Slowdown Bloomberg
Oil falls to three month low CNNMoney.com
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