Israel Considers Cease-Fire Plan Jan 7, 2009
The Wall Street Journal leads its world-wide newsbox with the Israeli mortar shells that were fired at a U.N.-run school in the Gaza Strip and killed or. Gaza residents have been seeking refuge at these U.N. facilities, and many of those killed were women and children. (Slate)
Birinyi: Market Hit Bottom Late 2008 Jan 7, 2009
"We've dialed up our equity exposure," Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist and director of asset allocation, RidgeWorth Capital Management, told The Wall Street Journal. "We still have more dry powder and we expect we'll be using that.". (Newsmax)
ACBJ chairman to receive SABEW award Jan 7, 2009
Previously, he was president and chief operating officer of , publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Ray has had a profound impact as both a business journalist and a business journalism entrepreneur, says Bernie Kohn, SABEW president and an editor at the. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Eco-friendly Bath Updates on a Budget Jan 6, 2009
According to The Wall Street Journal, certified green homes garner a higher resale value and are on the market a quarter-less time. Think you need to be extreme to go green and make a lasting impact. (Pekin Times, IL)
A setback for Obama's plans Jan 6, 2009
The violence "is going to make an already dramatically complicated situation worse", Aaron Miller, a former senior US State Department Middle East negotiator now at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, told the Wall Street Journal. "Obama's going to inherit a crisis without the capacity to do much about it," he told Politico. (Asia Times Online)
A top editor to step down at Washington Post Jan 6, 2009
The departures create a challenge for Marcus Brauchli, who became executive editor of The Post in September after leaving the top editor's job at The Wall Street Journal, and an opportunity for him to put his stamp on the upper ranks of The Post. This could also accelerate the merger of its print and online newsrooms, operations that have remained unusually separate by industry standards, leading to duplication and turf wars. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Bankrate Names New InsureMe CEO Jan 6, 2009
(Nasdaq: ), America Online (NYSE: ), The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times (NYSE: ). Bankrate. (PR Newswire)
Microsoft Names President of Servers Unit Jan 6, 2009
Muglia's promotion was announced in an email to employees on Monday, according to CNET. The Wall Street Journal reports that Muglia's division, which Muglia has been running since late 2005, has reported 25 consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth. Analysts believe Microsoft has been seeking more attention for Muglia's division, in part because the faltering economy may have a more severe impact on more high-profile businesses like its Windows software, according to the Journal. (TheStreet.com)
Regulators Probed Madoff At Least 8 Times Jan 6, 2009
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal said ... (Reuters) - Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal said. (ABC News -- Business)
Should Web Search Data Be Stored? Jan 6, 2009
As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to ... The Wall Street Journal Online invited Kevin Bankston, a lawyer at the , a privacy rights group, to debate the issue with Markham Erickson, executive director of , a lobby group for Internet firms including Google and Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Continental, American sue FAA Jan 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Fort Worth-based American Airlines Inc. s parent, (NYSE: AMR), is among the airlines challenging the legality and the safety benefits of the new rules for pilots of flights lasting 16 hours or longer. Airlines have become more reliant on such routes, but are reluctant to incur increased labor costs by giving pilots a longer rest time between flights, The Journal reported. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Taiwan's DRAM makers seek bailout Jan 6, 2009
-- Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has earmarked NT$200 billion ($6 billion) in aid for ailing companies, including the island's struggling DRAM makers, according to The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. Taiwan DRAM maker Nanya Technology Corp. is seeking government assistance, according to the reports. (EETimes)
EDA Consortium to hold annual forecast event Jan 6, 2009
Moderator for the event will be Don Clark, Technology Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. The panel promises to be interesting and may even hold a few surprises. (EETimes)
Like a Virgin: The Press Take On Teenage Sex Jan 6, 2009
As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to ... Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York ... He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. (Wall Street Journal)
Stock futures regain momentum ahead of data Jan 6, 2009
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The Unfortunate Reality Of Housing Subsidies Jan 6, 2009
As the aforementioned story from The Wall Street Journal makes plain, housing, particularly during periods of economic uncertainty, keeps the very human capital necessary for our economic revival from traveling to where it is most needed. So, contrary to the broad economic consensus, efforts to save the property market are paradoxically inimical to its health. (Forbes)
Coaches factory Jan 6, 2009
While the state ranks seventh in the nation in population, it is third in the number of high school football players, The Wall Street Journal recently reported. And while less than 4% of the U.S. population lives in Ohio, 15% of college football's major-conference head coaches were born there, the most from any state, according to the Journal. (USA Today -- Sports)
Nuke revival puts all risk on customers Jan 6, 2009
This dramatic decline in the domestic supply chain is clearly having an effect, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told The Wall Street Journal last spring. The global supply chain is stretched, if not to the breaking point, at least to the tipping point. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Presidential Obama, Campaign Obama Jan 6, 2009
If so, as Jonathan Weisman and Naftali Bendavid report in The Wall Street Journal, the two-year impact could exceed the first two years of President George W. Bush s 2001 tax cut ($174 billion) or his 2003 tax cut ($231 billion). Details are not out, but business tax cuts to spur job creation would be an element. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
For how long can the U.S. survive as a country? Jan 6, 2009
In his view, as recounted in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, the new Californian Republic would become part of China or under Chinese influence. The republic would include Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Editorial: Finance data expose donors to retaliation Jan 6, 2009
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, John R. Lott and Bradley Smith have summarized some of the details. Lott is a research scientist at the University of Maryland and Smith is a former member of the Federal Election Commission. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Dumbing down, bumping up Jan 6, 2009
Speaking of redundancy, Stephen Kruger, an attorney in Cyberspace, cites a recent headline in The Wall Street Journal: Detroit Automakers a Relic of the Past. His point is that there are no relics of the future. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Pilot-safety rules fuel airlines' FAA suit Jan 6, 2009
Airlines have become more reliant on such routes, but they are reluctant to incur increased labor costs by giving pilots a longer rest time between flights, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The lawsuit was filed Dec. 24 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Federal Reserve Drives Rates Even Lower Jan 6, 2009
REALTOR Magazine Online: The real estate professional's business support tool. YOUR INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE REALTOR.ORG/realtormag. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Dulicai Gets Lifetime Achievement Award Jan 6, 2009
She met and married Jim Dulicai, who wrote for the Wall Street Journal. When he was transferred to New York City, she connected with people in her field there, took classes and was offered a job at the Bronx State Hospital. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Merrill Brokerage Chief Leaving Amid Tensions Jan 6, 2009
-- Randall Smith and Susanne Craig, The Wall Street Journal. Advertisements. (SmartMoney)
Manhattan Real-Estate Market Cracking Jan 6, 2009
-- Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal. Advertisements. (SmartMoney)
Wall Street Journal Digital Network Debuts Three-Part Video Series: 'The End of Wall Street: An Oral History' Jan 6, 2009
NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal Digital Network debuted today 'The End of Wall Street: An Oral History,' a three-part documentary-style series created in partnership with Wall Street Journal Books that presents an in-depth look at the 2008 financial crisis as told by the reporters and editors who witnessed history and defined the coverage ... com, beginning today and is narrated by Dave Kansas, former Journal editor and author of the forthcoming ``The Wall... (Primezone Releases)
Obama Picks Outsider To Lead CIA Jan 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal leads its world-wide newsbox with Israel vowing to continue with its even as European leaders intensified their calls for a cease-fire. The leads with Obama's decision to take his to Capitol Hill two weeks before he moves into the Oval Office. (Slate)
How Newspapers Tried To Invent the Web Jan 6, 2009
As the Wall Street Journal would later report, Packwood said to the publishers, "What you're really worried about is an electronic Yellow Pages that will destroy your advertising base, isn't it?". Graham's response: "You're damn right it is.". (Slate)
Report: Meg Whitman quits boards, may run for governor Jan 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported that a Whitman spokesman said she had left the boards of (NYSE:PG), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and (NYSE:DWA) effective Dec. 31. The Journal cited unnamed "people familiar with the matter" who said that an announcement of her candidacy could come within four to six weeks. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Whitman leaves Procter & Gamble board Jan 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed people familiar with the matter who said that an announcement of her candidacy could come within four to six weeks. P&G spokesman Paul Fox confirmed that Whitman had stepped down from the board Dec. 31 for personal reasons, as well as from the other corporate boards on which she serves. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Front-page News Jan 6, 2009
Most major papers, including USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, had already put ads on their front pages. (News Corp. owns both The Post and the Journal. (New York Post -- Business)
Telecom Equipment: Seeing Tight Budgets, ThinkEquity Downgrades ... Jan 6, 2009
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network Our network comprises business and financial news web sites read by millions of business decision-makers around the world. Barron's is America's premier financial magazine, renowned for its market-moving stories and in-depth reporting. (Barron's Blogs)
One Year After Reelection, Georgian President Faces Multiple Challenges Jan 5, 2009
He has argued repeatedly, most recently in an op-ed published in "The Wall Street Journal" on December 1, that any "democratic polity" would have acted the same way if its citizens were being "slaughtered.". The Georgian parliamentary commission established on September 26 to evaluate the events that immediately preceded the outbreak of hostilities likewise concluded responsibility for the fighting lay exclusively with Russia, which the commission said "planned and provoked the war." The... (EurasiaNet.org)
RIAA dumps evidence-gathering firm Jan 5, 2009
The Recording Industry Association of America has dumped the company charged with gathering evidence for use against people accused of illegally sharing copyrighted music, according to a Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. As part of its controversial antipiracy strategy, the RIAA had enlisted MediaSentry to search the Internet for evidence of people sharing large amounts of music. (CNET News)
Germany's Ruling Coalition In Tax-cut Squabble Jan 5, 2009
Bavarian conservaties allied with Merkel's center-right Christian Democrats say they will block a stimulus package unless it includes income-tax cuts, The Wall Street Journal reported. Center-left Social Democrats oppose income-tax cuts, saying they wouldn't benefit lower-income households that don't pay income tax. (Fox News)
Blockbuster or Bust... Jan 5, 2009
As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to ... (HarperCollins Publishers is a unit of News Corp., which also owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. (The Drudge Report)
Should Web Search Data Be Stored? Jan 5, 2009
As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to ... The Wall Street Journal Online invited Kevin Bankston, a lawyer at the , a privacy rights group, to debate the issue with Markham Erickson, executive director of , a lobby group for Internet firms including Google and Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Obama, lawmakers to discuss finance plan Jan 5, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Obama planned to include in his stimulus package a $US300 billion ($A421. 2 billion) tax break. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
SEC must defend its existence after Madoff lapses Jan 5, 2009
Madoffs firm was examined at least eight times in 16 years by regulators following up on e-mailed tips that described his business practices as highly unusual, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier today ... Markopolos raised his concerns with an examiner in the SECs Boston office in 2000, saying that Madoffs returns were too good to be true, and pressed the agency to scrutinize Madoffs business until last year, the Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 18. (Yahoo News)
column in the Wall Street Journal, Jan 5, 2009
As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to ... Karl writes a weekly op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, is a Newsweek columnist and is now writing a book to be published by Simon & Schuster. (Harper's Magazine)
Madoff probed eight times: Report Jan 5, 2009
Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC was examined at least eight times in 16 years by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, who often came armed with suspicions, the Wall Street Journal said. SEC officials followed up on emails from a New York hedge fund that described Bernard Madoff's business practices as "highly unusual," the paper said. (India Times)
Is Mortgage Cram-Down Legislation Inevitable? Jan 5, 2009
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Michael Corkery (12/31/2008). Search news. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Cox leaves mixed legacy at SEC Jan 5, 2009
A devastating article in The Wall Street Journal in June described Cox as having failed to attend critical meetings and conference calls during the Bear Stearns crisis and bailout, exacerbating the perception of a regulator who was missing in action. Cox said in an interview that the Wall Street Journal article was disappointing and that he had worked around the clock the weekend of the crisis. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Major Indexes Aimed Toward Lower Open Jan 5, 2009
The tech sector could take an early hit after a in The Wall Street Journal that more than half of all U.S. consumers plan to scale back their tech purchases this year. The article, which cited data from Forrester Research, suggested satellite radios, navigation devices and smart phones could see weakening sales. (SmartMoney)
Richardson Ends Commerce Bid Amid Probe Jan 5, 2009
-- Jonathan Weisman and Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal. (Craig Karmin and Sarah McBride contributed to this article. (SmartMoney)
Obama, Democrats Plan $300B in Tax Cuts Jan 5, 2009
-- Jonathan Weisman and Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal. (Amy Chozick contributed to this article. (SmartMoney)
US regulator questioned over Mado... Jan 5, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the SEC and other regulators, who had been tipped off by wary hedge funds, examined Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC at least eight times in 16 years and had in fact interviewed Mr Madoff at least twice. The hearing comes as the role of America s federally regulated banks in the scandal has come into question after it emerged that a number of victims of Mr Madoff s alleged "Ponzi" scheme thought they had invested their money with an... (New York Post -- Business)
John Bolton: Give Gaza, West Bank to Egypt, Jordan Jan 5, 2009
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal says in an editorial that a nation like Israel "must maintain an aura of invincibility" if it is to have any chance at peaceful co-existence with its Arab neighbors. "It was that aura after two wars that induced Egypt to agree to peace with Israel in the 1970s," The Journal argued. (Newsmax)
Obama Faces Long Road Jan 5, 2009
Historian Jay Wink crystallized the loneliness of the Oval Office in The Wall Street Journal http://online. wsj. (Newsmax)
Flying the unfair skies Jan 4, 2009
American, according to the Wall Street Journal, may be fined between $20 million and $30 million for this summer's fiasco, where its entire fleet of 300 MD-80 planes was grounded because of improperly wrapped wiring that could have caused fires or explosions. Over 3,000 flights were cancelled, disrupting a quarter-million travelers. (Boston Globe)
Nuke revival puts all risk on customers Jan 4, 2009
This dramatic decline in the domestic supply chain is clearly having an effect, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told The Wall Street Journal last spring. The global supply chain is stretched, if not to the breaking point, at least to the tipping point. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Latins quiet about Madoff losses Jan 4, 2009
The Wall Street Journal. Sunday, January 04, 2009. (The Palm Beach Post)
Latest generation of iPhones 'unlocked' Jan 4, 2009
Under these agreements, the iPhone can generally be used only by subscribers to those carriers but now as a group, called the iPhone Dev Team, has released a free piece of software called "yellowsn0w" that unlocks the iPhone 3G, the phones could be used via non-authorised networks also, the Wall Street Journal reported. Yellowsn0w, is the software which lets users reprogramme the phones so they can work on any wireless network based on the same technical standard. (Hindu)
U.S. to split by 2010? Russian analyst thinks so Jan 3, 2009
Few Americans paid any attention to his novel views until this week, when the Wall Street Journal trumpeted them on Page 1. Within hours, the U.S. media began the counterattack. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
FBI team in Kasab's hometown Jan 3, 2009
"Their arrest was based only on the initial guidance from the US and British authorities," said a News International report, citing the Wall Street Journal story which said that LeTs Zarar Shah had confessed to being behind the Mumbai massacre. The Dawn, in its editorial, notes that the clouds of an India-Pakistan war have lifted perceptibly. (Economic Times)
Americans Are Resilient Jan 3, 2009
The Wall Street Journal said his view bade well with the Kremlin's narrative that Russia is returning to its high ranking among nations. Russia has never gotten over the collapse of the Soviet Union, which lowered the worldwide status of the country. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
For how long can the U.S. survive as a country? Jan 3, 2009
In his view, as recounted in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, the new Californian Republic would become part of China or under Chinese influence. The republic would include Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Editorial: Finance data expose donors to retaliation Jan 3, 2009
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, John R. Lott and Bradley Smith have summarized some of the details. Lott is a research scientist at the University of Maryland and Smith is a former member of the Federal Election Commission. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
RIM: Orange to Pull BB Bold? Guardian Alleges Software Glitches Jan 3, 2009
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network Our network comprises business and financial 00002014 news web sites read by millions of business decision-makers around the world. Barron's is America's premier financial magazine, renowned for its market-moving stories and in-depth reporting. (Barron's Blogs)
Journal reporter to speak on Obamas first year Jan 3, 2009
Kaufman is a senior editor at the Wall Street Journal, and a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter. He helped oversee the Wall Street Journal s political coverage for the 2008 campaign, and wrote extensively about the campaign, focusing on the role of race and politics in the election. (Brookline TAB, MA)
The Rove-Bush Reading Contest Jan 3, 2009
Not, as one friend chided me, to be too Ann Coulter-ish, but since Rove thought it important enough to waste the valuable space he has each week in the Wall Street Journal to tell us about President Bushs reading habits, a reaction is warranted. A few caveats are called for. (Townhall.com)
Is Mortgage Cram-Down Legislation Inevitable? Jan 3, 2009
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Michael Corkery (12/31/2008). Search news. (Realtor Magazine Online)
U.S. Venture-Backed Liquidity Reaches Lowest Point in 5 Years, Down 58% to $24.1 Billion in 2008 Jan 3, 2009
Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
