Archive for August 11th, 2008


Wall Street Journal Blogs
Drugmakers protest plan on legal costs: report
Reuters - 1 hour 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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Bloomberg Backs Plan for Auctions at Airports
New York Times - 3 hours 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 ask court to halt auctions Houston Chronicle
Fixing the Unfriendly Skies Wall Street Journal
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AMD Launches World's Fastest Graphics Card(1)
MarketWatch - 46 minutes ago
, , ) today announced the world's fastest graphics card, the ATI Radeon(TM) HD 4870 X2, advancing visual computing ever closer to eye-definition computing gaming and cinematic experiences and delivering a whopping 2.4 teraFLOPS of processing power.
AMD Sees Vindication in New Card for Graphics New York Times
AMD Keeps Pressure on Nvidia Wall Street Journal
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Washington Post
Recall Leads Whole Foods to a Change
New York Times - 1 hour 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.
Beef Recalled by Whole Foods Fell Into Regulatory Gray Area Washington Post
Nebraska firm recalls beef due to E. coli: USDA Reuters
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Morgan Stanley to buy back auction-rate securities
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Morgan Stanley said late Monday that it will offer to buy back up to $4.5 billion of auction-rate securities from retail clients, following similar announcements from rivals including
Bank Offers to Buy Back $4.5 Billion in Securities New York Times
Morgan Stanley eyes deal, NY widens auction-rate probe Washington Post
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Boston Globe
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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