Cuban and News Corporation Enter Rangers’ Picture
Date: 03 August 2010
By Richard Sandomir
Richard Sandomir
As the Texas Rangers head to the auction block in bankruptcy court Wednesday in Fort Worth, two late-to-the-game suitors are poised to leap into what has been a murky and contentious legal morass.
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Intel to Settle F.T.C. Antitrust Case
Date: 04 August 2010
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The commission accused Intel of illegally using its dominance to block customers from buying competitors’ products.
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After a Big Rally, Wall Street Slips a Little
Date: 03 August 2010
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mixed earnings reports on Tuesday took some excitement away from the big gains to start August.
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Archer Daniels Gets a Boost From Asia
Date: 04 August 2010
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Net income in the fourth quarter increased to $446 million, from $58 million in the period a year earlier.
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Horton Says Home Sales Gained 60%
Date: 03 August 2010
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The large home builder reported rising sales and reduced costs, a reassuring sign in an industry that has been struggling.
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Bernanke Says Rising Wages Will Lift Spending
Date: 03 August 2010
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said rising wages would probably spur household spending in the next few quarters, even as weak job gains dragged down consumer confidence.
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Profit Up at Time Warner and News Corporation, Helped by Ad Rebound
Date: 04 August 2010
By Joseph Plambeck
Joseph Plambeck
Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the News Corporation, said the company had “almost inexplicably good advertising.”
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Punishing Citi, or Its Shareholders?
Date: 03 August 2010
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Andrew Sorkin
The S.E.C. settlement with Citigroup looks like a victory for the good guys, but the bank’s shareholders are really the ones paying the $75 million fine.
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Audio Pioneer Buys Newsweek
Date: 03 August 2010
By Tanzina Vega and Jeremy W. Peters
Tanzina Vega
Sidney Harman, a 91-year-old audio pioneer, will be the new owner of Newsweek, The Washington Post Company announced after a two-and-a-half-month search.
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German Mayor Won't Resign Over Stampede
Date: 03 August 2010
By Judy Dempsey
Judy Dempsey
Adolf Sauerland, the mayor of Duisburg, will wait for the outcome of the investigation into the deadly accident before making any decisions on his job.
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