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Cablevision near deal to buy Newsday: report
Reuters - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co is close to a deal to sell Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp for $650 million, the Long Island paper reported on its website on Sunday, citing people familiar with the negotiations.
Person close to talks: Cablevision close to getting Newsday The Associated Press
Cablevision Close to Newsday Deal Wall Street Journal
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SolancoNews.com

US First-Class Stamp, Other Postal Services to Rise Tomorrow
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
By Dan Hart May 11 (Bloomberg) -- The price of a first-class stamp will increase one penny to 42 cents tomorrow, the US Postal Service said in a reminder on its Web site.
US first-class-mail rate to rise 1 cent to 42 cents MarketWatch
The USPS Announces New Prices as of Monday eFluxMedia
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KPIC

China Sets Up Planemaker to Challenge Airbus, Boeing (Update1)
Bloomberg - 14 hours ago
By Irene Shen May 11 (Bloomberg) -- China set up a company to build large jets, challenging the dominance of Airbus SAS and Boeing Co.
China welcomes jumbo jet company United Press International
UPDATE 1-China forms company to make regional, jumbo jets Reuters
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Salem-News.Com

National Stamp Out Hunger Day
WRBL - 1 hour ago
By Tiffany Simmons Babbes Douglas, the Executive Director at Second Harvest Food Bank, says "this is just a blessing, it's really gonna help us through the summer months.
Local Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger KTVL
Mailbags fill up with food MyFox Tampa Bay
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The Money Times

Wall Street looks to US consumers for direction
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent - and this week's data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer.
Stocks and Earnings Suffer Together New York Times
Financial Sector Presses on Stocks MARKET ROUNDUP Black Enterprise
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Seeking Alpha

Treasury Cash Avalanche Offers Respite for Bear Market in Bonds
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Sandra Hernandez and Daniel Kruger May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury investors beset by rising debt sales and faster inflation are about to get a reprieve.
TREASURIES-Prices edge up on renewed credit concerns Reuters
Thin Yields Weigh On Investors TheDay
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Javno.hr

American Axle Rift Remains Despite GM Contribution Offer
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
By JOHN D. STOLL The two sides in a union strike that has shut down a key supplier of General Motors Corp. signaled no softening of positions after an offer by GM last week to contribute $200 million toward settling the dispute - possibly in hopes of ...
GM offers $200 million to settle strike Detroit Free Press
Local Companies Worried For American Axle Workers WWMT
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The Southern Ledger

Mortgage Holders Find It Hard to Walk Away From Their Homes
New York Times - May 10, 2008
By VIKAS BAJAJ As American homeowners fall behind on their mortgages in growing numbers, bankers and policy makers worry that while many of these people cannot pay, some simply will not.
In mortgage market, ‘walkaway’ homeowners may be urban myth Los Angeles Times
Brokers, bankers unite to question worth of deal on appraisals Chicago Tribune
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Boston Globe

Circuit City Gives Up the Fight
BusinessWeek - May 10, 2008
by Pallavi Gogoi Circuit City is finally throwing in the towel. Confronted with weak sales, impatient shareholders, and a US consumer pummeled by recession, the electronics chain capitulated on May 9 and retained Goldman Sachs to help negotiate a deal.
Circuit City softens to Blockbuster takeover idea Houston Chronicle
Circuit City allows Blockbuster, Icahn to review books The Associated Press
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Jackson News-Tribune

Clear Channel profit rises 70% on gain
MarketWatch - May 9, 2008
By David B. Wilkerson, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Radio behemoth Clear Channel Communications Inc. said Friday that its first-quarter profit jumped 70% on a gain related to the sale of a South African outdoor advertising firm, ...
Clear Channel: Proposed merger may not pan out Bizjournals.com
"Law and Order" court preps for Clear Channel trial Reuters
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Aviation Week

Finmeccanica near 3.5 bln euro bid for DRS-report
Reuters - 11 hours ago
MILAN, May 11 (Reuters) - Italian aerospace and defence company Finmeccanica SpA (SIFI.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) is close to making an offer of nearly 3.5 billion euros ($5.41 billion) for DRS Technologies Inc. (DRS.
Finmeccanica close to finalising DRS Tech acquisition for 3.5 bln ... Forbes
Finmeccanica Drops on Report of Acquisition of DRS (Update1) Bloomberg
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WKRG-TV

UPDATE: Could Shareholders Boot Out Yahoo's Board?
CNNMoney.com - May 9, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- As Yahoo Inc. gets ready to face the wrath of its shareholders, the company may learn from the plight of another tech firm, whose board directors rejected a sweetened takeover offer and are now on the verge of being booted ...
Yahoo investor ire not seen triggering proxy fight Reuters
Could shareholders boot out Yahoo's board? MarketWatch
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TopNews

Pandit's Shrinking Citi
Forbes - May 9, 2008
The banking giant said Friday it will sell or run off at least $400 billion of the $500 billion in assets it identified as "not central" to its mission, including $170 billion worth of marked-to-market assets in its investment banking division.
Citigroup aims to shed $400 billion of assets Reuters
Citigroup to shed more than $400B CNNMoney.com
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Javno.hr

Microsoft Appeals $1.4. Billion Fine by Europe
New York Times - May 9, 2008
By BLOOMBERG NEWS Microsoft asked Europe’s second-highest court to overturn or reduce a record fine of 899 million euros ($1.4 billion) from the European Union.
Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fine Chicago Tribune
Microsoft Appeals EU Commission’s $1.4B Antitrust Fine eFluxMedia
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Earthtimes (press release)

Hints of a Shift at OPEC About a Rise in Oil Output
New York Times - May 10, 2008
By JAD MOUAWAD As prices jumped to another record, a member of OPEC signaled on Friday for the first time in months that the oil cartel might increase its output to prick the price bubble.
Nigeria Says Extra OPEC Meeting Not Needed at Present (Update1) Bloomberg
OPEC hints at output increase United Press International
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The Southern Ledger

Google-Yahoo: Deal or No Deal?
New York Times - May 9, 2008
By Miguel Helft Will Google and Yahoo come together on a search advertising partnership? The two companies have been discussing an agreement under which Google would deliver some ads alongside Yahoo’s search results.
Yahoo comes up short against Google with a group that matters Los Angeles Times
LIVEBLOGGING: Schmidt, Page, and Brin Happy About Failed Microsoft ... BusinessWeek
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Javno.hr

The Dollar: Shrinkable but (So Far) Unsinkable
New York Times - May 10, 2008
By PETER S. GOODMAN If the United States were any other country, these would surely be days of panic and austerity in Washington. With debts spiraling higher, a trade deficit exceeding $700 billion a year, and its currency plunging for years, ...
FX OUTLOOK-Bias in dollar's favor as US, euro zone data loom Reuters
Dollar slips as Europe maintains rates CNNMoney.com
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Canada.com

Tech Winners & Losers: Activision
TheStreet.com - May 9, 2008
Tech stocks slipped into the red Friday, along with the major market indices, despite strong earnings reports from companies such as ActivisionATVI, Priceline.
Some Heroes Want to Get Real Washington Post
Nintendo, Activision: Go for the Growing Game Cycle Seeking Alpha
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NBC Augusta

Avoid airline surcharges with ease
MSNBC - 9 hours ago
By Peter Greenberg A downward economy, soaring fuel prices, and a dollar beaten up by the British pound and the Euro. So, what do the airlines do in response?
Delta Leads Latest Round of Fare Hikes RedOrbit
Airline fuel surcharge boosted again Bizjournals.com
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Citizen

Trade Deficit Narrows in March, but Exports Fall
New York Times - May 9, 2008
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Domestic demand for imports fell in March by the most since 2001, the latest indication that the economic slowdown has forced Americans to rein in their spending habits, the government reported Friday.
March trade deficit drops by bigger-than-expected amount The Associated Press
Trade deficit narrows on lower imports Boston Globe
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