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Washington Mutual Raises $7 Billion
By ERIC DASH 10:59 AM ET
The savings and loan said that it had raised the funds through an investment group led by the private equity firm TPG. It also said that it would slash its quarterly dividend.
Philips Ending Production of TVs for U.S. Market
By ERIC A. TAUB 12:02 PM ET
In another sign of a shake-out in the flat-panel television market, the Dutch consumer electronics giant will no longer manufacture televisions for sale in the United States or Canada.
New Home Sales Numbers Show Signs of Slowdown
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 56 minutes ago
An industry group said that pending home sales fell in February to the lowest reading since the index began in 2001, signaling that the housing market problems are not over.
The Press Will Be Outsourced Before Stopped
Vin Crosbie, on the challenges, financial and otherwise, that newspaper publishers are facing: “The real problem, Mr. Newspaperman, isn’t that your content isn’t online or isn’t online with multimedia. It’s your content. Specifically, it’s what you report, which stories you publish, and how you publish them to people, who, by the way, have very different individual interests. The problem is the content you’re giving them, stupid; not the platform its on.”
by Vin Crosbie in Rebuilding Media
Travels In Numerica Deserta
Stocks Fall After Disappointing Earnings
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 11:50 AM ET
Wall Street retreated in early trading, with investors disappointed by results at Alcoa and Advanced Micro Devices.
Asian Inflation Begins to Sting U.S. Shoppers
By KEITH BRADSHER
For two generations, Americans have imported goods produced ever more cheaply from low-wage countries. But that free ride may be coming to an end.
Slide Show: The Toll of Inflation in Vietnam
Japan Reaches a Consensus on Bank Chief
By REUTERS 11:03 AM ET
The main opposition party backed the government’s third pick for Bank of Japan governor, ending a stalemate that has left Japan without a permanent central bank chief for three weeks.
Fears That the Market Watchdog Is Losing Its Bite
By JENNY ANDERSON
With the recent financial crisis some wonder whether the Securities and Exchange Commission has given in to the push to lighten up on regulation.
There’s Gas in Those Hills
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
A natural gas drilling frenzy unlike any seen in decades is unfolding in rural Pennsylvania, and it eventually could encompass a huge chunk of the East.
CBS Said to Consider Use of CNN in Reporting
By TIM ARANGO
The network has been in discussions about a deal to outsource some of its news-gathering operations.
As Price of Lead Soars, British Churches Find Holes in Roof
By JAMES KANTER
The near record price that lead — the stuff many old church roofs are made of — is fetching on commodity markets has led to an accelerating crime wave.
In U.S., Metal Theft Plagues Troubled Neighborhoods A.M.D., Citing a Slowdown, to Cut 1,650 Jobs
By JOHN MARKOFF
The layoffs may be one of the first signs in Silicon Valley of an economic slowdown that has already affected other industries in the United States.
Washington Post Wins Six Pulitzers
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
The Post’s reporting on wounded soldiers at Walter Reed, the Virginia Tech shooting and Dick Cheney was honored. The New York Times won two awards.
Winners in Journalism | Winners in Arts and Letters Times Topics: Pulitzer Prizes Motorola and Icahn Reach Compromise on Directors
By LAURA M. HOLSON
The move gives the company, which failed to follow up on the initial success of the Razr, a chance to focus on turning around its declining cellphone business.
State Oil Industry’s Future Sets Off Tussle in Mexico
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
At stake in the debate is not only the future of the Mexican economy but also the supply of oil to the United States.
Yahoo Answers Microsoft With Yet Another No
By MIGUEL HELFT
Yet Yahoo made it clear that the company remained open to a deal, as long as Microsoft sweetened its bid.
Bits: Is Yahoo’s Letter the First Concession?
Times Topics: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal The Saturday Night Stay Is Making a Comeback
By JOE SHARKEY
Remember the much-hated, ostensibly long-gone rule that required a Saturday night stay for cheap fares on the major airlines? Well, it’s back — at least on some routes.
Traveling With a Moody Old Friend Memo Pad Wide Net Cast by Lobby for Colombia Trade Pact
By ERIC LIPTON and STEVEN R. WEISMAN
A campaign for a trade deal with Colombia has former Clinton administration aides aligned with Republicans.
With Clinton Shake-Up, Shift in Tone | Opportunity for Obama Facebook Reportedly Near Accord Over Origin
By BRAD STONE and MATT RICHTEL
According to a person briefed on the talks, the company is completing a settlement of a suit brought by three former Harvard students who contend that the original idea for Facebook belonged to them.
Times Topics: Facebook Bravo’s Parent Sues for ‘Runway’ Rights
By BILL CARTER
NBC Universal, the parent company of Bravo network, filed a lawsuit to try to keep one of the biggest hits in cable television from moving to Lifetime this fall.
The Press Will Be Outsourced Before Stopped
Vin Crosbie, on the challenges, financial and otherwise, that newspaper publishers are facing: “The real problem, Mr. Newspaperman, isn’t that your content isn’t online or isn’t online with multimedia. It’s your content. Specifically, it’s what you report, which stories you publish, and how you publish them to people, who, by the way, have very different individual interests. The problem is the content you’re giving them, stupid; not the platform its on.”
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