Current Conditions: SUNNY 87°
Business
Large Yahoo Shareholder Backs Board
Yahoo got a show of support on Friday from one of its biggest shareholders for its efforts to defend itself against a proxy fight by the activist investor Carl C. Icahn.
Full Story
Yahoo got a show of support on Friday from one of its biggest shareholders for its efforts to defend itself against a proxy fight by the activist investor Carl C. Icahn.
Full Story
More Stories
Trading in Soccer Talent
Brazilian companies are engaging in a new and controversial wave of investment by buying up contracts of young soccer players and lending the players to teams.
Brazilian companies are engaging in a new and controversial wave of investment by buying up contracts of young soccer players and lending the players to teams.
To Save Gas, Shoppers Stay Home and Click
A number of retailers are experiencing double-digit sales growth on their shopping Web sites at a time when simply filling up a gas tank to head to the mall can seem like a spending spree.
A number of retailers are experiencing double-digit sales growth on their shopping Web sites at a time when simply filling up a gas tank to head to the mall can seem like a spending spree.
Felons Seeking Bush Pardon Near a Record
Many federal inmates are asking for pardons and commutations in a period when other presidents have granted a flurry of clemency requests.
Many federal inmates are asking for pardons and commutations in a period when other presidents have granted a flurry of clemency requests.
Honor Your Word, or This Banker May Call Mom
A look at the local community bank, where bankers try to make prudent loans within the community and try to keep customers from making a mess of their finances.
A look at the local community bank, where bankers try to make prudent loans within the community and try to keep customers from making a mess of their finances.
Politics Has Dissidents Talking to A.F.L.-C.I.O.
The presidents of several labor unions that quit the A.F.L.-C.I.O. three years ago have been meeting with the federation to coordinate their political operations and message for the fall election.
The presidents of several labor unions that quit the A.F.L.-C.I.O. three years ago have been meeting with the federation to coordinate their political operations and message for the fall election.
A Veil Closes France’s Door to Citizenship
The case of a woman with a veil has sharpened France’s focus on balancing secularism and freedom of religion.
The case of a woman with a veil has sharpened France’s focus on balancing secularism and freedom of religion.
Uncomfortable Answers to Questions on the Economy
Is this a recession? How bad is housing? When will banks revive? Is my job safe? Are consumers done? Who’s to blame?
Is this a recession? How bad is housing? When will banks revive? Is my job safe? Are consumers done? Who’s to blame?
Citigroup Posts $2.5 Billion Loss on Write-Downs
Citigroup’s chief executive positioned the loss, largely caused by $7.2 billion of loan write-downs, as progress.
Citigroup’s chief executive positioned the loss, largely caused by $7.2 billion of loan write-downs, as progress.
(No heading)
ASHEVILLE - Asheville starter Bruce Billings started out on fire Friday night against the Delmarva Shorebirds, facing the minimum number of batters through four innings.
ASHEVILLE - Asheville starter Bruce Billings started out on fire Friday night against the Delmarva Shorebirds, facing the minimum number of batters through four innings.
(No heading)
ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia athletic director Damon Evans says he is "anticipating" the return of radio play-by-play announcer Larry Munson for home games this season following Munson's brain surgery.
ATHENS, Ga. - Georgia athletic director Damon Evans says he is "anticipating" the return of radio play-by-play announcer Larry Munson for home games this season following Munson's brain surgery.
(No heading)
RALEIGH - The General Assembly wrapped up its 2008 legislative session Friday after passing legislation designed to empower the governor during the drought and ban sex offenders from social networking Web sites.
RALEIGH - The General Assembly wrapped up its 2008 legislative session Friday after passing legislation designed to empower the governor during the drought and ban sex offenders from social networking Web sites.
(No heading)
NATION
NATION
The 6,000 acres of tomatoes grown on Virginia's sea-swept Eastern Shore were never implicated in the national salmonella outbreak - they were still on the vine weeks after people starting getting sick.
Chinese broker tried in insider trading
The former president of a major Chinese stock brokerage has gone on trial on insider-trading charges in connection with the company's 2006 stock market debut, a state news agency reported Saturday.
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans...
The price of oil recorded its biggest weekly drop ever, and a gallon of gas finally pulled back from its record high. So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped?
Experts won't go that far just yet.
Bank stocks look cheap, but buyers remain cautious
Merrill Lynch & Co. Chief Executive John Thain is making a pitch to Wall Street: Buy the brokerage's shares while they're still cheap. But investors don't seem ready to listen.
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2Q
The pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups.
The price of oil recorded its biggest weekly drop ever, and a gallon of gas finally pulled back from its record high. So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped?
Experts won't go that far just yet.
Freddie Mac takes step toward issuing stock
Mortgage financier Freddie Mac took a step toward issuing common and preferred stock to help bolster its balance sheet Friday when the Securities and Exchange Commission accepted its registration statement filed earlier in the day.
The trash talking has begun.
Citigroup has become the latest big bank to quell Wall Street's worries about a financial sector implosion, posting a $2.5 billion second-quarter loss that was smaller than expected.
Mattel's 2Q profit falls sharply, but tops view
Mattel Inc. said Friday its second-quarter profit fell by nearly half as higher costs offset strong sales of toys related to summer movies like "Kung Fu Panda" and the latest Batman film and the benefit from the weaker dollar.
Crude prices help lift Schlumberger 2Q profit
Oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd. opened the petroleum sector's midyear earnings period on a strong note Friday, reporting a nearly 13 percent jump in profit driven by robust spending among customers searching for new sources of crude and...
