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Star Wars! Nothing But Sith Wars!
I can't help but the recall the old SNL sketch with Bill Murray as the lounge singer piping out "nothing but Star…
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MCI Reports Loss For First Quarter
MCI, after being the center of a bidding war between Verizon and Qwest (which Verizon won), reported a first-quarter loss.
Kerkorian Spooks Market With Massive GM Purchase
Kirk Kerkorian's investment company Tracinda wants to pick up 5% of GMs outstanding stock. The massive purchase of 28 million shares at $31 a share would total $868 million and make Tracinda the third largest stockholder when combined with the 3.9% they already own. GM's stock began a quick ascent as stock jumped to over $32 a share in the process.
Newsmap Brings the Heat to Google News
We all love how Google News lets us see the top news stories at a glance. But, a clever programmer named Marcos Weskamp has created an even better way to see-actually, to visualize-these news stories.
GE Commercial Finance Sells Storage USA
General Electric's financial services unit, GE Commercial Finance is selling Storage USA for $2.3 billion in cash.
Merck Gets New President, CEO
Merck, which has been struggling from the recall of its Vioxx drug, has elected Richard T. Clark as the company's new president, CEO, and Board member.
