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.

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.

Blogging Advice For Target

When you see a company from the outside you often don't realize that what you are seeing is the work of people and that those people's attitudes, perceptions, beliefs, philosophies, lifestyles, behaviors, theories, ideas, are reflected in what you interact with.