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'Wall Street Journal' Joins the Law Debate
The newspaper's Law Blog joins the discussion on possible law school ranking methodology changes.
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The newspaper's Law Blog joins the discussion on possible law school ranking methodology changes.
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Microsoft in Web search, ad deal with Facebook: report
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. plans to bring its Web search and search ads to social-networking site Facebook Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal is likely to be a major boost for the software giant as it will allow searches from Facebook's 90 million members to pass through its system, the newspaper said. Microsoft's Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is expected to announce the details at its analyst meeting Thursday, according to the Journal. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. plans to bring its Web search and search ads to social-networking site Facebook Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday in its online edition, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal is likely to be a major boost for the software giant as it will allow searches from Facebook's 90 million members to pass through its system, the newspaper said. Microsoft's Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is expected to announce the details at its analyst meeting Thursday, according to the Journal. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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TNT shares tumble after report FedEx talks sputtered
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Dutch delivery services firm TNT tumbled 15.9% in Amsterdam as The Wall Street Journal Online's Deal Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that low-level discussions with FedEx didn't lead anywhere.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Dutch delivery services firm TNT tumbled 15.9% in Amsterdam as The Wall Street Journal Online's Deal Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that low-level discussions with FedEx didn't lead anywhere.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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Poll: Race Tightens in 4 States
The presidential race is tightening in four key battleground states, where McCain holds a bigger advantage with white male voters and Obama keeps his hold on the youth vote, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and washingtonpost.com.
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The presidential race is tightening in four key battleground states, where McCain holds a bigger advantage with white male voters and Obama keeps his hold on the youth vote, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and washingtonpost.com.
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States slammed by tax shortfalls
(From The Wall Street Journal) The stumbling U.S. economy is forcing states to slash spending and cut jobs in order to close a projected $40 billion shortfall in the current fiscal year.
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(From The Wall Street Journal) The stumbling U.S. economy is forcing states to slash spending and cut jobs in order to close a projected $40 billion shortfall in the current fiscal year.
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The custom McMansion
(From The Wall Street Journal) Many mass-market home builders are getting into the custom-home game -- once almost entirely the province of boutique builders. The reason is simple: Custom-home building is more profitable for builders and the big attraction for home buyers is the cheaper price.
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(From The Wall Street Journal) Many mass-market home builders are getting into the custom-home game -- once almost entirely the province of boutique builders. The reason is simple: Custom-home building is more profitable for builders and the big attraction for home buyers is the cheaper price.
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Neugebauer Fights Back Against WSJ
Here is a letter to the Editor Congressman Neugebauer sent to the Wall Street Journal in response to their recent article.
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Here is a letter to the Editor Congressman Neugebauer sent to the Wall Street Journal in response to their recent article.
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SemGroup Energy Partners falls 10%
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- SemGroup LP, past owner of SemGroup Energy Partners L.P. , may have played a role in crude oil's 14% drop over the past 10 days, The Wall Street Journal reported. Shares of SemGroup Energy Partners shed 10% to $7.19 in early action on Thursday. Tulsa, Okla. SemGroup LP, a private oil marketing firm, may have roiled energy markets on losses tied to a flawed hedging strategy that oil prices would fall during 2008. When prices rose, SemGroup was unable to put up collateral for its swelling bets and sold its futures account to Barclays Capital, according to Tuesday's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from SemGroup LP. The company lost at least $2.4 billion in futures. SemGroup likely played a supporting role in oil's fallin recent days, Nauman Barakat, senior vice president at Macquarie Futures USA, told The Wall Street Journal.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- SemGroup LP, past owner of SemGroup Energy Partners L.P. , may have played a role in crude oil's 14% drop over the past 10 days, The Wall Street Journal reported. Shares of SemGroup Energy Partners shed 10% to $7.19 in early action on Thursday. Tulsa, Okla. SemGroup LP, a private oil marketing firm, may have roiled energy markets on losses tied to a flawed hedging strategy that oil prices would fall during 2008. When prices rose, SemGroup was unable to put up collateral for its swelling bets and sold its futures account to Barclays Capital, according to Tuesday's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from SemGroup LP. The company lost at least $2.4 billion in futures. SemGroup likely played a supporting role in oil's fallin recent days, Nauman Barakat, senior vice president at Macquarie Futures USA, told The Wall Street Journal.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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FCC reaches deal to approve XM-Sirius merger: reportReuters - Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission have reached an agreement to approve Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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FCC to approve XM Satellite-Sirius deal: report
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said Thursday morning that an "agreement in principle" has essentially been reached to approve the merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. , according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's Web site. The article said that Deborah Taylor Tate, the final FCC holdout, agreed to OK to the deal after winning some concessions, and her vote is expected as soon as Thursday.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said Thursday morning that an "agreement in principle" has essentially been reached to approve the merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. , according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's Web site. The article said that Deborah Taylor Tate, the final FCC holdout, agreed to OK to the deal after winning some concessions, and her vote is expected as soon as Thursday.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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