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1. Jobs Few, College Graduates Flock to Unpaid Internships
In a weak job market, many college graduates are taking unpaid internships that fail to deliver on their promises of experience by offering little more than menial work.

2. For Jobless Young People, New Advocacy Groups
Two movements have sprouted to fight for this generation’s right to move out of the parental basement.

3. Jean-Victor Meyers: The New Prince of L’Oréal
Jean-Victor Meyers, the grandson of Liliane Bettencourt, has been appointed to the board, beginning his role as the family heir.

4. DealBook: Berkshire’s 2012 Annual Meeting
DealBook live blogged Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting, where analysts and investors again focused on Warren E. Buffett’s succession plans.

5. Bits: Creating a Language for the Web
Companies are creating words and symbols that are gaining recognition on the Web and followers. Examples include the “like” of Facebook and the abbreviation LOL (laugh out loud).

6. The Haggler: Class Actions Face Hurdle in 2011 Supreme Court Ruling
Last year, the Supreme Court said that corporations could write contracts that blocked class-action lawsuits. Now we are seeing that ruling’s effects.

7. Novelties: Audio Devices Give New Options to Those Hard of Hearing
Technological advances are helping refine tools for hearing in less-than-ideal circumstances.

8. The Boss: Dance Lessons in Life
Mr. de Vries, president of Medidata Solutions, whose systems help run medical trials, tells of how a lesson learned in ballroom dancing helped turn around a sales presentation disaster.

9. Career Couch: Volunteering Offers a Way to Explore Career Fields
Public service work can be a gateway to careers and gives new graduates time to consider options and learn about themselves.

10. Bend Journal: An Economic Lifeline of Barley and Hops
In Bend, Ore., where there is no Interstate, no university and the closest major city is 160 miles away across steep and snowy mountains, beer has had room to make a difference.

11. Medical Debts Can Leave Stains on Credit Scores
As patients assume more of the responsibility for costs, complex billing and more aggressive collection by providers are resulting in negative credit report data that lingers for years.

12. April Jobs Report Shows Growth Slowing, With 115,000 New Positions
Economists cited various possible factors behind the addition of only 115,000 jobs in April, but none are likely to comfort 13.7 million jobless workers.

13. Mortgages: Mortgages - When to Refinance Again
If you’re considering refinancing, financial planners suggest you first delve into your financial goals — specifically, how long you expect to live in your home.

14. Letters: Letters: Bank Instability Problem Continues
A reader responds to “Telling Strength From Weakness,” the Fair Game column of April 29.

15. Frank H. Pearl, Publisher With a Zeal for the Serious, Dies at 68
Mr. Pearl was a lawyer and investor in Washington who entered the book business on a quest to publish the serious, quality literature that he felt large corporate publishing houses had neglected.

16. Fair Game: Troubled Mortgage Unit Threatens Ally Financial
Ally Financial, known as GMAC Financial when it was bailed out for $17 billion, could be harmed if its mortgage unit files for bankruptcy as expected.

17. Corner Office | Carl Bass: Carl Bass of Autodesk, on Setting a Clear Course
Carl Bass, president and chief executive of Autodesk Inc., a software maker, says it is important to be clear about the direction a company is taking.

18. Economic View: Economic View: Forget Europe. Worry About India.
India’s growth is slowing and uneven, it is a difficult place to do business and it is risking another generation of millions of poor people as it fails to enact market reforms.

19. Fundamentally: Another May, Another Stock Market Decline? Maybe Not
Investors have pulled back in May in recent years, but there are forces working against a repeat.

20. Common Sense: Dewey’s Collapse Underscores a New Reality for Law Firms - Common Sense
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s slow disintegration shatters the long-held perception that law is a guild and a brotherhood — more profession than business.

21. Your Money: How to Raise a Financial Guru
Several young authors of financial advice books say they were taught at an early age to be mindful about money.

22. Off the Charts: Government Is Getting Smaller in the U.S. - Off the Charts
The size of local, state and federal governments has declined in the first three years of the Obama administration, a feat unseen in 40 years.

23. Wealth Matters: Investing in a Racehorse Without Losing Your Shirt
For novice investors in racehorses, buying into a syndicate with several horses is a good way to learn an unpredictable business without huge financial losses.

24. The Money Issue: How McDonald’s Came Back Bigger Than Ever
With new food, revamped décor and an embrace of mommy blogs, McDonald’s isn’t just trying to keep its customers. It’s trying to convince skeptics that they’re wrong.

25. The iEconomy: Apple’s Tax Strategy Aims at Low-Tax States and Nations
Apple serves as a window on how technology giants have taken advantage of tax codes written for an industrial age and ill suited to today’s digital economy.

26. BUSINESS: House Advantage: The Sure Thing
An animated explanation of how banks use securities lending to make a profit, while their customers cover the losses.


 

 

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1. Résumé Trips Up New Yahoo Chief
Pressure is mounting on Yahoo's board and CEO Scott Thompson after revelations that the Internet company's recently hired chief's academic record was misstated.
2. 'Avengers' Breaks Box-Office Record
"The Avengers" shattered box-office records during its debut in theaters, earning $200.3 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to early estimates.
3. Virgin America Losses Mount
Virgin America has so far avoided the cost of fulfilling its founder's call for flight attendants to don killer new red shoes, though the U.S. carrier's net loss rose to $100.4 million last year.
4. Rosneft, Statoil Join Arctic Rush
Norway's Statoil signed a cooperation agreement with Russian state oil company Rosneft to develop Russia's mostly untapped offshore energy resources in the Arctic. Exxon and Italy's Eni signed similar deals in April.
5. Facebook Begins Wall Street Tour
Wall Street revved into high gear Friday preparing to sell Facebook. But while riches await the company's biggest holders, the deal won't prove nearly as lucrative for banks.
6. In Ajit Jain, Some See Next Buffett
Ajit Jain, the leader of Berkshire Hathaway's reinsurance business, is seen by some as a top candidate to succeed Warren Buffett. But Mr. Jain's age, 60, could prove an obstacle.
7. U.S. to Unload More of AIG
The Treasury Department, looking to capitalize on recent gains in American International Group shares, launched a third multibillion-dollar public offering of stock in the bailed-out insurer.
8. Mogul Released From Prison
Onetime media mogul and convicted felon Conrad Black left a Florida jail Friday after finishing his sentence and is back in Canada.
9. Liberty Set Back in Bid to Control Sirius
The Federal Communications Commission dismissed Liberty Media's application for approval to take de facto control of Sirius XM Radio, dealing a setback to Liberty and its chairman.
10. Judge Halts Hostile Bid for Vulcan Materials
Martin Marietta Materials was barred from pursuing its hostile bid for Vulcan Materials for four months after a judge ruled the Raleigh, N.C., construction-materials firm had breached confidentiality agreements.
11. Dish to Drop AMC Cable Channels
Dish Network said it would drop all four of AMC Networks' cable channels, including AMC and the Independent Film Channel, citing the channels' high costs "compared with their low viewership."
12. Sprint Chief Cuts Pay After Shareholder Criticism
Sprint's CEO agreed to cut $3.25 million from his compensation after shareholders complained that his pay didn't reflect the hefty upfront expense of carrying the iPhone.
13. Glencore-Viterra Deal Clears Hurdle
Commodities trader Glencore said Canada's competition agency isn't challenging its $6 billion deal for Canadian grain handler Viterra.
14. Asset Sales Bolster Europe Banks
Two major European banks reported solid results, though the profits were driven largely by assets sales as they, and other European lenders, race to trim their balance sheets amid investor pressure and new rules.
15. Walter Kwok Arrested Amid Probe
Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai Properties said Walter Kwok, former chairman and the eldest son of the company's founding family, was arrested by the city's antigraft agency in connection with a bribery probe.
16. Regulators Close Florida Bank
Regulators closed a bank in Florida, bringing the nationwide tally of bank failures up to 23 for the year.
17. Dewey & LeBoeuf Warns of New Cuts, Closing
Embattled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf warned its employees on Friday that they could soon lose their jobs and the firm may shut its doors, diminishing hopes that the once-storied institution will survive.
18. Yahoo, Alibaba Working on New, Taxable Deal
Yahoo has been working on a new deal to sell a portion of its stake in Alibaba back to the Asian company, and a transaction could be completed within weeks.
19. UBS Fails to Block Fannie, Freddie Suits
A federal judge Friday denied UBS's effort to dismiss a mortgage-debt lawsuit by the federal regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
20. Westlake Pulls Acquisition Offer for Georgia Gulf
Westlake Chemical said it withdrew its roughly $1.2 billion offer to buy Georgia Gulf and it has no plans to pursue a future transaction for the rival chemical company.
21. House Agrees on Export-Lending Deal
House Republican and Democratic leaders reached a deal to expand lending by the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a priority of the Obama administration as it seeks to boost American exports.
22. Comcast to Sell Part of Stake in A&E
Comcast said its NBCUniversal unit exercised an option to sell "a substantial portion" of its stake in A&E Television Networks to joint-venture partners, a transaction that could be worth about $2 billion.
23. TransCanada Makes New Pipeline Application
TransCanada has reapplied for a U.S. permit for an oil-pipeline expansion that has become a political issue ahead of this year's presidential election.
24. Ad Steps Into Falklands Dispute
A nationalistic television ad on the disputed Falkland Islands by the Argentine office of Y&R Advertising has triggered a diplomatic flap and prompted a sharp condemnation from the agency's corporate parent.
25. U.S. Unveils Fracking Rules
The changes aim to allay concerns that chemicals used in a common method of extracting natural gas can contaminate groundwater.
26. Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Against Ford
An Ohio appeals court overturned a $2 billion award to Ford Motor truck dealers who claimed the auto maker overcharged them for heavy trucks for a decade.
27. Duke Energy Profit Falls on Coal-Plant Charge
Duke Energy posted lower first-quarter earnings as it took a $420 million charge for cost overruns at its Indiana coal-gasification plant, and the company said it hopes to close its pending merger with Progress Energy in the next two months.
28. Cipla Cuts Cancer Drug Prices 75%
Indian generic drug maker Cipla is cutting prices on its cancer medicines by up to 75%, likely complicating efforts of pharmaceutical companies seeking to develop their businesses in India.
29. Tilly's Climbs 8.5% in IPO
A pair of companies had a mixed debut, with retailer Tilly's notching double-digit gains early on and propylene producer PetroLogistics declining.
30. GeoEye Makes Bid for DigitalGlobe
GeoEye made a cash-and-stock offer for fellow satellite-imagery company DigitalGlobe that it values at more than $790 million.
31. Washington Post's Net Rises, but Kaplan Struggles
Washington Post Co. reported a rise in first-quarter earnings that reflected a write-down a year earlier and that masked further weakness in the company's education centers.

 

 

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1. Obama launches re-election campaign
Ohio speech marks the start of a campaign that will criss-cross the nation until election day in November
2. France votes in presidential election
Voters choose between a socialist promising higher taxes or a centre-right incumbent vowing lower social charges and spending cuts
3. Strong showing for Greek far left
Exit polls shortly after the polls closed indicate strong gains for Syriza, a radical leftwing party that rejects the bailout programme
4. Buffett frets over health of Europe’s banks
For the first time, analysts mingle with the thousands of shareholders at the annual Berkshire meeting
5. Blackstone unit buys Singapore property
US buyout group’s property arm pays S$220m for the Singapore assets of the German investment fund SEK, which needs to raise cash to meet redemptions
6. Bahrain arrests human rights leader
Nabeel Rajab of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights has been arrested and could join the centre’s co-founder Abdulhadi al-Khawaja in prison
7. Iran election to fuel power struggle
Power struggle among Iran’s fundamentalists set to intensify after critics of president Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad won seats in this weekend’s election
8. Chaotic start to Guantánamo 9/11 trial
Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the September 11 attacks, refuses to respond to judge’s questions
9. Pharma rushes to avoid falling off ‘patent cliff’
Industry is seeing a flurry of licensing deals and acquisitions as companies try to offset a raft of looming patent expiries
10. Pakistan protests after US drone strike
A growing number of Pakistanis say US drone attacks violate the country’s sovereignty


 

 

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1. Apr 20: Goldman profits
Apr 20: Goldman profits

John Authers on Goldman Sachs earnings

2. April 19: AIG considers action against Goldman
April 19: AIG considers action against Goldman

Francesco Guerrera on AIG taking action against Goldman Sachs

3. Apr 16: Goldman accused of fraud
Apr 16: Goldman accused of fraud

Francesco Guerrera on fraud allegations against Goldman Sachs

4. Apr 15: UPS delivery
Apr 15: UPS delivery

Dan McCrum on UPS's full-year outlook

5. Apr 14: US economic recovery
Apr 14: US economic recovery

Francesco Guerrera on an improved outlook in the US

6. Apr 13: Beef prices
Apr 13: Beef prices

Gregory Meyer on soaring beef prices

7. Apr 12: Palm's tale
Apr 12: Palm's tale

Dan McCrum on Palm's future

8. Apr 9: Wall St titans' tough ride
Apr 9: Wall St titans' tough ride

Francesco Guerrera on Congress's inquiry into the financial crisis

9. Apr 8: US retailers
Apr 8: US retailers

Jonathan Birchall on US retail stores

10. Apr 7: Crime in New York
Apr 7: Crime in New York

Spencer Jakab on crime rate in New York City

11. Apr 7: Goldman on defensive
Apr 7: Goldman on defensive

Francesco Guerrera on Goldman's rejections of criticism

12. Mar 30: US housing market
Mar 30: US housing market

Dan McCrum on the US housing market

13. Mar 26: US mortgage modification
Mar 26: US mortgage modification

Dan McCrum on the White House plan to stem foreclosures

14. Mar 25: Best Buy
Mar 25: Best Buy

Jonathan Birchall on Best Buy's quarterly results

15. Mar 23: Fannie and Freddie
Mar 23: Fannie and Freddie

Dan McCrum on the fate of Fannie and Freddie

16. Mar 19: Low volatility
Mar 19: Low volatility

Aline van Duyn on the CBOE Vix index

17. Mar 18: Regulating Lehman
Mar 18: Regulating Lehman

Henny Sender on what the SEC knew and when they knew it

18. Mar 17: Blockbuster's woes
Mar 17: Blockbuster's woes

Dan McCrum on Blockbuster's debt problems

19. Mar 15: PVH buys Tommy Hilfiger
Mar 15: PVH buys Tommy Hilfiger

Jonathan Birchall says the deal will expand PVH's international presence

20. Mar 12: Lehman's inner secrets
Mar 12: Lehman's inner secrets

Francesco Guerrera on Lehman's accounting probe

21. Mar 11: Derivatives reform
Mar 11: Derivatives reform

Aline van Duyn on controversy around proposed derivatives reforms

22. Mar 10: US consumers
Mar 10: US consumers

Jonathan Birchall on US consumer behaviour

23. Mar 10: Ten years after the dotcom bubble
Mar 10: Ten years after the dotcom bubble

David Gelles on Silicon Valley ten years after the dotcom bubble burst

24. Mar 8: AIG sells Alico
Mar 8: AIG sells Alico

Francesco Guerrera on the end of an era for the troubled insurer

25. Mar 5: US economy sheds 36,000 jobs
Mar 5: US economy sheds 36,000 jobs

Alan Rappeport and Shannon Bond examine US jobs data

26. Mar 4: US consumers
Mar 4: US consumers

Jonathan Birchall on growth in same-store sales for US retailers

27. Mar 3: US economic recovery
Mar 3: US economic recovery

Alan Rappeport on how snowstorms may affect Friday's jobs report

28. Mar 2: Fertiliser bidding war
Mar 2: Fertiliser bidding war

Helen Thomas on CF Industries' fresh bid for Terra

29. Mar 1: Goldman's $100m-plus days
Mar 1: Goldman's $100m-plus days

Justin Baer on the investment bank's trading success

30. Feb 26: AP to charge for news
Feb 26: AP to charge for news

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson on the AP's plan to charge for content on Apple's iPad

31. Feb 25: Coke to buy bottling unit
Feb 25: Coke to buy bottling unit

Jonathan Birchall on Coca-Cola's purchase of its bottling unit

32. Feb 24: Toyota's damaged reputation
Feb 24: Toyota's damaged reputation

Spencer Jakab on Toyota's mistakes over handling the recall

33. Feb 23: US retailers
Feb 23: US retailers

Jonathan Birchall on US retailers' 4Q results

34. Feb 22: Foreclosures in the US
Feb 22: Foreclosures in the US

Aline van Duyn on a rising number of foreclosures in the US

35. Feb 19: Humbled Tiger
Feb 19: Humbled Tiger

Woods to return to golf, but when?

36. Feb 18: Walmart sales decline
Feb 18: Walmart sales decline

Jonathan Birchall on Walmart's fourth-quarter sales

37. Feb 17: Walgreens to buy Duane Reade
Feb 17: Walgreens to buy Duane Reade

Jonathan Birchall on the new New York drugstore market

38. Feb 16: Short selling houses
Feb 16: Short selling houses

Suzanne Kapner on banks' use of 'short sales' to sell homes

39. Feb 9: Coca-Cola's fizzy profits
Feb 9: Coca-Cola's fizzy profits

Dan McCrum on the soft drinks giant's earnings boost

40. Feb 8: Reshuffle at CIT and AIG
Feb 8: Reshuffle at CIT and AIG

Francesco Guerrera on the appointments of John Thain and Peter Hancock

41. Feb 5: US unemployment
Feb 5: US unemployment

Alan Rappeport on the mixed picture from Friday's jobs report

42. Feb 4: US jobs data preview
Feb 4: US jobs data preview

Samantha Pearson talks to Peter Costa of Empire Executions

43. Feb 3: US media outlook
Feb 3: US media outlook

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson on the outlook for the US media industry

44. Feb 2: Obama and multinationals
Feb 2: Obama and multinationals

Dan McCrum on Obama's tax break rules

45. Feb 1: Shell's biofuels venture
Feb 1: Shell's biofuels venture

Spencer Jakab on the energy giant's bet on biofuels

46. Jan 29: US economy
Jan 29: US economy

Alan Rappeport on the fastest GDP growth in six years

47. Jan 28: Ford turns profit
Jan 28: Ford turns profit

But road ahead littered with potholes, says Spencer Jakab

48. Jan 27: Apple unveils the iPad
Jan 27: Apple unveils the iPad

Richard Waters on the tech giant's launch of its tablet computer

49. Jan 26: Obama's spending freeze
Jan 26: Obama's spending freeze

Spencer Jakab looks at the US president's spending plans

50. Jan 25: Apple reports record earnings
Jan 25: Apple reports record earnings

Joseph Menn on Apple's best quarter ever



 

 

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Barron's Up and Down Wall Street Daily
Barron's Up and Down Wall Street Daily
1. Don't Blame the Calendar for Punk Store Sales
Retailers believe in the Easter Bunny rather than the sad fact consumers have to dig into savings to keep spending.
2. Do You Believe the Dow or the 99%?
The broad swath of stocks lags the major averages. What does that mean?
3. Lack of Treasury Floaters: The Dog That Didn't Bark?
If Treasury floating-rate notes could complicate "sterilized QE" by the Fed, the new instruments can wait some more.
4. Art for Art's Sake? Or To Protect Wealth?
The uber-rich send prices of top-end art and properties soaring. The attraction may be more a hedge against inflation or confiscation.
5. What Do You Know? It May Not Be True
The U.K. economy has little impact on big British multinationals while state and local fiscal duress hasn't hampered munis.
6. Divided Fed Stands Pat, Has Little New to Say
FOMC will react to data and events with the rest of us. "Get used to it."
7. This May Be as Good as It Gets for Stocks in 2012
Apple's extraordinary earnings growth is unique. Other corporate profits seem fully discounted.
8. United States of Europe? More Like the Confederacy
The South lost the Civil War in part because of its fractious fiscal arrangements. But what is the price of freedom?
9. A New Round of Monetary Easing Ahead?
The bulls assume central bankers have their back. But the impact of stimulus may be waning.
10. Housing Is Bouncing Along the Bottom of an Abyss
The Beatles were prescient about today's U.S. housing market: It's getting better because it can't get no worse.
11. An Apple This Day Is Costly
The world's most valuable stock sheds $23 billion Monday. Can the market continue to advance without its leader?
12. If We Had Only Listened to Henry Kaufman Then
Bailouts of too-big-to-fail institutions mean less economic freedom now, according to the original Dr. Doom.
13. Is There a Bernanke Put -- or a Collar?
While the Fed chief emphasizes the need for policy to aim for stability, will it also dampen gains as it cushion risks?
14. Markets Lose Their Liquid Courage
With QE3 not likely, for now, risk assets sell off.
15. A Stock Eye for the Bond Guy
Some corporate bonds are too cheap relative to their shares, Barclays says. The Fed's visible hand has an effect.
16. Canada's Ditching of the Penny Makes No Cents
Penny pricing benefitted Wall Street's customers. Eliminating the penny would hurt Main Street.
17. Cassandra Confronts the Treasury Market
Why aren't T-bond yields falling more? Stephanie Pomboy suggests that sometimes demand isn't equal to supply.
18. Treasury Bonds Diss Bernanke as Yields Surge
Sharp rise in long-term yields come against backdrop of continued central-bank accommodation.
19. Can the U.S. Avoid the Latest Downturns Abroad?
Signs of weakness overseas have greater implications for the U.S. Also, signs of wackiness in the stock market.
20. Are We About to Eclipse Mideast Oil Output?
So says Citi by 2020. Good news for U.S. GDP, jobs and the dollar as well as geopolitics.
21. Can the U.S. Road Runner Avoid the Fiscal Cliff?
The present path leads to renewed recession. But there's hope in Fed policy and possible compromise.
22. Apple Drives Stocks Now; Later, the Fed
Apple lifts the entire market, for now, but it faces a monetary Catch-22.
23. Goldman's Greed: This is News?
Trading against customers used to be taboo, but Wall Street's been doing it for decades.
24. Fed Stands Pat as Bank Are Less Stressed
Easy monetary policy has helped heal the financial sector but has hurt consumers.
25. Greece Faces Pain With Little Gain
Deep discounts on new bonds imply this won't be the last bailout while the Greek people suffer austerity.
26. Fed Move Likely by June, Ex-Insider Says
Morgan Stanley's Vincent Reinhart says central bank is apt to ease before election season hits high gear.
27. The Worst of Times to Buy Stocks?
A leading fund manager sees conditions that presaged past plunges. A "perfect storm" lies ahead, adds a technical guru.
28. China's Sale of U.S. Debt -- Beginning of the End?
When all else fails, central-bank monetization of debts is the usual answer -- but not a good one.
29. Pimco's Gross Says It's Time to Play Defense
The game plan for ultra-low yields: junk bonds, mortgages and high-coupon munis.
30. Markets Look to ECB to Refill Rx
Whether placebo or palliative, LTRO eased symptoms of financial distress. How big a second dose?
31. Curb Your Enthusiasm
As the European Union Economics Commission forecast late last week, the euro region seems headed for an outright economic contraction this year.
32. Bulls Favor Stocks and Obama
But contrarians are taking money off the table after a big bull run. A warning?
33. Economics and Politics Point to Stand-Pat Fed
FOMC minutes suggest no new moves while election year argues for discretion.
34. Pension Funds Still Falling Short
Low interest rates keep funds from reaching their bogies. Fitch points to biggest gaps.
35. Suppressed Bond Yields Don't Make Stocks a Buy
Barclays sees mediocre equity returns despite apparent cheapness of stocks.
36. Where Have You Gone, Blyth Eastman Dillon Paine Webber Kidder Peabody?
Ford's 1956 IPO, the Facebook of the day, shows the Darwinian evolution of Wall Street. Did they have a better idea then?
37. Are We There Yet?
Stocks may be cheap vs. bonds, but not cheap absolutely, says veteran market seer.


 

 

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