Archive for Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Retailers Hoping for Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Surge

• Michael Jackson Advisors Try to Stave Off Default By Charles Duhigg

• U.S. Tech Firm Retools to Survive the Asian Threat By Evelyn Iritani

• South of the Border, the Christmas Bonus Is Sacred By Marla Dickerson

• Powerex Wins Dismissal of Suit

• Surprise Rise for Housing Starts

• Judge Ousts Tenet Juror By Molly Selvin

• U.S. Sets Terms for Purchase of Insurer PacifiCare

• Former Qwest CEO Is Indicted

• Nike Profit Climbs 15% on Strong U.S. Demand

• Market Ends Mixed; Dow Falls

• Also

• CSC Wins $1.9-Billion Contract From BAE

• Palm’s Profit Leaps on Boost in Shipments

• Kerkorian Sells 12 Million Shares of GM

• Edison Says It Will Raise Power Rates By Marc Lifsher and Elizabeth Douglass

• Commerce Jeans Maker Files for Nasdaq Listing

• Allergan-Inamed Deal to Close Next Month

• Wal-Mart Probed on Hazardous Materials By Abigail Goldman

• Morgan Stanley’s Earnings Rise 49%

• Acxiom Rejects Takeover Bid From Private Group

• NBC Correspondents May Decertify AFTRA

• Disney, French Retailers Fined in Antitrust Case

• Debt-Heavy Calpine Files for Chapter 11 By Elizabeth Douglass

• Electronic Arts Expects to Miss Profit Estimates

• Callaway Golf Signs Teen to Endorsement Contract

• Tougher Mortgage Guidelines Proposed By Jonathan Peterson

• EBay Drops Plan to Allow Sales of Pets

• Time Warner Board OKs AOL Deal With Google By Chris Gaither

• Briefly

• Sprint Agrees to Buy Out Affiliate for $6.5 Billion

• Unreported Income Rose in Early Part of Decade

• Toyota Output Plans Send GM Stock to 23-Year Low