Headline of the day
Prostitution chews her up and Spitzer out
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day March 16, 2008
JPMorgan reported to be buying Bear
Price will be about $20 a share. Bear Stearns closed Friday at 30, down 27. Talk about deep pockets. Will JPMorgan be getting government backing? Even if they do, it’ll stave off, at least for now, a calamitous collapse. The…
Antiwar protests this weekend
Iraq Veterans Against the War conclude their Winter Soldier testimony today in DC. There’s been practically no mainstream media coverage of it, and not even that much from the alt press and blogs. They did video everything, so hopefully edited…
Bear Stearns deal must happen by Monday AM
Or else Bear does a bk. The contenders are JPMorgan and J.C. Flowers. The stress level at Bear among executives whose life savings is tied up in the company’s stock was palpable Saturday as the meetings to determine the value…
Convergence
TiVo plans to bring YouTube and RSS into the living room In other words, the TV may soon become a primary means of accessing the Net.