Hochtief Moves to Thwart Offer
In an attempt to thwart an unsolicited takeover by its largest shareholder, Hochtief asked an Australian regulator to force Spain's ACS to bid for Hochtief's Australian-listed subsidiary. online.wsj.com |
In Arizona, an illegal immigrant and her family face a stark choice
It is a bright afternoon early in the month, a moment of anxiety at a sun-faded apartment complex in north Phoenix. Down a dusty breezeway, workers are painting white a recently vacated unit. A few doors away, the power company has posted a shut-off notice for a family that left rather suddenly, ... feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Vet's view: 10 good reasons why pet shops should not exist
Reason No. 1: I've never walked into even one pet shop where one or more of animal welfare's five freedoms wasn't being neglected. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Caterpillar's Profit Jumps
Caterpillar's profit surged 96% as construction and mining companies replenished their machinery fleets after a reduction in purchases last year. online.wsj.com |
NYU library acquires the papers of Philip Agee, renegade spy
The private papers of Philip Agee, the disaffected CIA operative whose unauthorized publication of agency secrets 35 years ago was arguably more damaging than anything WikiLeaks has produced, have been obtained by New York University, which plans to make them public next spring. feeds.washingtonpost.com |