Lehman Settles $6.1 Billion Claim
Lehman Brothers reached a deal with Ambac that calls for the insurance company to drop its $6.1 billion claim against the bank's bankruptcy estate. online.wsj.com |
Suspects charged in NYC anti-gay attack
Anti-gay attack of three men by gang members angers New York City's Bronx neighborhood. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Suitor Seeks to Take Seagate Private, Again
Seagate said it has been approached by a suitor that is interested in acquiring the big maker of computer disk drives, raising the prospect that it could go private for a second time this decade. online.wsj.com |
Companies Look to Raise Prices
General Mills will increase prices on breakfast cereals to reflect rising ingredient prices, illustrating the pressure many companies face to pass along higher costs on everything from corn to copper despite consumer resistance. online.wsj.com |
Global extinction crisis looms, new study says
A growing number of creatures could disappear from the earth, with one-fifth of all vertebrates and as many as a third of all sharks and rays now facing the threat of extinction, according to a new survey assessing nearly 26,000 species across the globe. feeds.washingtonpost.com |