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 MAY 15, 2008 — TOP NEWS Oil Traders Draw Congress' Ire Capitol Hill is taking aim at what some see as rampant speculating. But the U.S. can't control a complex, sprawling global oil market  MAY 15, 2008 — POWER LUNCH Brad Grey, Paramount's Comeback Kid? Even though the Paramount chairman quarreled with Spielberg, he deserves credit for a summer movie lineup that could produce hefty profits MAY 15, 2008 — TOP NEWS Yahoo's Response to Icahn's Letter May 15, 2008 MAY 14, 2008 — POLITICS Clinton Faces Debt Challenge Her Presidential primary campaign owes some $20 million. If Hillary ultimately loses, the source of funds she'll use to pay the debt is unknown MAY 14, 2008 — BW CHICAGO McDonald's Specialty Coffee Kick Jan Fields is the confident dynamo behind McDonald's push into specialty coffees. She says it's ready MAY 14, 2008 — BW CHICAGO Hotel Rooms by Design How the hospitality crowd in Chicago is differentiating its "lifestyle" inns through smart design and sophisticated amenities MAY 14, 2008 — AIRLINES Allegiant: Flying High on Low Costs This tiny, cut-rate, no-frills airline ferries small-town vacationers to Vegas and other resorts—and stays out of big rivals' hair MAY 13, 2008 — THE PET ECONOMY Inflation Gnaws at Pet Food Companies Pet food bags are getting smaller and prices are up as companies try to maintain profits in the face of soaring commodity prices MAY 13, 2008 — VIEWPOINT Farm Subsidies Are the Real Culprit In developing countries in Africa and elsewhere, many go hungry. U.S. and European subsidies depress prices, undermining world agriculture MAY 13, 2008 — RETAILING Wal-Mart Q1 Earnings Up 6.9% Strong growth in sales of electronics, especially flat-panel TVs, helps the retailer post better-than-expected first-quarter results MAY 13, 2008 — TOP NEWS Oil's Murky Math Where are we headed: Up to $200 a barrel? Down to $80? With little good data on supply or demand, oil's next price move is anyone's guess MAY 12, 2008 — TOP NEWS Physician, Reveal Thyself A report that 72% of journal articles on heart stents in 2006 failed to note who funded the research draws sharp criticism of disclosure practices MAY 12, 2008 — BW'S WEB PICKS Blogging a Quake, Live from Chengdu Bloggers unite amid catastrophe in China's Sichuan province, raising questions about whether the death toll could have been lower MAY 12, 2008 — TOP NEWS Nearly 10,000 Dead in China Quake The 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province traps about 900 students under rubble and causes a toxic chemical leak MAY 12, 2008 — ELECTION 2008 McCain: The New 'Captain Climate'? The likely Republican Presidential nominee offered a climate-change proposal that opponents, including Obama, say is too little, too late MAY 9, 2008 — RETAILING Circuit City Gives Up the Fight The electronics chain puts out the "For Sale" sign, hiring Goldman Sachs to assist on a deal, most likely with Blockbuster MAY 9, 2008 — TOP NEWS Letters from Icahn, Blockbuster's Keyes Billionaire Carl Icahn writes of his plan to acquire Circuit City if Blockbuster's attempt fails; Blockbuster's CEO alerts Circuit City's chief MAY 7, 2008 — TOP NEWS Hedging Against $200 Oil For the financial whizzes of Southwest Airlines, it just gets more expensive to buy protection as oil prices keep climbing MAY 6, 2008 — MORTGAGE INDUSTRY Will BofA Bail on Countrywide? Bank of America says the merger is still on, but its difficulty in picking up all of the mortgage giant's debt has many wondering MAY 5, 2008 — TOP NEWS AIG Ex-Chief Hank Greenberg Sounds Off In an interview with BusinessWeek, Greenberg—still AIG's top shareholder—says the insurer is overstaffed and overspends on directors and lawyers MAY 3, 2008 — TOP NEWS Yahoo! Issues Statement in Response to Microsoft Yahoo! Issues Statement in Response to Microsoft MAY 3, 2008 — TOP NEWS Letter from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang May 3, 2008 MAY 2, 2008 — TOP NEWS Exxon: Profit Pirate or Tax Victim? The oil giant paid $9.3 billion, or 49% of its first-quarter gross income, in income taxes. Is that enough? Depends on who you talk to MAY 2, 2008 — VIEWPOINT Wrigley: Another Great One Soon Gone With the takeover by Mars, Wrigley is about to follow Amoco and Ameritech into Chicago's ash bin, says BW Chicago columnist Bob Reed MAY 1, 2008 — TOP NEWS Bracing for the Jobs Report On the heels of what is likely the last Fed rate cut for a while, the May 2 jobs report could offer clues on how far the economy will fall MAY 1, 2008 — TOP NEWS Brazil Goes Investment-Grade Strong international commodities prices are part of the reason S&P upgraded the South American country's long-term foreign currency sovereign debt APRIL 30, 2008 — EARNINGS Exxon Earnings: Expect Another Gusher The oil giant and its competitors are profiting richly from surging oil prices. Will ExxonMobil beat its own record for quarterly income? APRIL 30, 2008 — TOP NEWS Federal Reserve Statement Apr. 30, 2008 APRIL 30, 2008 — TOP NEWS Fed Cuts by a Quarter-Point Bernanke drives rates to the lowest since '04 after GDP shows weak growth built on inventories APRIL 30, 2008 — TOP NEWS Airlines Give Propellers Another Spin The soaring cost of fuel is making short-haul flights uneconomical for regional jets. So a new generation of turboprops is selling briskly APRIL 30, 2008 — TOP NEWS Regulators: 'Fund Manager' Was a Fraud In a New Jersey civil suit, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission accuses Robert J. Sucarato of fraud in raising at least $1.5 million from investors APRIL 29, 2008 — TECHNOLOGY X Prize: $100 Million for Clean Fuels In a bid to speed innovation, the foundation plans awards for breakthroughs in biofuels and other alternative-energy fields APRIL 29, 2008 — TOP NEWS Wrigley: Grand Plans That Didn't Stick Bill Wrigley tried to do big things but never had a breakthrough. Now the company is going to rival Mars, with Warren Buffett serving as banker APRIL 29, 2008 — TOP NEWS FDA Rejects Merck's Cordaptive Given the cholesterol-lowering drug's modest test results and unknown long-term effects, rejection by regulators may not be that surprising APRIL 29, 2008 — TOP NEWS Iron Man Spawns a Marvel of a Movie Studio This time around, the comic book publisher is taking its superhero to the big screen on its own instead of licensing him to Fox or Sony APRIL 29, 2008 — TOP NEWS McCain's Health-Care Proposal The idea: More competition among insurers, spurred by a tax credit that helps consumers buy their own insurance, would lead to universal coverage APRIL 28, 2008 — LATIN AMERICA Mexico's Oil Dilemma As production declines, state-run Pemex struggles to find new reserves under daunting restrictions on foreign involvement APRIL 25, 2008 — BW CHICAGO Baron in the Making Jim Tyree overcame poverty and life-threatening disease to lift Mesirow Financial to new heights APRIL 25, 2008 — AGRICULTURE Behind the Run on Rice Despite bumper crops in Vietnam and India, export limits and bans have created a global shortage and driven up prices APRIL 23, 2008 — TOP NEWS From the Boeing Cockpit A letter from the aircraft maker's boss claims further progress on the Dreamliner 787, due to be completed this year APRIL 23, 2008 — TOP NEWS Boeing's McNerney: 'Digging Out of a Hole' After a long silence, Boeing CEO James McNerney admits the company may have moved "a little too far, too fast" on the 787 Dreamliner APRIL 23, 2008 — POLITICS Will Pennsylvania Win Fill Clinton Purse? To beat Obama's cash-rich campaign, Hillary calls for new donors. By late Apr. 23, 60,000 had heeded the call. But it will take many more APRIL 22, 2008 — BW CHICAGO A Better Gambit for Illinois: Bio-Crops One startup already has contracts with Monsanto and Syngenta APRIL 22, 2008 — TOP NEWS Oil: How High from Here? Prices could reach more record highs as traders bid up oil in reaction to a weak U.S. dollar brought on by low interest rates APRIL 22, 2008 — BW CHICAGO Indie Music's Hipster Heaven Already an Internet magnet, Pitchfork is starting a Web channel for music videos and interviews APRIL 22, 2008 — TOP NEWS Biotech Isn't in the DNA Despite Chicago's efforts to foster a local life-science community, the metro area trails second-tier genetics centers—and is way behind the leaders APRIL 22, 2008 — TOP NEWS Climate Change: Comparing the Candidates The remaining Presidential hopefuls talk of transforming the economy to save the environment. But who would actually get the job done? APRIL 22, 2008 — BW CHICAGO How States Stack Up In venture capital, Illinois ranks fourth in the Midwest APRIL 22, 2008 — TOP NEWS Top Editor Quits the Journal Marcus Brauchli resigns as new owner Rupert Murdoch reworks The Wall Street Journal to compete more directly with The New York Times APRIL 22, 2008 — MEDIA A Boss for Viacom's Pay TV Venture Former Showtime executive Mark Greenberg is expected to be named chief of the Paramount, MGM, and Lions Gate channel View Next Page | News Archive by Year | |
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