corporate

• ArcelorMittal sues Esmark over aborted steel mill sale
  AP ( 009, 2008)
  BALTIMORE (AP) - ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, filed a lawsuit against steelmaker Esmark over the aborted sale of a steel mill near Baltimore.
   
  
• Petroleum Development Corporation: Increases 2008 Capital Budget
  PRNewswire (May 09, 2008 )
  
   
  
• Survey says executives see oil prices falling
  AP ( 009, 2008)
  HOUSTON (AP) - Even as oil prices ascended to new highs of more than $124 a barrel this week, many oil and gas industry executives say they expect the price to fall significantly by year's end, a new survey shows.
   
  
• Citigroup to shed nearly $500B in assets
  AP ( 009, 2008)
  NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc. said Friday it aims to shed about $500 billion in assets and grow revenue by 9 percent over the next few years, as it tries to rebound from massive losses tied to deterioration in the mortgage and credit markets.
   
  
• Icahn prepared to buy Circuit City if Blockbuster can't
  AP ( 009, 2008)
  NEW YORK (AP) - Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores said Friday that it will allow Blockbuster to review its books in connection with the video-rental chain's bid to buy the company.
   
  
• Beers + Cutler Partner Jere Shawver Appointed to William & Mary´s Mason School of Business Accounting Programs Board
  PRNewswire (May 08, 2008 )
  
   
  
• Many businesses didn't claim tax refund
  AP ( 008, 2008)
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Sometimes the IRS can't get people to cooperate, even when it tries to give money away.
   
  
• General Dynamics weighs pick for new CEO
  AP ( 007, 2008)
  FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp.'s board of directors met Wednesday to consider a successor to Chief Executive Nicholas Chabraja, who plans to retire next summer.
   
  
• Clearwire, Sprint Nextel to form $14.55B wireless company
  AP ( 007, 2008)
  NEW YORK (AP) - Clearwire and Sprint Nextel will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications company.
   
  
• Company floats ads in 'clouds' shaped like corporate logos
  AP ( 007, 2008)
  LEXINGTON, Ala. (AP) - Picture the Manhattan skyline filled with Nike swooshes. Or the golden arches of McDonald's gently drifting over Los Angeles.
   
  
• AP sources give inside look at Microsoft's raised Yahoo bid
  AP ( 007, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Just how serious was Microsoft Corp. about raising its bid to $47.5 billion for slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc.?
   
  
• Bill Gates says Microsoft going 'independent' way
  AP ( 007, 2008)
  TOKYO (AP) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo.
   
  
• Yahoo facing shareholder fireworks at July 3 annual meeting
  AP ( 006, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Yahoo Inc. holds its annual meeting July 3, expect fireworks from irate shareholders seeking retribution for the company's decision to remain independent instead of accepting a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.
   
  
• Yahoo CEO facing possible rebellion after spurning Microsoft
  AP ( 005, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc.'s shares tumbled by more than 23 percent in premarket trading Monday after Microsoft Corp. withdrew a $47.5 billion takeover offer for the Internet pioneer.
   
  
• Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile Friday
  AP ( 002, 2008)
  SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
   
  
• EBay makes public its complaint against Craigslist
  AP ( 001, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The legal wrangle between Craigslist and eBay Inc. is about the competition in the online classifieds market, eBay's complaint in the case reveals.
   
  
• JHA Announces 2007 U.S. Individual Disability Income Market Survey Results
  PRNewswire (April 29, 2008 )
  
   
  
• FileGenius(TM) Version 2.0 Announced Today
  PRNewswire (April 29, 2008 )