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14,000 reasons to be skeptical
ERIC J. WEINER is the author of "What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made it Happen."THE DOW JONES industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time Thursday, a historic, if puzzling, milestone. Most finance experts agree that stock markets thrive during periods of steady economic growth and political stability. But today's...Tags: News Corp., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Financial Markets, Stock Market, Companies and Corporations
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Private-equity wave may have troubling ripple effects
Los Angeles Times columnistIn America, financial success is supposed to be admired, not held in contempt. Unless, of course, you make your money in a way that is distasteful or downright illegal. Private-equity investment firms, which are buying up companies worldwide at a wild...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Business, Dollar General Corporation, Daimler AG, Labor Legislation
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Buyout won't mean end of firm's link to foundation
Tribune staff reporterThis story contains corrected material, published April 7, 2007. The deal to take Tribune Co. private would end the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation's long standing as a major shareholder of the company, but other ties between the Chicago-based...Tags: Tribune Tower, Justice and Rights, Tribune Company, Politics, Maryland
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An ESOP surely; Zell's probably
In the final hours of Tribune Co.'s six-month strategic review, one thing was clear: Tribune is going to end up with a new employee stock ownership plan. The question of whose plan would prevail was also coming into sharper focus. On Saturday, Tribune's...Tags: Pennsylvania, Bankruptcy, Air Transportation Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Washington, DC
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L.A. duo raises Tribune Co. bid
Tribune staff reportersFirst, the 2016 Olympics; now, Tribune Co. It has come down to Chicago versus Los Angeles in a battle of billionaires. Los Angeles billionaires Eli Broad and Ron Burkle late Thursday submitted a revised version of their dismissed bid for the media...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Phil Rosenthal, WGN, Tribune Company, Eli Broad
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The pressure on junk bonds: With thin spreads, experts worry defaults will pile up
Tribune staff reporterLow U.S. interest rates have been a boon for the junk bond market in the last few years, allowing companies to take on new debt at a rapid clip. What that has meant for investors, and the outlook for junk bonds going forward, is less certain. While...Tags: Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Morningstar Incorporated, Money and Monetary Policy, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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As chip stocks bounce back, some see opportunities
Tribune staff reporterA summer sell-off in the volatile semiconductor group has raised an interesting question for investors: If the chips are down this much, is it time to buy? Although semiconductor stocks have underperformed the broader market since May, in recent weeks...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Intel Corp., Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Material Science, Economy, Business and Finance
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Eight Iraqis Sue Contractors Over Tortune
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON — Eight Iraqis filed a federal lawsuit today charging that private contractors working for the U.S. government had systematically tortured them at U.S.-run prisons in Iraq as part of a criminal conspiracy to boost profits. The lawsuit...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Abusive Behavior, Prisons, Wars and Interventions, Justice System
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Jan 7, 2007
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Sep 24, 2006
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