Stories in Business
Randy Michaels built a radio empire, but does he have a plan for newspapers?
By Carol Eisenberg | July 18, 2008 at 9:16am | 1
Does the brash COO of the Tribune Company have any vision of where he is taking it - beyond bailing as fast as he can to stave off potential bankruptcy in the face of the $13-billion debt incurred by Sam Zell’s purchase last year?
Lawmakers allege Peter Lowy, Harvey Greenfield hid money offshore
By Carol Eisenberg | July 17, 2008 at 4:06pm | 0
One of California’s wealthiest residents and the owner of a New York toy manufacturer were among the moguls identified by Senate investigators today as allegedly using foreign accounts to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
Swift Boat moneymen still trying to shape public policy
By Gary Jacobson | July 17, 2008 at 7:54am | 1
Four years later, many of the wealthy donors who funded the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry are still very active in molding public opinion.
Twitter acquires search engine Summize
By Emily Morgan | July 16, 2008 at 2:53pm | 0
As team owner, Stanley Druckenmiller might be another Mark Cuban
By Gary Jacobson | July 12, 2008 at 6:59am | 0
If he is successful in acquiring the Pittsburgh Steelers, what kind of owner will money-managing whiz Stanley Druckenmiller be?
IndyMac failure to cost FDIC $4 billion to $8 billion
By Gary Jacobson | July 11, 2008 at 8:02pm | 0
Federal regulators closed IndyMac Bank Friday afternoon and transferred operation to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Steve Wozniak got in line at 4 a.m. to buy two new iPhones
By Gary Jacobson | July 11, 2008 at 6:22pm | 0
Bringing donuts, Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, got in line at 4 a.m. Friday to buy a new iPhone 3G, just like thousands of Apple fans across the country.
Facebook co-founder helps Obama build support on the web
By A. James Memmott | July 10, 2008 at 10:15am | 0
Thanks to a Facebook founding friend, Barack Obama now has well over one million Facebook supporters.
IndyMac’s Michael Perry has the toughest job in America
By Gary Jacobson | July 9, 2008 at 2:22pm | 0
To say IndyMac CEO Michael Perry is in a tough spot is an understatement. He might be on a mission impossible.
Chesapeake Energy and Aubrey McClendon, masters of the power play
By Gary Jacobson | July 9, 2008 at 8:42am | 0
Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon has a former Oklahoma governor (Frank Keating) and U.S. Senator (Don Nickles) on his Oklahoma City-based company’s board of directors. That seems only fitting. McClendon’s great uncle, Robert S. Kerr, co-founded Kerr-McGee and served as Oklahoma governor and senator.
