Facing billions of dollars in losses from the subprime mortgage crisis, Merrill Lynch chairman and chief executive, E. Stanley O’Neal, floated the idea of a merger with a large bank, a foray that angered Merrill’s board and could cost him his job, according to people close to the beleaguered Wall Street firm.
An e-mail carrying a password-stealing virus purports to come from one of the very agencies that fight Internet fraud. "It's a treasure trove for identity theft,"the Federal Trade Commission's David Torok says. "We're concerned."
NEW YORK (Oct. 30) - Work colleagues who spend their day gossiping, organizing their home lives, or who press "reply all"on e-mails are among the biggest nuisances in the office, according to a survey released on Monday.
With college prices going up, the average tuition cost is now $23,712, not including room and board. Still, that may seem like a bargain compared to these schools, ranked as the nation's priciest for the 2007-08 school year.
A key barometer of consumer sentiment dropped to the lowest level in two years, igniting concern that the upcoming holiday shopping season would be lukewarm.
There comes a point during every drunken Halloween bash when the host is forced to remove the punch bowl because the witches, warlocks, George Bushes, Osama bin Ladens, and slutty nurses are getting just a little too rowdy. This year, the most important Halloween party is being held in Washington at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Procter &Gamble Co (PG.N) on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, helped by sales of Gillette razors, Charmin toilet paper and Pampers diapers.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc (GOOG.O) is expected to announce advanced software and services enabling handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market by mid-2008, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
