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The Breaking Point
A new book on the study of midlife crisis among women, by Wall Street Journal Work-Life columnist Sue Shellenbarger. Long stereotyped as the province of men, today the midlife crisis is reported with greater frequency by women than men.
Wall Street Journal Committee Claims Murdoch Broke Agreement
A special independent committee accused the press baron of breaking agreement to protect editorial integrity
A Family Farce
Christopher Bancroft said 'bite me' and Murdoch duly did - the comic tale behind the capitulation of Wall Street Journal's founding family
Murdoch and Meddling
Janine Gibson: The new Wall Street Journal owner's urge to tinker brings both threat and opportunity for rivals.
Dow Jones Board to Oversee Murdoch Talks
The board of the Wall Street Journal's publisher, Dow Jones, has taken control of negotiations over a possible sale to Rupert Murdoch, replacing the company's dominant Bancroft family in the driving seat.
Deal Frenzy: How the Media Became the Story
Rupert Murdoch's audacious $5bn (£2.5bn) move on Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal, ushered in a week of merger frenzy in the industry.
"Why Do Ford, GM and DCX Alone Still Speak for the Industry?" – Wall Street Journal
Overwhelming queries are bombarding the auto industry but why is it that there are only a chosen few that speaks for the entire industry? That is also the inquiry that Wall Street Journal ought to answer.
Stock research and the price of leadership-corporate, public, private
There's always a cost to GREED. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the President of Vanderbilt University receives compensation of $1.4 million.
Wall St Journal and Post to Share Stories
The Wall Street Journal said yesterday it would begin providing editorial content to the Washington Post, extending the relationship between the two newspapers.
Wall Street Journal Loses Libel Appeal
The Wall Street Journal today failed in its high court bid to reverse a libel action it lost last year, leading its lawyer to call the so-called Reynolds defence a 'damp squib'. By Julia Day.
This week
In the most natural transition since Neil Kinnock starred in a Tracy Ullman video, California gubernatorial hopeful Arnold Schwarzenegger made his debut in the Wall Street Journal this week.
Today is Bad News for Everyone
Sensationalism is trivialising the great moral issues of the day. A couple of weeks ago, a man from the Wall Street Journal telephoned me to ask, in tones of undisguised bewilderment, why everyone took the Today programme so seriously.
California Investigates Us Banks' Tax Shelters
Some of the biggest banks in the US have avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax by shifting money into "investment funds" that did little more than provide shelters from the taxman, it was claimed yesterday. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, at least...
US heavyweights suffer ad fall
America's three biggest titles blame war in Iraq. The publishers of the three biggest newspapers in America - USA Today, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal - yesterday said the war in Iraq had caused the advertising recovery to stumble at their top titles.
Powell Plays Down 'smoking Gun' Expectations
The US secretary of state, Colin Powell, has dampened expectations that he will unveil a "smoking gun" on Iraq's record of compliance with weapons inspectors when he presents evidence to the UN security council tomorrow. Writing in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Mr Powell said that he...
Journalist's Killer Sentenced to Death
A British-born man was today sentenced to death by a Pakistani judge for the murder of an American journalist. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, from Wanstead, east London, was one of four men found guilty of killing Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal. Lawyers for Sheikh and the...
US drugs giant accused of overstating revenue
Shares in US drugs giant Merck fell sharply in Europe following a report in the Wall Street Journal claiming the group inflated revenues by $12.4bn (£8bn) over the past three years.
CBS shows clip from Pearl murder video
Ignoring a last-minute appeal by the secretary of state, Colin Powell, the US television network CBS broadcast in its Tuesday evening news part of a video made by Daniel Pearl's captors, showing the Wall Street Journal reporter in the moments before his death.
Pearl Murder: Four Charged
7.30am: Four Islamist militants including British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh have been formally charged with the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, writes Jason Deans.
Pakistan Refuses to Hand Over Pearl Suspect
10am: Pakistan is refusing to hand over the key suspect in the kidnapping of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to US authorities until its own investigations are complete. By Owen Gibson.
US Indicts Pearl Suspect
A US federal grand jury has indicted a key suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Pakistan Vows to Catch Pearl's Killers
10am update: Pakistan's president has ordered security forces to apprehend 'each and every one' of the terrorists involved in the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, whose death was confirmed yesterday. By Jessica Hodgson.
Kidnapped US journalist is dead
Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter kidnapped and held hostage in Pakistan, has been killed, the US state department confirmed last night.
'Pearl Dead' Says Kidnap Suspect
7.30am: The key suspect in the kidnapping of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has said the US journalist is dead, writes Claire Cozens.
Briton Held Over Pearl Kidnap
12pm: Pakistani police have arrested the British-born prime suspect of the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, writes Julia Day.
Wall Street Journal Drops Scruton Over Tobacco Cash
Roger Scruton, the philosopher and writer, has been sacked as a Wall Street Journal commentator for failing to declare his £4,500 monthly retainer from one of the world's biggest tobacco firms. The departure of the academic was announced yesterday in an editorial of the European...
Frantic Hunt for Us Kidnap Victim
Pakistani police searched graveyards in Karachi yesterday in the increasingly desperate hunt for an American journalist kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants. A message sent by email to US news organisations claimed Daniel Pearl, 38, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal , had been...
Kidnapped Reporter's Fate in Doubt
Confusion surrounded the fate of the kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl last night as conflicting reports from Pakistan said he had either been killed or would be freed for $2m. CNN said it had received an email informing it that the 38-year-old journalist had been...
Email Claims Us Reporter is Dead
Confusion surrounded the fate of the kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl last night as conflicting reports from Pakistan said he had either been killed or would be freed for $2m. CNN said it had received an email informing it that the 38-year-old journalist had been...
Militants Give Us Reporter 24 Hours to Live
A militant Pakistani group believed to be holding the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl threatened to kill him within 24 hours and warned all US journalists to leave the country within three days. By David Teather.
Missing US reporter - in chains with a gun to his head
Disturbing photographs released yesterday showed an American journalist who has been missing in Pakistan for nearly a week held in chains and at gunpoint by his kidnappers. Daniel Pearl, 38, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, is shown sitting on the floor, his head bowed. One of...
A special independent committee accused the press baron of breaking agreement to protect editorial integrity
A Family Farce
Christopher Bancroft said 'bite me' and Murdoch duly did - the comic tale behind the capitulation of Wall Street Journal's founding family
Murdoch and Meddling
Janine Gibson: The new Wall Street Journal owner's urge to tinker brings both threat and opportunity for rivals.
Dow Jones Board to Oversee Murdoch Talks
The board of the Wall Street Journal's publisher, Dow Jones, has taken control of negotiations over a possible sale to Rupert Murdoch, replacing the company's dominant Bancroft family in the driving seat.
Deal Frenzy: How the Media Became the Story
Rupert Murdoch's audacious $5bn (£2.5bn) move on Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal, ushered in a week of merger frenzy in the industry.
"Why Do Ford, GM and DCX Alone Still Speak for the Industry?" – Wall Street Journal
Overwhelming queries are bombarding the auto industry but why is it that there are only a chosen few that speaks for the entire industry? That is also the inquiry that Wall Street Journal ought to answer.
Stock research and the price of leadership-corporate, public, private
There's always a cost to GREED. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the President of Vanderbilt University receives compensation of $1.4 million.
Wall St Journal and Post to Share Stories
The Wall Street Journal said yesterday it would begin providing editorial content to the Washington Post, extending the relationship between the two newspapers.
Wall Street Journal Loses Libel Appeal
The Wall Street Journal today failed in its high court bid to reverse a libel action it lost last year, leading its lawyer to call the so-called Reynolds defence a 'damp squib'. By Julia Day.
This week
In the most natural transition since Neil Kinnock starred in a Tracy Ullman video, California gubernatorial hopeful Arnold Schwarzenegger made his debut in the Wall Street Journal this week.
Today is Bad News for Everyone
Sensationalism is trivialising the great moral issues of the day. A couple of weeks ago, a man from the Wall Street Journal telephoned me to ask, in tones of undisguised bewilderment, why everyone took the Today programme so seriously.
California Investigates Us Banks' Tax Shelters
Some of the biggest banks in the US have avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax by shifting money into "investment funds" that did little more than provide shelters from the taxman, it was claimed yesterday. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, at least...
US heavyweights suffer ad fall
America's three biggest titles blame war in Iraq. The publishers of the three biggest newspapers in America - USA Today, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal - yesterday said the war in Iraq had caused the advertising recovery to stumble at their top titles.
Powell Plays Down 'smoking Gun' Expectations
The US secretary of state, Colin Powell, has dampened expectations that he will unveil a "smoking gun" on Iraq's record of compliance with weapons inspectors when he presents evidence to the UN security council tomorrow. Writing in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Mr Powell said that he...
Journalist's Killer Sentenced to Death
A British-born man was today sentenced to death by a Pakistani judge for the murder of an American journalist. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, from Wanstead, east London, was one of four men found guilty of killing Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal. Lawyers for Sheikh and the...
US drugs giant accused of overstating revenue
Shares in US drugs giant Merck fell sharply in Europe following a report in the Wall Street Journal claiming the group inflated revenues by $12.4bn (£8bn) over the past three years.
CBS shows clip from Pearl murder video
Ignoring a last-minute appeal by the secretary of state, Colin Powell, the US television network CBS broadcast in its Tuesday evening news part of a video made by Daniel Pearl's captors, showing the Wall Street Journal reporter in the moments before his death.
Pearl Murder: Four Charged
7.30am: Four Islamist militants including British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh have been formally charged with the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, writes Jason Deans.
Pakistan Refuses to Hand Over Pearl Suspect
10am: Pakistan is refusing to hand over the key suspect in the kidnapping of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to US authorities until its own investigations are complete. By Owen Gibson.
US Indicts Pearl Suspect
A US federal grand jury has indicted a key suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Pakistan Vows to Catch Pearl's Killers
10am update: Pakistan's president has ordered security forces to apprehend 'each and every one' of the terrorists involved in the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, whose death was confirmed yesterday. By Jessica Hodgson.
Kidnapped US journalist is dead
Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter kidnapped and held hostage in Pakistan, has been killed, the US state department confirmed last night.
'Pearl Dead' Says Kidnap Suspect
7.30am: The key suspect in the kidnapping of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has said the US journalist is dead, writes Claire Cozens.
Briton Held Over Pearl Kidnap
12pm: Pakistani police have arrested the British-born prime suspect of the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, writes Julia Day.
Wall Street Journal Drops Scruton Over Tobacco Cash
Roger Scruton, the philosopher and writer, has been sacked as a Wall Street Journal commentator for failing to declare his £4,500 monthly retainer from one of the world's biggest tobacco firms. The departure of the academic was announced yesterday in an editorial of the European...
Frantic Hunt for Us Kidnap Victim
Pakistani police searched graveyards in Karachi yesterday in the increasingly desperate hunt for an American journalist kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants. A message sent by email to US news organisations claimed Daniel Pearl, 38, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal , had been...
Kidnapped Reporter's Fate in Doubt
Confusion surrounded the fate of the kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl last night as conflicting reports from Pakistan said he had either been killed or would be freed for $2m. CNN said it had received an email informing it that the 38-year-old journalist had been...
Email Claims Us Reporter is Dead
Confusion surrounded the fate of the kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl last night as conflicting reports from Pakistan said he had either been killed or would be freed for $2m. CNN said it had received an email informing it that the 38-year-old journalist had been...
Militants Give Us Reporter 24 Hours to Live
A militant Pakistani group believed to be holding the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl threatened to kill him within 24 hours and warned all US journalists to leave the country within three days. By David Teather.
Missing US reporter - in chains with a gun to his head
Disturbing photographs released yesterday showed an American journalist who has been missing in Pakistan for nearly a week held in chains and at gunpoint by his kidnappers. Daniel Pearl, 38, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, is shown sitting on the floor, his head bowed. One of...