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Business briefs Ny DodgerNew York real estate tycoon Jared Kushner has entered the bidding for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. There are roughly five bidding parties remaining for the bankrupt team.Ben on jobsFed boss Ben Bernanke said that the 8.3 percent January unemployment rate understates weakness in the labor... www.nypost.com
Shorting Sears Stock Too Hard? Try Shorting the Bonds. Shares of Sears Holdings, the masters of the stock universe in 2012, are running up again today, defying the growing list of skeptics. blogs.wsj.com
Interview With The President And CEO: Miller Energy Resourses (MILL) - Scott M. Boruff 67 WALL STREET, New York - February 6, 2012 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Oil & Gas: Exploration & Production Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and ... finance.yahoo.com
Asia stocks gain as China slows less than expected Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, buoyed by a successful sale of French government bonds and China's economic growth slowing less than expected. www.heraldextra.com
Reprise for Nortel debacle as Toronto trial opens TORONTO (Reuters) - Three former executives at bankrupt Nortel Networks reached into the "cookie jar" a decade ago to enrich themselves, prosecutors said, opening a fraud trial that dredged up memories of one of the most spectacular casualties of the 1990's dot-com bubble. The trio - former Chief Executive Frank Dunn, former Chief Financial Officer Douglas Beatty and former Controller Michael ... news.yahoo.com
Spanish Banks to Set Aside Billions for Toxic Assets The extra provisions will enable the banks to meet new government rules to clean up ailing property assets. www.nytimes.com
In a Post-Bankruptcy World, Hunting the Elusive Saab Bargain Tori Tellem goes shopping for a new Saab in Los Angeles, to see if there really are deals on products from the bankrupt automaker. wheels.blogs.nytimes.com
Asia stocks mostly up following French bond issue Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, buoyed by a successful sale of French government bonds and shrugging off data showing that China's growth is moderating. www.heraldextra.com
Debt crisis: as it happened, February 3, 2012 The FTSE 100 has closed at a seven-month high after US data showing more US people are in work boosted global markets, while Greece announces it is to auction €625m of Treasury bills next week. uk.finance.yahoo.com
Sell-out! When entrepreneurs give up control – for a price In seeking billions of pounds in a stock market flotation announced last week, Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is following in a long line of entrepreneurs who have found they need outside money to develop their businesses – and have sold out. www.independent.co.uk
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