Amylin said to Draw First-Round Bids From Sanofi, Merck - Bloomberg
25 May 2012, 11:35 pm
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN), the diabetes drugmaker that has put itself up for sale, received offers from Sanofi (SAN) and Merck & Co. in an initial round of bidding, said three people familiar with the process. The companies made bids of ...

Actor said of 2 slayings, 'I'm crazy and I did it,' transcripts show - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 10:02 pm
A community theater actor accused of killing two friends in an elaborate plot to frame one for the other's murder confessed to police immediately after his arrest, according to a grand jury transcript made public Friday. “I'm crazy, and I did ...

Dell said Close to Buying Quest for Computer-Management - Bloomberg
25 May 2012, 1:12 pm
Dell Inc. (DELL) is in advanced discussions to acquire Quest Software Inc. (QSFT), a maker of tools that help companies manage their computer systems, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. An agreement could be announced as soon as ...

Shafilea Ahmed trial: Mother said 'Just finish it here' moments before suffocating daughter, court hears - Daily Mail
23 May 2012, 9:19 am
Shafilea's eyes were 'really wide... You could tell she was gasping for air', Alesha said Jury hears victim 'wet herself because she was struggling so much' Shafilea lost 5st after drinking bleach in fear she was going to be left in Pakistan by her family ...

White House said to give inside access for bin Laden film - YAHOO!
22 May 2012, 7:21 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration arranged for two Hollywood filmmakers to get special access to government officials involved in the commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a conservative legal group that posted internal ...

Yahoo launches a killer mobile browser, Axis. Yes, we said Yahoo - Venturebeat.com
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
Everyone knows it, but few people acknowledge it: Mobile web browsers absolutely suck. Technologists are launching commercial space flights, mapping the human genome, and building flexible computer displays, yet we still haven’t figured out ...

JPMorgan CIO Risk Chief said to Have Trading-Loss History - Yahoo Finance
20 May 2012, 10:37 pm
Irvin Goldman, who oversaw risks in the JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) unit that suffered more than $2 billion in trading losses, was fired by another Wall Street firm in 2007 for money-losing bets that prompted a regulatory sanction at the firm ...

HP said to be mulling as many as 25,000 layoffs - Financial Post
17 May 2012, 3:31 pm
Hewlett-Packard Co. is considering cutting as many as 25,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, to reduce costs and help the company contend with ebbing demand for computers and services, people briefed on the plans said. The number to be cut ...

JPMorgan’s Trading Loss Is said to Rise at Least 50% - New York Times
16 May 2012, 9:37 pm
The trading losses suffered by JPMorgan Chase have surged in recent days, surpassing the bank’s initial $2 billion estimate by at least $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the losses. When Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s chief ...

AMC said to Be Talking to Chinese Buyer - New York Times
7 May 2012, 6:56 pm
LOS ANGELES — AMC Entertainment, which owns the second-largest movie theater chain in North America, is in talks to sell the company or a significant stake in it to the Wanda Group, one of China’s largest theater owners, according to people ...