Wholesale Prices Dip 0.3 Percent in May By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wholesale
prices dipped by 0.3 percent in May, underscoring concerns about the
possibility of an economically dangerous price decline.
U.S. Stocks Drop After Sour Consumer Data By REUTERS U.S. stocks fell in late morning on Friday after a closely watched gauge of consumer sentiment unexpectedly soured in June.
PeopleSoft Rejects Oracle Bid By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and LAURIE FLYNN After nearly a week of verbal jousting, the board of PeopleSoft officially rejected Oracle's $5.1 billion hostile takeover bid.
Changed Smith Barney
Is Thin on Analysts By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Since Sallie L. Krawcheck arrived to run the Smith Barney research operations, 16 experienced analysts have left the firm.
FLOYD NORRIS Optimistic Investors vs. Pessimistic Bosses Corporate America thinks things look awfully glum. But those not in executive suites seem to be more optimistic. Who's right?
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IN THE MAGAZINE Money 2003
The Sink-or-Swim Economy: Living in volatile, vulnerable times. A special issue about money.
MARKET WATCH Shareholders Will Pick Up the Bill This Time, Too By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Shareholders who had been bloodied by revelations of improper accounting at Xerox during the 1990's took another hit last week.
PRIVATE SECTOR Conscience of Canada Inc. By BERNARD SIMON David R. Beatty, a prominent member of Canada's business establishment, is leading shareholders into battle against executives.
