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MSNBC - The SEC has proposed new rules that would shed light on executive pay. If the rules pass in time for next year’s proxy season, and it’s widely assumed they will, companies will have fewer places to hide or disguise CEO compensation. FULL STORY

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MSNBC - Stocks finished Friday narrowly mixed, as investors grappled with a tepid outlook from software company Microsoft Corp. and a rebound in first-quarter economic growth. The major indexes ended mixed for the week and for April. FULL STORY

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Port Vila Press - It’s only taken 43 years, but Heather and Alan Backhouse are finally looking forward to enjoying a honeymoon and when they fly out to their tropical getaway they will take the best wishes of a grateful city with them. Mr Backhouse, well known PCYC

April sales up, 1Q down for Stein Mart
Jacksonville Business Journal - Stein Mart Inc. reported a slight increase in April sales, though sales for the first quarter were down from last year. The $124 million in April sales was up 1.8 percent from April of 2005, and comparable store sales were up 0.7 percent. First

MSNBC Home Business Stocks & Economy Eye on the Economy
MSNBC - A GOP proposal to send $100 tax rebates to offset the high cost of gas has been roundly criticized not only by Democrats but also by fiscal conservatives who warn it will widen the deficit while doing little to encourage energy conservation. FULL

home : business Friday, May 05, 2006
Observer-Reporter - LAWRENCE — Black Box Corp. on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Nu-Vision Technologies, a privately held company based in Amityville, N.Y. NUVT, which provides voice and data services, has an active customer base that includes commercial

Online social networks grow, raise questions
Le Mars Daily Sentinel - MySpace, Facebook and other internet social networks are spiking in popularity because they allow people to interact with old and new friends and express themselves, they also are opening the door to a new wave of security concerns. Student Jackie

Un-Conventional Wisdom
Cape Cod Today - Friday night, Porcupine began in Auditor Candidate Earl Stroll’s hospitality suite at the Doubletree Hote. It was modest, with decent pizza, and while the candidate was out and about, he was ably represented by an effective campaign manager who

Secret Bloggers Bare All
Wired News - WASHINGTON — By day, he was a federal prosecutor in New Jersey specializing in fraud cases; by night, a young, female law-firm associate obsessed with federal judges — especially the cute ones. Until he revealed himself through a New Yorker

Phone Call About Xbox 360 Blogging Features
WebProNews - While I was at dinner tonight with the LiveSide guys Jason Bogovich called, his voice full of excitement. First he apologized for calling, then asked me “Did you know your Xbox can blog?” No, I didn’t. “I’ll send you email.” I love getting calls like

Cabinet Minister Blogger Promoted In Reshuffle
WebProNews - Local elections took place in the UK yesterday and the governing Labour Party hasn’t done well at all. One consequence - the biggest Cabinet reshuffle in over a decade. The BBC website is a good place to go for detailed information. Of special

The Plot Thickens
Assoc. of Alternative Newsweeklies - Boston Phoenix media critic Mark Jurkowitz announced this week that he will be leaving the paper in July to become the associate director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, headquartered in Washington, DC. Before returning to the Phoenix

Blogging The Lost Experience
Now Playing Magazine, OH - 18 hours ago So a friend tipped me off to this new Lost alternate reality game that started with an ad and a phone number during last night s episode.

Blogging the 2006 Mifflin Street Block Party
Isthmus Daily Page, WI - 23 hours ago This blogging about the party follows below: Not all of the blogging is from this perspective, however, including the first four items below:

The impact of blogging has reached a tipping point, argues Julian
BBC News, UK - 6 hours ago over the last few months might have noticed a sudden increase in concern about the growth of consumer created content and the impact of blogging on business.

PR’s Killer App
WebProNews, KY - 2 hours ago So, one asked me what I do at the firm. I noted that I am a PR person that specializes in blogging - note that emphasis, as I will get back to it later.

Blogging: the Agony and the Ecstasy
New York Observer, NY - Apr 20, 2006 friends. It’s too stimulating. I already don’t know how to set borders in my life. And now that I’m blogging, it sort of owns me. When

Constitutionally Protected Blogging
ThreatsWatch.Org - Apr 25, 2006 By Craig Martelle. The US District Court for South Carolina made a ruling less than two weeks ago that is earth-shattering for the blogging community.