It was a year of surprises. Sure, some companies hit their targets, hewed to their strategic plans, and got their products out on schedule. But we were struck by how many of the year's business......
Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has made a surprise unsolicited $5 billion takeover bid for Dow Jones and Co, which owns the Wall Street Journal, but the first indications were that......
Warren Buffett got to play the hero recently when he offered to re-insure $800 billion of bonds for MBIA, Ambac Financial and Financial Guaranty Insurance. Buffett's plan would allow the trio to......
A self-proclaimed "professional opportunist," Samuel Zell founded his privately-held investment outfit Equity Group Investments with Robert Lurie, a fraternity brother, in 1968. The duo started out......
Of CEOs' nicknames Who was called 'Neutron Jack'?Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the CEOs and their nicknames.Biz Quiz is best viewed in Internet Explorer (IE)......