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On Apple's Campus, Shock and Sadness - New York Times (blog)
“Everyone is surprised but saying we shouldn't have been surprised,” said the former employee, who requested anonymity to protect her relationship with the company and her friends there. Mr. Jobs “wouldn't have resigned if he was just a little ill or ...
October 7, 2011


Dexia in Discussions to Sell Luxembourg Unit - New York Times (blog)
“The whole issue of guarantees indirectly comes together with the credit rating of the countries,'' said the official, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly. Some French officials have expressed alarm that too ...
October 6, 2011


Meet Aakash, India's $35 "Laptop" - New York Times (blog)
An executive at Quad Electronics in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, confirmed in a telephone interview that his company would be manufacturing the tablets in India, but said he did not want to be identified because he was not supposed to be discussing ...
October 5, 2011


Bank of America Web Site Still Troubled - New York Times (blog)
She declined to further explain the specific cause behind the difficulties but another bank official, who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said the volume of traffic on the site had been unusually high in recent ...
October 5, 2011


ABC News and Yahoo News Announce Deal to Share Content - New York Times (blog)
ABC will take the lead on joint advertising sales in the upfront marketplace, while Yahoo will take the lead on so-called scatter ad sales, according to a person with knowledge of the plans who insisted on anonymity because the arrangement was not made ...
October 3, 2011


Profits, but No Joy, for Merrill - New York Times (blog)
“It's debilitating and depressing,” says one Merrill veteran, who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. “People are very angry. How could we not be?” Many Americans who don't work in the financial industry — people who ...
October 2, 2011


At the Center of a Trial, a Shabby Queens Home - New York Times (blog)
The neighbor — who like other neighbors interviewed, refused to give her name, lest she look disloyal – said Mr. Haggerty certainly did live there but could be seen only when walking between his front door and his blue BMW sport-utility vehicle. ...
September 30, 2011


Cuomo Said to Have a Leading Candidate to Run the Port Authority - New York Times (blog)
Mr. Cuomo, who will make the appointment, has already drawn up a short list of candidates for the Port Authority position, according to the individual, who insisted on anonymity because the governor's decision making process was intended to be private. ...
September 30, 2011


How the Kindle Moved From BlackBerry to iPad - New York Times (blog)
The designer asked not to be named because he had signed legal agreements that prevented him from publicly disclosing involvement in the Kindle development, including attaching it to his resume. Since then however, the Kindle has come a long way. ...
September 30, 2011


Officer's Pepper-Spraying of Protesters Is Under Investigation - New York Times (blog)
... Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has opened an investigation into the episode, which was captured on video and disseminated on the Internet, according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the inquiry is continuing. ...
September 29, 2011


It's Spider-Man: Turn on the Lawyers, With Taymor Arbitration Hearing Set for ... - New York Times (blog)
... bargaining agreement required the producers to pay her royalties, according to a representative for the union, who would speak only on condition of anonymity because the union had not authorized public comments about its arbitration strategy. ...
September 29, 2011


Officer's Pepper-Spraying of Protesters Is Under Investigation - New York Times (blog)
At the same time, the office of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has opened an investigation into the episode, which was captured on video and disseminated on the Internet, according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke on ...
September 29, 2011


H.P. Hires Goldman to Defend Against Activists - New York Times (blog)
Still, the hiring of Goldman was not prompted by any specific threat, one of the people briefed on the matter added. HP's new chief executive, Meg Whitman, said in a call with analysts last week that the company remained committed to its current plan ...
September 29, 2011


Reduced Role for Rooney on “60 Minutes” - New York Times (blog)
The people, who did not want to be identified, said the plan for him to step away from the program had been in the works for some time. Because of the honored place he has occupied on the show, Mr. Rooney's move is not being characterized in terms of a ...
September 28, 2011


Boathouse Strike Ends in Settlement - New York Times (blog)
One member, who insisted on anonymity because of an agreement not to discuss details of the settlement, said, the new contract includes, holidays, vacations, sick days, personal days, jury duty and a clause to have arbitrators hear disputes about ...
September 22, 2011


UBS Adds to Energy Banking Team With New Hires - New York Times (blog)
The Swiss bank has hired John Nesland, a senior energy banker at Barclays Capital, as part of its effort to bulk up its energy banking practice, people briefed on the matter told DealBook. Mr. Nesland, who worked at Lehman Brothers before it was ...
September 20, 2011


A Movable 'Seseme Street,' Where Children Can Grieve - New York Times (blog)
A Bronx woman, who declined to give her name, said that since her husband's suicide last year, their 4-year-old daughter, Julia, had struggled to discuss her grief with friends. An event like this, she said, allowed Julia to meet children in the same ...
September 18, 2011


United Technologies Said to Pursue Goodrich - New York Times (blog)
United Technologies has exchanged communications with Goodrich over the last several months, another person briefed on the matter said. A spokesman for United Technologies declined to comment. A representative for Goodrich was not immediately available ...
September 17, 2011


Transatlantic Ends Deal With Allied World - New York Times (blog)
But a person briefed on the matter said that National Indemnity did not indicate a willingness to raise its bid, and that the prospects of a deal appeared increasingly unlikely. As of Thursday's close, Allied's all-stock deal was worth $47.05 a share. ...
September 16, 2011


Plenty of Chatter About a New iPhone - New York Times (blog)
We're just weeks away from the announcement of the new Apple iPhone 5, according to an Apple employee who asked not to be named because he was not allowed to speak publicly for the company. As the excitement for Apple's latest product revs up, ...
September 15, 2011


Head of Goldman's Computer-Trading Shop to Step Down - New York Times (blog)
The fund is also having a rough year, according to a person close to the firm, and is down about 12 percent so far for 2011. Ms. Domotorffy, who joined Goldman as a portfolio manager in 1998, became head of the quantitative investment strategies group ...
September 14, 2011


To Lift Stock, McGraw-Hill Will Split in Two - New York Times (blog)
Still, a bigger breakup of McGraw-Hill is not on the table, according to people briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly. In a conference call, Harold McGraw III, the company's chairman, president and chief executive, said, ...
September 13, 2011


BMG Rights Buys Music Publisher for $300 Million - New York Times (blog)
These people spoke on condition of anonymity because the transaction was private. BMG, founded in 2008, is a joint venture between KKR and the German media giant Bertelsmann. By buying small publishers, it has quickly built a catalog of about 300000 ...
September 12, 2011


How Dead Is Yucca Mountain? - New York Times (blog)
One said on condition of anonymity, “I'm not in a position to parse that.'' But the answer could have legal implications. One of the entities that favors opening the repository is the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, ...
September 12, 2011


Commemorations Begin Throughout the Region - New York Times (blog)
The man, who said he was 29 but declined to give his name, sang louder. He replicated the song's instrumental sections with his voice, taking particular relish in tooting an imaginary trumpet. He encouraged members of the crowd to join in. ...
September 10, 2011


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