Newspaper wrap-up: Microsoft's Halo 3 sets record
Posted Sep 27th 2007 9:00AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), IndyMac Bancorp (IMB)
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MAJOR PAPERS:
- In December, Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) disclosed questionable transactions in its telecom and power generation businesses totaling about $600M. Now that figure is estimated to be about four times that, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new video game Halo 3 has generated about $170M in sales on the first day, according to the Wall Street Journal, setting a new record in the games industry.
- Hedge fund Citadel Investment has disclosed it now owns 2.6M shares of Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC) for a 5.3 % stake in the company, or more than three times Citadel's position when it was last disclosed on June 30, reported Barron's Online's "Inside Scoop" column.
- The Financial Times reported that Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is planning to expand it's staff by 33%, with most of the hiring in Europe.
OTHER PAPERS:
WEBSITES:
- According to multiple sources, IndyMac Bancorp (NYSE: IMB) has started downsizing its mortgage operations by offering voluntary severance packages to an undisclosed number of employees, reported TheTruthAboutMortgage.com.
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