MAJOR PAPERS:

• According to the Wall Street Journal's "Heard on the Street," Citigroup Incorporated's (NYSE: C) 2008 annual report discloses that on 15 different occasions the bank had daily losses of $100M. Still ahead are what might happen with mortgage investments, leveraged loans and commercial real estate.
• International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) today begins the sale of its new Z10 mainframe computer at $1M each, which analysts believe will significantly help the company's hardware and software sales, the Wall Street Journal reported.

• Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), in an effort to urge thousands of workers to take buyouts, is pushing hard with its selling tactics, including adding incentives, job fairs and marketing DVDs and brochures, the New York Times reported.
• Globes reported that Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd (NASDAQ: GILT) has signed two $10M contracts in Africa, which involve both services and the supply of equipment.

Newspaper wrap-up: Citigroup investors view troubling 2007 results originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

MAJOR PAPERS:

• Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LCAPA) filed a lawsuit in Delaware against IAC/InterActiveCorp's (NASDAQ: IACI) Barry Diller in an attempt to block Mr. Diller from completing the spinoffs of several units on terms that could dilute Liberty's voting power; the suit follows a suit filed by IAC against Liberty seeking to complete the divestiture on its own terms, the Wall Street Journal said.

• The Evening Standard learned that billionaire Wilbur Ross is in takeover talks with AMBAC Financial Group Inc (NYSE: ABK) and that a deal could come within the next two weeks.

• According to analysts, TheDeal.com's Dealscape blog reported that the troubles at WellCare Health Plans Inc (NYSE: WCG) could lead to a sale of the company after the departure of the company's three executives.
• Citing a source close to Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD), CRN.com reported that rumors of a merger between the company and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) "is nothing but speculation." A rumor in Mergermarket, which caused AMD's share price to spike almost 11% on Wednesday, said IBM's microelectronics division could merge with AMD "possibly in the near term."

Newspaper wrap-up: IBM-AMD merger rumor is 'speculation gone amok' originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.