Terrie's Take: TT359 -- What happens next to Livedoor

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:00 PM EST (japaninc.typepad.com)

Terrie Lloyd from terrie.com gives a good insight and wrap up on what led up to the Livedoor implosion and the circumstances in which it was allowed to get that far.

technology, business, markets, japan, internet, tokyo-stock-exchange, livedoor, takafumi-horie, valueclick

Disney Hearts Pixar - Motley Fool - MSNBC.com

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:22 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Long in speculation, it's now official pending Pixar shareholder voting. Disney today announced the buyout of Pixar for $7.4 billion in stock; Pixar shareholders will receive 2.3 Disney shares for each share of Pixar held.

technology, disney, pixar, steve-jobs, bob-iger, pixar-animation

The Globe and Mail: Year of the Dog No Friend to Man

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:03 AM EST (The Globe and Mail)

The Chinese fortunetellers are predicting that this year will not necessarily be the best; of course, in this day and age, it's pretty easy to make a blanket prediction like this and not be too far off the mark...

entertainment, china, chinese, lunar-new-year, lunar-calendar, fortunetelling, year-of-dog