Chemical company Huntsman Corp is in discussion with private-equity firms and other industry companies to be sold for more than $4.3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.


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The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined how the increase in U.S. spending on global health programs since 2001 represents “a fundamental change in the direction of the foreign-aid budget, driven by Congress.” According to Congressional Research Service estimates, spending on global health increased from $1… click link for more info.


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Wall Street outlook - Stock futures drift lower to start week


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NEW YORK—-Jan. 30, 2006–The Wall Street Journal today introduced several new features and expanded its global news coverage in a more user-friendly format. The new features will focus on newsmakers in the business world, as well as news that shapes U.S. and world politics.


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Warner Music Group Corp. and Skype Technologies SA, the telephone company, are likely to announce a licensing agreement on Monday that will put ringtones on Internet phone services, the Wall Street Journal reported.


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Starting Monday, The Wall Street Journal is expanding its coverage of people and running a comprehensive index of all the people who are mentioned significantly in that day’s newspaper.


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The Wall Street Journal on Thursday examined the “growing body” of research on the effects of increased levels of stress in some pregnant women, which has prompted a “gradual” shift in approaches toward managing pregnancy with new information about methods to reduce risks of pregnancy complications. According to the Journal, recent studies show that women who experience high levels of stress or


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BOOKS (Compiled by The Wall Street Journal) Fiction 1. “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “Hostage” by W.E.B. Griffin (Putnam Adult) 3. “The Last Templar” by Raymond Khoury (Dutton) 4. “Small Steps” by Louis Sachar (Delacorte) 5. “Death Dance” by Linda Fairstein (Scribner) 6. “The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell” by Lilian Jackson Braun (Putnam) 7. “Every Breath You Take” by Judith


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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Wall Street Journal has called Andrea Nierenberg a “networking success story.” Her latest book, Million Dollar Networking: The Sure Way to Find, Grow and Keep Your Business, just released.


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