Gates Foundation Pledges (Stock Trading) More Toward Malaria Research
Gates Foundation Pledges More Toward Malaria Research
NEW YORK — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Sunday that it would sharply increase its investment in malaria research, awarding $258.3 million in grants to hasten ways of preventing and treating the disease.
Justin Gillis
Lobbyists' Disclosures Via the Internet
Post staff writer Jeffrey Birnbaum, whose K Street Confidential column focuses on the intersection of government and business, answered questions about lobbying and his most recent column about the House of Representative's decision to require lobbyists to file disclosure reports electronically.
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
AES Continues to Charm Wall Street Analysts
Every week the Bloomberg news service compiles a list of companies that get the best rankings from Wall Street analysts. And every week for months, AES Corp. of Arlington has been on that list, ranking among the 30 most highly recommended stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.
Jerry Knight
Consumer Spending, Incomes Bounce Back
WASHINGTON — Consumer spending turned higher in September and incomes grew briskly, suggesting the economy is holding up well to the double blows of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
JEANNINE AVERSA
Novartis to Buy Rest of Chiron for $5.1B
GENEVA — Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Monday it agreed to buy the 58 percent of Chiron Corp. that it does not already own for $5.1 billion, improving a previous offer that the embattled biotechnology company had rejected.
SAM CAGE
Retail Near Metro in Hyattsville
There are more than a dozen Metro stations in Prince George's County, but unlike at stops in Fairfax and Montgomery counties, there is no private development near the stations on land owned by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Dana Hedgpeth
United Airlines' Parent Posts $1.77B Loss
CHICAGO — The holding company for United Airlines reported a record third-quarter net loss of $1.77 billion Monday, citing the heavy costs of restructuring its aircraft leases as it nears the completion of its three-year bankruptcy overhaul.
DAVE CARPENTER
Government Investigating Dodge Truck, SUV
WASHINGTON — The government is investigating nearly 500,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of a possible loss in steering control.
AP
AOL Founder Resigns from Time Warner
Steve Case, the America Online co-founder who shepherded the company through its merger with Time Warner Inc., said today he is resigning immediately from the Time Warner board of directors.
Yuki Noguchi
Snyder and Shapiro: A High-Powered Team
By the time Mark Shapiro and Daniel Snyder rolled into the 21 Club in Manhattan a couple of weeks ago to meet with about 30 investors, they had made the same presentation dozens of times.
Thomas Heath and Annys Shin
Chief Counsel Leaving GE Post
Ben W. Heineman Jr., General Electric Co.'s longtime legal chief, plans to leave the conglomerate and join the public policy group at the Washington law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP early next year.
Carrie Johnson
Small Firms Turn to Drones
A soldier wary of what's over the next hill can snap together the nose, tail, body and two wings of the Evolution XTS, all six pounds of it, and find out. Just load a hand-held sling shot and let the airplane fly, for 90 minutes if needed. Guide it by computer and watch real-time video stream in.
Dina ElBoghdady