"Wallstreet" Reader

"Wallstreet" Reader

Iceland Rejects Icesave Debt Deal

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 05:44 PM PDT

Icelandic voters appeared Sunday to have rejected a government-approved deal to repay Britain and the Netherlands $5 billion for their citizens' deposits in the failed online bank Icesave.

NYSE Board to Meet Sunday to Weigh Nasdaq Offer

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 03:11 PM PDT

The New York Stock Exchange is set to enter one of the most important weeks in its history when the board of its parent company, NYSE Euronext, deliberates on how to handle a bid led by arch-rival Nasdaq.

Parties Move Forward After Budget Deal

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Obama signed into law a stopgap budget bill that will continue funding the federal government for a week while Congress moves forward with a longer-term deal.

Egyptian Troops Attack Protesters

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Soldiers swept into Tahrir Square where hundreds had gathered in one of Egypt's largest marches since President Hosni Mubarak's regime was ousted.

Film Director Lumet, 86, Dies

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of films including "Network," ''Serpico," ''Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," died. He was 86 years old.