Man Attempts to Trademark Ganja with US Patent Office

On April 1, the U.S. patent office announced a new trademark: "Processed plant matter for medicinal purposes, namely medical marijuana." The category was killed three months later when the Wall Street Journal asked about it, but in the meantime ganjapreneurs nationwide filed some very interesting pot trademarks.

Source:
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/08/marijuana_entrepreneur_tries_to_trademark_the_word_ganja_with_us_copyright_office.php

BPs Dubious July 27 Kill Date for Stopping the Leak

BP could cap the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico weeks earlier than expected, BP Gulf spill chief Bob Dudley tells The Wall Street Journal, calling a kill-date of July 20-27 "possible in a perfect world," while pointing out that hurricane season is the wild card.

What's really going on in the Gulf?

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http://theweek.com/article/briefing_blog/129/bps-dubious-july-27-kill-date

Wall Street Journal Throws A Softball To MySpace

I'm sort of scratching my head at the Wall Street Journal's article (mostly behind a paywall) that MySpace is in negotiations over some kind of new search advertising deal.

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http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/06/wsj-throws-softball-myspace/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: Techcrunch (TechCrunch)

Asian stocks slide on renewed Europe fears

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday, extending Wall Street's sell-off as the sliding euro hit exporters amid a new wave of pessimism about the global economy's health.

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Asian-stocks-slide-on-renewed-apf-565760618.html?x=0

The Populism Problem

One view of this new populist uprising is that its about Main Street versus Wall Street, and is grounded in voters fury at the bailout of irresponsible bankers.

But thats too simple. While the banks are public enemy No. 1, theres a much wider-ranging anger out there.

Source:
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2010/02/15/100215ta_talk_surowiecki

Intels Earnings Up an Astounding 875

The worlds largest chipmaker just wowed Wall Street and the tech world with its latest earnings report.

The publicly-traded company reported a net income of $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, up an amazing 875% from its $234 million earnings in the fourth quarter of 2008. This more than beat Wall Street�

Source:
http://mashable.com/2010/01/14/intel-earnings-2009/