Microsoft in Talks to Acquire Skype for $8.5 Billion
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and STEVE LOHR
The acquisition, an effort to gain a foothold in voice and video communications, would be Microsoft's largest ever.
Social Networks Offer a Way to Narrow the Field of Friends
By JENNA WORTHAM and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
When Facebook is too public, smaller sites let a user share news with a streamlined group of people.
Japan's Nuclear Future in the Balance
By ANDREW POLLACK
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant may cause Japan to import more fossil fuels rather than increase its reliance on renewable energy sources, experts say.
Many Hot Springs in Japan, but Not Much Electricity 
- Economists React: Trade Surplus Comes Back Strong
China's trade surplus widened sharply in April, according to customs data released Wednesday. The news comes with China and the U.S. having just started annual high-level talks in Washington, where currency and trade issues top the agenda. Analysts react.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/?p=13744?mod=djemChinaRTR_t
White iPhone 4 Sparks Beijing Apple Store Scuffle
In Beijing this weekend, a group of people who were trying to get in line to purchase the white iPhone 4 decided the recently launched handset was worth fighting for and clashed with Apple Store employees in a fight that caused the store to close down for several hours.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/?p=13736?mod=djemChinaRTR_t- Hong Kong Corruption Scandal: Milk Powder for the Mainland
The corruption story that's making front pages all over Hong Kong: An investigation by the city's antigraft agency, which uncovered a number of bribery scams regarding the sale of milk powder at local supermarket chains.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/?p=13745?mod=djemChinaRTR_t 
Coeur CEO Wheeler predicts 2011 to be company's ‘best year ever'
Coeur d'Alene Mines CFO Mitchell Krebs says the Idaho-based miner's 2011 metals sales are on track to exceed US$1 billion. Tuesday , 10 May 2011Has Lonmin rediscovered its mojo?
SA's third-ranked platinum miner, Lonmin, emerges strongly from years of turmoil and restructuring with a 9% jump in platinum sales and a more than doubling in underlying profits Monday , 09 May 2011The party's not over yet for gold, silver and commodities - Frank Holmes
Last week's big pullback in gold, silver and other commodities does not signify a turning point in the markets, but more of a technical correction. Tuesday , 10 May 2011What does China's rapid growth mean for gold?
At current growth rates China's economy may match that of the U.S. by 2016 and growing wealth will ensure that by the end of the decade China is likely to dominate the world's gold market. Monday , 09 May 2011Bullish sentiment on gold will turn - Steve Palmer
Get in cheap while companies are relatively unknown and then pick up doubles, triples, or better when they hit the big time-that is AlphaNorth Asset Management Founder Steve Palmer's investment strategy. Interview with The Gold Report. Monday , 09 May 2011Price drop makes silver an even hotter investment in India
Silver's price slump has done nothing but raise demand for silver in India as companies hand out silver coins as part of employee bonus packages and jewellery stores promote silver as an affordable alternative to gold. Monday , 09 May 2011Commodity ETF investors not shaken by commodities plunge
According to Lipper funds, investors in commodity exchange traded funds were not overcome by last week's price plunge. Monday , 09 May 2011
- Boehner seeks trillions in cuts
The House speaker demands that the White House agree to at least $2 trillion in spending cuts in exchange for a higher debt limit.
(By Paul Kane and Lori Montgomery)
Microsoft Said to Discuss Buying Internet-Call Provider Skype
Microsoft Corp., the largest software maker, is in talks to buy Skype Technologies SA to add Internet- calling tools, according to two people familiar with the matter.
( , Bloomberg)
China's April trade surplus surges to $11.4 billion as imports weaken, exports surge
BEIJING — China reported an unexpectedly large April trade surplus, likely fueling U.S. pressure over currency controls and market access as American and Chinese officials hold high-level talks in Washington.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
HFN - Rajaratnam Jurors Go Back to Goel Tapes The jurors in the Raj Rajaratnam alleged insider trading trial were back to listening to wiretapped conversations between the hedge fund manager and ex-Intel executive Rajiv Goel. [more]
- Singer Says Dodd-Frank, 'Entirely Nutty Hedge fund manager Paul Singer of Elliott Management reportedly outlined his qualms with the Dodd-Frank bill. [more]
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