You are not logged in

New York Magazine

Skip to content, or skip to search.

Skip to content, or skip to search.

Dan Rather Back in Court and Feeling ‘Pretty Good’

4/23/08 at 12:50 PM

LAW
• Dan Rather and his lawyers hit the courtroom yet again over the three remaining complaints in the former CBS anchor's $70 million lawsuit against the Eye network. [NYO]
• A judge temporarily blocked the renovation of the north-end Union Square park. [NYT]
• A Brooklyn judge pleaded guilty to stealing $160,000 from his aunt's estate. [NYT]

FINANCE
• Yahoo's earnings report came in at $1.35 billion, which is about $300 million more than Wall Street projected. But is that good enough to convince Microsoft to up the ante in its takeover bid? It doesn't look like it. [NYP
• JPMorgan is still mulling over which Bear Stearns employees to keep and which to let go. High-profile rainmaker Donald Tang is among those whose jobs are up in the air. [NYP]
• The general feeling at Citigroup's annual shareholders meeting was a tad bit murky yesterday as shareholders questioned executives and board members for four long hours. Regardless, the bank's directors were still reelected. [DealBook/NYT]

MEDIA
• Meanwhile, at the New York Times Company's annual meeting yesterday, chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. squelched rumors of a Times sale and discussed his four-point plan for turning the company around. Oh, and those two directors that everyone has been talking about were elected to the board, too. [NYT]
CBS Evening News ratings hit a record low. [NYT]
• CNN launches its "League of First Time Voters" to help empower voters during this political season. [HuffPo]

REAL ESTATE
• In the last five years, more people have moved from Manhattan to La-La Land than the other way around. [NYO]
• Community Board 1 is really, really worked up about plans for developing the lot at 74 Hudson. [Curbed]
• A British firm may buy up Harry Macklowe's buildings. [NYP]

Advertising
Senior Editors
Chris Rovzar and Jessica Pressler
Managing Editor
Jessica Coen
Articles Editor
Nick Catucci
Recent News