Meredith Vieira Officially More Powerful Than Katie Couric

According to ‘Forbes,’ at least. Plus, today’s real estate, law, media, and financial news.

Fannie and Freddie Get Some Good News

The mortgage giants have seen their largest profits in ten years. Plus, who buys a friend a $3 million apartment, and who wants a truck depot in Soho?

Washington ‘Post’ to Other Papers: Don’t Ditch D.C.!

An axed Maine political reporter writes to tell how local papers that close their Washington bureaus are hurting the cause of democracy. Plus, the latest in finance, law, media, and real-estate news.

‘People’ Gets the Last Giggle Over Brangelina Baby Pics

Turns out the issue whose cover displayed little Vivienne and Knox sold 2.6 million copies, the fourth-largest selling issue of all time for the mag. Plus, the rest of our industry news roundup.

McCain Campaign Rewarding Commenting Spammers

Plus, the latest on Wall Street, Gold Street, and your street, in our daily industry roundup.

If Martha Stewart Had Only One Arm, How Would She Garden and Decoupage?

Martha Stewart's arm appeared missing in a broadcast this morning, worrying the nation. Then it came back, and we were relieved. But there's still lots to worry about in our daily roundup of media, finance, real-estate, and law news.

There May Be a Day When Port Authority Is Nice to Look At

We know, we know — dare to dream, right? But there are proposals to build above it, and the renderings look lovely. Plus, news from the finance, law, real estate and media industries, in our daily roundup.

Horizon Strategy’s John Devaney Says He Is ‘Bleeding, Personally’ After Loss of Hedge Fund

Clearly, he doesn't know Daily Intel's golden rule. That and more, in our daily roundup of need-to-know news from the fields of finance, media, law, and real estate.

Ashley Alexandra Dupré Drops Suit Against ‘Girls Gone Wild’

Technically, the famous call girl is forced to admit, she exploited herself. Plus! Boutique hotels in Brooklyn are fighting, NBC gets a bargain on the Weather Channel, and we all may all end up paying for the Fed bailout of Bear Stearns, in our daily roundup of law, real estate, media and finance news.

Breaking: Wasps Find Jews Vulgar

Jamie Johnson is tries to get rich Wasps to be anti-Semitic, but they're too Waspy.

Right Now, Sean Avery Is Getting Anna Wintour Starbucks

The injured Ranger begins his tour of duty at 'Vogue,' Carl Icahn's battle with Yahoo heats up, and Donald Trump is in another fight … in today's roundup of media, finance, real-estate and law news.

If Murdoch Really Hires a New ‘WSJ’ Managing Editor, Who Will It Be?

Citigroup's ban on fruit, ice-cream-truck wars, praise for Frank Gehry, and more in our daily industry roundup.

He's an Icahnimal!

Carl Icahn may be getting ready to sink his teeth into Yahoo, 'Newsday' girds intself for new ownership, and 'Vogue' editor Hamish Bowles within prime stalking distance of Daily Intel editor Chris Rovzar in our daily roundup of finance, media, law, and real-estate news.

‘National Geographic’ Takes Home Three Awards at ASME Ceremony

Plus, things are looking up on Wall Street, Skadden is doing better at doing good, and Andre Balazs finally sells the Hotel QT — all in our daily industry roundup.

Okay, Okay, We Get It: You're Offended by Miley Cyrus

Also, the latest on what Nina Garcia, Robert Thomson, Ben Stein, and Kevin Spacey have been up to, in our daily news roundup.

Rupert Murdoch Is Full of Vim, Vigor and Probably Viagra

The media mogul seems gleeful about life (and also his wife!) in a 'Newsweek' profile, Bank of America's CEO is startled by losses, a fifth-grade graduation ceremony gets ugly, and a hedge-funder pays $801,000 for a literal closet in today's collection of media, finance, law, and real-estate news.

Private Equity Switches to the Full-Court Press

Plus, what's going on at 'Portfolio,' why you'll be hearing more from Perez Hilton, and where the Beatrice Inn is headed next.

New York Newspapers Tanking More Slowly Than Papers Elsewhere

Angelo Mozilo Just Wants to Help People