CRA International had been retained by SABMiller (Miller) to assist in antitrust counsel in connection with a proposed joint venture with Molson Coors Brewing Company (Coors) to address any concerns raised by the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s (DoJ) Antitrust Division. The joint venture would combine the brewing and distribution assets of the two companies in the U.S.

Financial markets were a sea of red numbers last week as the classic ‘Fade the Fed’ trade played out. The initial reaction to Wednesday’s US interest rate decision was neutral to positive, then the selling set in and hardly stopped. Thursday’s mini rally did a very poor job of papering over the cracks in the global economy.

It was yet another tough week for global stock markets, with the Dow Jones & S&P 500 declining 3.78% on the week and the FTSE down 3.37%. With oil rallying $4, renewed trouble in the financial sector, downgrades to monoline insurers and trouble in the Middle East, markets encountered an ugly storm on Friday.

EntreMed Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD) is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutic pharmaceutical candidates to treat cancer and inflammation. To reach its goals, the company must maintain an experienced and aggressive management team. EntreMed today announced Thomas H. Bliss will serve as the company’s senior vice president of corporate and business development.

Article and commentary on rating agency Moody's scandal on fraudulent ratings.

Article and commentary on why April's retail sales has some interesting data.

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The latest edition of Newsweek blares out: "Road to Recession". What does this tell us as a contrarian indicator as far as magazine covers go?

Harrah’s entertainment Inc (HET) today’s high of $89.55 and a 52 week high of $89.55. The price the stock was last trading at was $89.45, closing at $89.45, and capitalizing $16.78 billion. This is a stock that is high in price with a 52 week high. It looks to be climbing slow and stead. It is worth keeping an eye and to see what happens. High volume mean more liquid!

The past week witnessed an extraordinary set of events on the financial front, a rogue trader creating havoc at Société Générale, and wild swings on global stock markets as mounting concerns about a recessionary US economy and the implications for global growth continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

The Chinese calendar proclaims this as the Year of the Rat. Based on the behavior of economies and financial markets over the past few months, investors would be forgiven for thinking that a plague has descended upon the financial system. But on occasion it is useful to step back from the day-to-day shenanigans of markets and take a bird's-eye view of events.

The economy and stock market seem to be at an important inflection point. "I hope I’m wrong, but I’m thinking that a large economic storm is building, and it’s aiming to hit hard in the weeks and months ahead," said Richard Russell, 83-year old author of the Dow Theory Letters.