In light of the two companies reaching an agreement on price yesterday afternoon, a behind-the-scenes participant in the deal asked people to remember what set the whole process in motion.

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It was a busy afternoon on the telephone yesterday as friends, colleagues, and acquaintances wanted to know why the stock market was suddenly and seemingly without warning, worried about the economy.

FORBES: Upgrades Continue After Dismal Day

As I noted in a post yesterday afternoon, the company missed on almost every key metric.

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With the waiver of the Jackson-Vanik amendment yesterday afternoon, the Bush administration made a strategic blunder on a par with its untimely wooing of Saddam Hussein earlier this year.

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Microsoft yesterday invited the media to an event it plans to hold in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.

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In an article published yesterday afternoon, veteran Journal reporter Russell Gold laid a handful of self-dealing allegations on the head of Hamm, the founder and CEO of Continental Resources.

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When the microphones were switched on, Ms Jones asked committee members to "bear with her" as she'd only found out late yesterday afternoon she was chairing the meeting at all.

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