| | Icahn, Southeastern mount challenge to Dell buyout | (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc, two of Dell Inc's biggest shareholders, have proposed an alternative to a $24.4 billion buyout led by founder Michael Dell that will take private the world's No. 3 PC maker. | | | | | | Fed's Bernanke warns shadow banking risks persist | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that the shadow banking system still posed a threat to financial stability, and funding markets might still not be able to cope with a major default. | | | | April budget surplus is biggest in five years | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States posted its biggest monthly budget surplus in five years in April, the Treasury Department said on Friday, adding that revenues are running at a record high so far this year thanks to higher taxes and an improving economy. | | | | | | U.S. judge orders Hewlett-Packard to face shareholder lawsuit | (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co must defend against a lawsuit accusing former management at the world's largest personal computer maker of defrauding shareholders by abandoning a business model it had long touted, causing more than $16 billion of market value to be wiped out. | | | | | | Proxy firms divided on Clearwire-Sprint deal | (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. proxy advisory firms on Friday issued conflicting opinions on Sprint Nextel Corp's proposed takeover of Clearwire Corp , with ISS advising Clearwire shareholders to vote in favor of the deal and Glass Lewis urging them to vote against it. | | | | Peregrine Financial may have "viable" claims versus banks: trustee | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Peregrine Financial Group's bankruptcy estate may have "viable" claims against JPMorgan Chase & Co and U.S. Bancorp for harm done to clients of the now-failed brokerage, and may pursue them in court, Peregrine's trustee said in a filing this week. | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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