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The Wall Street Bombing That Made Hoover and the FBI: Tim Weiner

Shortly after noon on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1920, a powerful bomb hidden in a horse-drawn wagon exploded at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in Manhattan. It was a pleasant late-summer day, and throngs of people had been out enjoying a lunchtime stroll, a brief respite from the great money machine, the center of American capitalism.

New York Times Co. Confronts Leadership Vacuum as Shares Follow Sales Down

The departure of New York Times Co. Chief Executive Officer Janet Robinson last month leaves the company with a leadership vacuum amid falling revenue, profit squeezed by pension costs and pressure from family members to restore a dividend once worth more than $20 million a year.

New York Times Co. Calls Union Back to Negotiations After CEO’s Departure

New York Times Co. contacted union leaders about restarting contract negotiations a day after the publisher announced last week the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Janet Robinson, according to the local Newspaper Guild.

Philadelphia Newspapers Seeks to End Bankruptcy as Buyer, Union Negotiate

Philadelphia Newspapers LLC will seek bankruptcy court approval for its reorganization plan while the group buying its Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News dailies for $139 million continues contract talks with unions.

Philadelphia Inquirer Lenders Win Bankruptcy Auction With $139 Million Bid

Lenders to Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, the bankrupt owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, won an auction for control of the publisher against a group led by billionaire Ronald Perelman after almost 30 hours of wrangling.

Philadelphia Newspapers, Unions End Pension Fight Slowing Bankruptcy Exit

Philadelphia Newspapers LLC agreed to pay union pension funds as much as $1.5 million to clear the last major hurdle to the publisher’s plan to exit bankruptcy under the ownership of its lenders.

Tribune, Amcore, Comerical Mexicana, American Safety Razor: Bankruptcy

Nuevo Grupo Aeronautico SA, the holding company for airline Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, was purchased Aug. 21 by a group of Mexican investors and the country’s pilots’ union, according to a member of the investment group and a union leader.

Tribune Seeks Approval for as Much as $59 Million in Management Bonuses

Tribune Co. proposed paying managers as much as $59 million in bonuses, including $22 million for top executives of the bankrupt newspaper publisher.

Philadelphia Newspapers Wins Approval for Reorganization, Sale to Lenders

Philadelphia Newspapers LLC won bankruptcy court approval to reorganize and sell its Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News publications to a group of its lenders for $139 million.

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European Equity Futures, Asian Stocks Advance

Syria Reported to Take Homs on Rebels’ Retreat as Russia Backs UN Stance

Strong Asian Job Market May Cap Policy Easing

Toyota Beats Sales Estimates, Prius Rises

Oil Advances Above $110 on Report of Saudi Pipeline Explosion