May 18, 2008 1:56 A.M.ET
Street seeks higher ground
Shares to fight commodity-price headwinds in next week's trading
Stocks look  to continue their two-month advance, as economic optimism tries to overcome rising oil prices. 
The market will also be watching out for new inflation data and the release of the Federal Reserve meeting minutes.
Take a look at week ahead with Stacey Delo    | Stocks in focus for Monday | Top 10 stories of the week  


weekend headlines
Ted Kennedy hospitalized
Democratic senator is rushed to a hospital after reportedly suffering a seizure.
Floods may hit China earthquake zone
Nancy Pelosi's surprise Iraq visit (WSJ.com)

labor
American Axle gets its deal
United Auto Workers says it has reached a tentative agreement to end its 11-week strike.
Canada auto workers approve GM deal

 
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1:55[MAKSY] Marks & Spencer year net to exceed 1B pounds: UK Times
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1:55[MAKSY] M&S to cut bonuses for chain's 56,000 staff: UK Times
1:51UK Treasury to ease dispute over non-UK firms' tax: UK Times
1:51UK plan had taxed profit from non-UK intellectual property
1:51Companies had threatened to leave UK if tax plan passed
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Beyond the solar system something has gradually pulled two of America's oldest space probes off course.

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 IN COMMENTARY
TECH TALES
Can this man
sell Yahoo?

Maybe this time Mark Cuban takes Microsoft to the cleaners, writes Therese Poletti.

Also in Commentary:
Friedman calls Mason master craftsman
Weidner on how traders drive crude's rise
Poletti says EDS deal will test Hurd

  IN PERSONAL FINANCE
ROBERT POWELL
Tough times,
tough measures

Consider these other strategies before pulling money out of your 401(k).
Keeping on retirement track in recession

Also in Personal Finance:
Jaffe on Vanguard's all-over-the-map fund
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Personalized medicine 
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Memorial Day travel pinched
Ways to vacation for less
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  IN NEWSLETTERS
MARK HULBERT
Best market timers
a little less bullish

But lessening of long-term advantage over laggards isn't an outright bearish omen.

Also in Newsletters:
Brimelow learns it's all in the stars
Ashbaugh calls it technical tug-of-war

AUTO REVIEW
2008 Chevrolet 
Malibu Hybrid
The new Malibu lacks juice, but if acceleration isn't important, it's definitely worth a test drive.  Slideshow | More auto reviews 

CURRENCIES | Follow the money
Hedging against the euro
European currency's surge may have run its course.
Callaway on the dollar turnaround | Turkish lira rallies after rate hike

media
Cable firms mull plans to beat telecoms
Cable operators to gather, seeking ways to stay strong in a weak economy and stave off stiffening competition.

energy
Bush looks homeward after Saudi rebuff
Unsuccessful in his attempt to get Saudi Arabia to boost oil production, President Bush calls for more domestic exploration for fossil fuels
Commodities Corner: $100 marks new crude-oil benchmark
Energy Department halts oil deliveries to strategic reserve

financials
E-Trade sells Indian broker stake to HSBC
Deal for Investsmart expected to net E-Trade $145 million.
Morgan Stanley cuts 1,500 jobs in U.S., Europe: report

barron's cover story ... free
A buyout's clear winners
Resolution of Clear Channel buyout is good news for shareholders.

Scott austin's the week in venture capital
The revolution will not be wired
Silicon Valley's Wireless Innovations conference offers a peak at the future and the companies that will own it.

battle for Yahoo | Full coverage
Dvorak on Icahn's B-list board
Carl Icahn's board picks will try to sell Yahoo to Microsoft. If that fails, they'll sell it off piece by piece, predicts John Dvorak.
Yahoo readies for proxy war | Text of Icahn's letter | Yahoo's reply

election 2008 | Full campaign coverage
Winning delegates by losing
Hillary Clinton's recent landslide victory in West Virginia would have put her over the top in winner-take-all format vs. current delegate system.
McCain takes issue with story on Arizona land deal

obituary
Wine icon Robert Mondavi dies
California winemaker Robert Mondavi, 
who helped popularize the concept of quality American wine, dies at age 94.
Mondavi's son Michael remembers his father   

AIRLINES
Slot auctions proposed at JFK, Newark airports
Transportation Department plans to take action in congested airspace.

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Nasdaq 2,528.85 -4.88
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