The president and CEO of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra is leaving to become executive vice president of advancement for the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Ryan Fleur joined MSO in 2003 as president and CEO after similar postings with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra in Boston and the New York Philharmonic.

2. AP Source: GM Hourly Workers Get $4,000 Bonuses - Tuesday, February 15, 2011

DETROIT (AP) – General Motors Co. will pay more than $189 million in profit-sharing to 48,000 U.S. hourly workers and millions more in performance bonuses to salaried employees, according to company documents obtained by The Associated Press.

3. Philadelphia-Based Investor Buys Waterstone Landing Apartments - Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The Memphis multifamily market remains attractive to Resource Real Estate Inc., which has bought its second apartment complex here.

4. UAW Trust to Get 17.5 Percent of GM Shares - Wednesday, May 27, 2009

DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Corp. will give the United Auto Workers union 17.5 percent of its common stock, $6.5 billion of preferred shares and a $2.5 billion note to fund a trust that will take over retiree health care costs starting next year.

5. Six Independent AIG Directors to Stand for Election - Wednesday, May 20, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Embattled insurer American International Group Inc. said Tuesday it will reconfigure its board to include six new independent directors.

6. Auto Suppliers to Get $5 Billion in Aid - Friday, March 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department, trying to stabilize the battered auto industry, will provide up to $5 billion in financing to troubled auto parts suppliers who are linked to Detroit's carmakers, officials said Thursday.

7. Ford Posts Record Loss in '08, But No Need for Aid - Friday, January 30, 2009

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it lost $5.9 billion in the fourth quarter and burned through $5.5 billion in cash, pushing the automaker to the worst annual loss in its 105-year history as sales slumped worldwide.

8. Credit Crunch Spurs Uncertainty On Bankruptcy Exit Loans - Friday, August 31, 2007

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) - Companies trying to emerge from Chapter 11 protection by the end of this year may have trouble securing financing, as credit market woes extend into the niche arena of bankruptcy lending.

9. A Pundit in Our Future ... - Tuesday, February 20, 2007

He is a seer of future Senate seats, an oracle of Congressional configurations and one of the foremost prophets of presidential politics.

To get an idea of the market for Charlie Cook's forecasting prowess, consider this from his schedule last fall: In the space of a week, he was the main attraction at events hosted by the American Beverage Association, American Express and the national paper and auto industries. At one event, he was introduced by former Michigan Gov. James Blanchard and former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen.

10. Toll, Others Buy Major Newspapers in Philadelphia - Thursday, May 25, 2006
A prominent national home builder is the biggest investor among a group of business executives who have bought two newspapers in Philadelphia – the Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister paper, The Daily News – from McClatchy Co. in a $562