More than most the PR department at Goldman Sachs (GS) must be looking forward to the weekend: It just spent the last few days getting pummeled like Apollo Creed. Today the hits kept right on coming. The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that shareholders in Goldman have asked the bank to slice the size of its bonus pool arguing that the firm should pass along more of its earnings to investors.“The investors hold tens of millions of shares in Goldman Sachs which is on track to make the biggest employee payout in the firm's 140-year history ” the ...

Rumors that wireless giant Nokia Corp. might buy Palm Inc. have helped fuel the U.S. handset maker’s stock this year, but most industry observers doubt such a deal would happen.

Low fat. No money down. Mission accomplished. Occasionally the folks behind a product feel the need to paint a picture that isn't necessarily true to lure in the unsuspecting masses. Be it a purported discount price or a lab coat-clad actor in the commercial giving his "professional" opinion false advertising comes in a multitude of flavors and ostensibly dates back to the Stone Age when a Neanderthal hyped a spear for its "state-of-the-art grip" and "35%-improved accuracy."The past few weeks have seen an ad-fueled melee erupt between Verizon Wireless (VZ) and AT&T (T) over claims made in Verizon's commercials. ...

AT&T's lawsuit against Verizon is only going to boost the case its arch-rival is trying to make to customers - that AT&T's network coverage leaves much to be desired.

Overpriced and under-represented in its market, Palm has limited appeal to any potential suitor.