Stranger than fiction.

Normally, you shouldn’t buy stocks on takeover possibilities, but in this case I think Arch Coal is a goldmine. The CEO was interviewed on CNBC today. Before Leer’s appearance on the network, Jim Cramer from CNBC’s Mad Money said Arch Coal may make an attractive buyout option for large oil companies such as Exxon Mobil or Royal Dutch.

udge Janet Berry has seen it before. Ask prospective jurors if they have any racial prejudice or biases and rarely will anyone admit it.

Materne wrote that his estimate of $57 billion in annual revenue and $1.72 earnings a share in Microsoft’s fiscal 2008, which begins in July, exceeds the consensus of Wall Street analysts.

The demand is unusual because of its breadth, and follows months of failed negotiations to strike a content-licensing deal with Google Inc.(GOOG), which purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion last year.

Walgreen (WAG) reported a same-store sales gain of 10.8%, ahead of analysts’ average view for an increase of 9.5%, according to Thomson Financial. Same-store sales are considered to be an important measure of a retailer’s ability to generate profitable growth.

Film institute Cinequest is pleased to announce the launch of Phase III of the Cinequest Distribution label. Now available are 29 features and 28 shorts from the Cinequest Exclusive Collection as pay-per-view downloads on Cinequest Online ( www.cinequestonline.org ).

CVS, which competes with larger rival Walgreen Co. (WAG), has grown at a rapid clip by acquiring stores and businesses such as in-store clinics and opening new stores.

This is a very significant development for the growth and maturation of GBVS,” stated Bryce Knight, CFO of GBVS.

Thompson replaces Todd Bruce, and “appropriate compensation has been provided to Bruce in accordance with his employment agreement.”

Netflix, Inc., the world’s largest online movie rental service, today launched a promotional campaign, in cooperation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that is geared to promote tune-in to the 79th Academy Awards telecast while entertaining movie fans at Netflix’s award-winning Web site