Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Highlights

Provides Readers With Informative Business and Lifestyle News


NEW YORK, April 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- This week's Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition will report on a broad range of informative business and lifestyle stories written by the Journal's award-winning reporters. The week's Weekend Edition will be available via home delivery and newsstands on April 21-22.

The following are the top stories from The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Edition:


 A-Section Centerpiece:
 * In September 2003, Ben Glisan Jr. became the first in a long line
   of former Enron executives to enter prison, the endgame in one
   of the U.S.'s biggest business scandals. During his three years
   in prison, he feared two fates: coming to physical harm and being
   shaken down for money. Mr. Glisan managed to avoid such fates by
   learning skills similar to those that had helped him climb the
   corporate ladder. The Journal explores his experiences on the
   inside and how he managed the unusual world, including run-ins with
   prison gang leaders and a mafia hench-man named "Mikey."

 Money & Investing:
 * New Investment Tools: The appetite for ETFs and other new
   investment tools is providing professors a new chance to test their
   ivory-tower theories on real-world investment portfolios. It is not
   the first time academics have migrated to the business world, and
   history teaches that it doesn't always work out.

 * Do-It-Yourself Background Checks: The Journal provides steps for
   do-it-yourself background checks and explains why the process
   is worth the trouble. Simply performing personal search engine
   queries is not enough to turn up trouble. Corporations, colleges,
   employers and many other institutions are increasingly paying for
   comprehensive database checks -- looking for hidden criminal
   backgrounds or fabrications on resumes. These databases also can
   include personal financial information. As a result, it's important
   to know what information is available in case something happens to
   be wrong.

 Pursuits:
 * Exotic Kid Vacations: Adventurous family vacations are becoming
   increasingly important to a kid's resume -- now it's not just what 
   you do on your summer vacation, but whether it's challenging enough
   to stand up to the exotic travels of the fifth-grader next door.

 * NBA Clutch Players: The Journal looked beyond the NBA's buzzer-
   beating shots to find out which players really come through in the
   clutch, and the numbers show some surprising results. The
   Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas, who has wowed fans this season
   with a string of game-winning shots, isn't even the most reliable
   clutch player on his team -- that's Caron Butler. Also overrated
   is Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who makes only 38% of his
   shots at the end of close games.

 * Luxury Sunglasses: Sunglasses have emerged as the new entry-level
   luxury good. To gain a foothold in the exploding eyewear market,
   makers are competing to differentiate their products by using rarer
   materials, like stainless steel, buffalo horn and wood, and
   complicated inlaying techniques.

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