EarningsPreview

5 Things To Watch Next Week: Murdoch Mania, Soda Wars and More

Even as investors reel from the stock-market roller coaster this week, Wall Street is moving on, with plenty of news on the way. Next week will bring headlines about retail and gaming earnings, as well as quarterly reports from News Corp., SodaStream and some newly public Chinese firms.

Ed Whitacre to Step Down as GM CEO on Sept. 1

During GM's earnings call, Whitacre announced that he'll give up his role as CEO of the country's largest automaker. Daniel Akerson, a GM board member and former chief exec at privately held XO Communications, will assume the top spot.