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Dish, Icahn Make Bids for Blockbuster

Dish Network Corp., the satellite-television company controlled by Charlie Ergen, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have each submitted bids for Blockbuster Inc. ahead of a bankruptcy court auction next week, said people familiar with the matter.

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Silicon Graphics: Revs Grow; New Chairman; Needs Capital

Silicon Graphics (SGIC) shares are up sharply on thin trading this morning after the company posted results last night for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 27. The company also named Anthony Grillo, the CEO of American Securities Advisors, as chairman; he replaces Kevin Katari, of Watershed Asset Management, who resigned from the board.