Egypt's Mubarak may step down: reports (by Sue Chang)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt may bow to pressure and step down with Vice President Omar Suleiman taking over, according to media reports Thursday. The Egyptian military's supreme council has been meeting for several hours and will shortly issue a communique that they say will meet the protesters' demands, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website. Hossan Badrawi, secretary general of the ruling National Democratic Party, told the BBC that Mubarak is likely to speak to the nation later.