CBS Moves Ahead With Layoffs in News
Date: 02 April 2008
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
News operations at several local CBS stations started a series of job cuts this week as the network itself, CBS News, moved ahead with plans to lay off about 1 percent of its nearly 1,200 employees.
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STMicro and Intel clinch memory deal
Date: 01 April 2008
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
STMicroelectronics and Intel on Monday completed the Numonyx joint venture that combines their unprofitable flash-memory units, creating the biggest maker of chips that store software in mobile phones.
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Woody Allen Sues Clothing Maker
Date: 01 April 2008
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Woody Allen has sued a clothing maker and retailer, American Apparel, for $10 million, saying it used his image without permission on billboards.
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G.A.O. Report Points to Rise in Cost Overruns at Pentagon
Date: 01 April 2008
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Research costs for the top programs that the office examined last year grew 40 percent over their first estimates, and acquisition costs grew 26 percent.
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Some Good News on Food Prices
Date: 02 April 2008
By Kim Severson
Kim Severson
Higher costs for staple foods could spark a national conversation about why inexpensive food is not really such a bargain after all.
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CBS Starts A Series Of News Job Cuts
Date: 01 April 2008
By The New York Times
News operations at CBS stations in several cities started a series of job cuts this week as the network itself, CBS News, moved ahead with plans to lay off about 1 percent of its nearly 1,200 employees.
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News Corp. Said to Mull Lifting Stake in Premiere
Date: 01 April 2008
By Dealbook
Dealbook
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is interested in boosting its stake in Premiere to about 23 percent ahead of the German pay-television company’s annual meeting in June, according to press reports.
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CBS-owned TV news stations cutting staff
Date: 02 April 2008
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
News operations at CBS stations in several U.S. cities started a series of job cuts this week, even as the CBS News network moved ahead with plans to lay off about 1 percent of its nearly 1,200 employees.
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Canada: Mining Companies in a Merger
Date: 01 April 2008
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Peak Gold, owner of the Amapari mine in Brazil, agreed to a $1.6 billion all-stock combination with Metallica Resources and New Gold to diversify and increase production.
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Italy: Unions Extend Talks With Alitalia
Date: 01 April 2008
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alitalia’s main unions agreed to extend talks with the Air France-KLM Group beyond a midnight deadline in an effort to reach an agreement on its takeover bid for the Italian carrier.
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