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  • Board approves News Corp split into two entities Board approves News Corp split into two entities

    WASHINGTON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Friday announced the planned separation of the $76-billion conglomerate into two distinct publicly traded companies, with one to be renamed 21st Century Fox and the publishing firm to retain the News Corp brand. The split has been formally approved by the Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both ...

  • China to allow US auditors access to records of Chinese firms China to allow US auditors access to records of Chinese firms

    BEIJING - Chinese regulators Friday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with their US counterparts giving American authorities increased access to documents from Chinese audit firms. The signing of the MOU between China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a significant ...

  • Croatia looking to oil exploration in Adriatic Sea to revive economy Croatia looking to oil exploration in Adriatic Sea to revive economy

    ZAGREB/LONDON - Croatia, soon to become the 28th member of the European Union,- is looking to undiscovered oil and gas fields in the Adriatic Sea to revive its ailing economy, according to the country's president. Ivo Josipovic told CNN that Croatia is searching for partners in the energy sector to help reveal oil and gas "green fields" in the waters that separate the Balkan nations and ...

  • Amazon ventures into fan fiction promotion Amazon ventures into fan fiction promotion

    WASHINGTON - Amazon, the largest online retailer of books, movies, music and games, Friday offered its Kindle e-book platform to fan fiction authors to sell some of their work. Fan fiction is literature inspired by popular books, shows, movies, comics, music, and games. Publication outside of blogs and online fanzines is often difficult because of copyright issues. Amazon Publishing has ...

  • China central bank report promises financial sector reforms China central bank report promises financial sector reforms

    BEIJING - China is planning to steadily push forward market-oriented reform in its interest rates and exchange rates mechanisms this year as part of the financial sector reforms to better serve the real economy, a central bank report said on Friday. The "China Financial Stability Report (2013) released by the People's Bank of China stressed that it would be steadily promoting the interest ...


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Megamind

Megamind

The superhero genre has been turned inside out so many times at this point that you would think there is nothing left to do with it, but first-time screenwriters Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons have managed to pull off a clever coup in the computer-animated comedy Megamind by avoiding ... ...

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  • UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending

    LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

  • Photos A-Rod Sells Home for $30 Million

    The New York Yankees third baseman sold his home in Miami Beach on Friday morning, according to ESPN.com reported. The home sold for $30 million and is one of the highest purchase prices for a home in Miami. It was previously listed for $38 million. A nearby home in a private island in Miami-Dade County sold for a record-breaking $47 million in Aug. ...

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    Telescopes from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured video of two large solar flares erupting off of the sun, one of which was the largest of the ...

  • American Rights At Work Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Marts Unlawful Federal Election Activity

    Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Mart's Unlawful Federal Election Activity WASHINGTON - August 14 - Today American Rights at Work, the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and WakeUpWalmart.com will hand ...

  • India Resource Center Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down in India

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