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Silicon Alley Insider:
Hearst wants to spend some of its billion dollar war chest gaining a foothold in digital media.What kind of property is it looking to buy? Don't know. But a source tells us that a banker working on Hearst's behest tried to te (Read More)
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Although it’s been fairly quiet on the M&A front lately, Hearst Corp. may have decided that now is the right time to start looking at acquisitions, NYP’s Keith Kelly reports. Ci (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
In this dire media moment, the Hearst Corporation can take a deep breath: The magazine publisher has saved up $1 billion to spend in case of emergency, reports the New York Post's Keith Kelly.But cutting costs is not the issu (Read More)
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With the magazine business hurting, Hearst, Time Inc. and Wenner Media are teaming up for a little self promotion. Mediaweek reports. It’s not clear exactly what sort of combine (Read More)
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The magazine business, along with all other media, is having to fight harder than ever for ad dollars and readers. And when business is tough, apart from layoffs and mag closing (Read More)
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As UGO.com, the Hearst-owned male-centric entertainment site, continues to look for a new CEO, the company has managed to fill in some other blank spaces in its executive ranks, (Read More)
All Things Digital:
Hearst’s dude-centric UGO site, which has been without a permanent CEO since June, is still looking for a new boss. But in the meantime, it has some new blood: The company has brought in Hearst veteran Christopher Johnson to (Read More)
All Things Digital:
By Shira Ovide, Reporter, The Wall Street JournalHollywood stars are going virtual, in the latest effort to jazz up the printed word—and wake up consumers who have become inured to traditional ads.Hearst Corp.’s Esquire magaz (Read More)
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About a year after Esquire used E-Ink for its “digital cover,” the Hearst pub is trying to hook readers and advertisers with an interactive print issue, the WSJ reports. Aside from featuring Esquire’s frequent cover boy Rober (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Chinese game company I Got Game has built an audience of 15 million users with 14 massively multiplayer games launched since 2005. Now it is trying its hand at social games.IGG is launching Fish Isle for Facebook this weekend (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
California and Florida have been the epicenters of foreclosure activity since the housing boom came to a screeching halt. Now, though, some new hot spots are emerging, giving the old standbys some company.Metro areas like Boi (Read More)
SmartMoney.com - Consumer Action:
California and Florida have been the epicenters of foreclosure activity since the housing boom came to a screeching halt. Now, though, some new hot spots are emerging, giving the old standbys some company.Metro areas like Boi (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
News at a GlanceDurables Endure: Goods orders see fourth bump in six months.SAP Sapped: Misses earnings estimates.GDP Thursday: Goldman drops estimate to 2.7% from 3%.Housing Wanes: Sales data shows unexpected drop.The Lowdow (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
To the short-sighted, the dollar’s decline over the past seven months is a panic. An index that tracks its value against those of six key currencies -- including the yen, euro and British pound -- has fallen from 89 to 75. T (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
German Software Giant SAP StumblesGOOD MORNING. Stocks in Asia closed mostly lower today; U.S. futures are pointing to a lower open.Tech stocks have been the market’s darlings this year but are they about to drag it down? Th (Read More)
SmartMoney.com - Investing:
To the short-sighted, the dollar’s decline over the past seven months is a panic. An index that tracks its value against those of six key currencies -- including the yen, euro and British pound -- has fallen from 89 to 75. T (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Being wealthy has its downsides, chief among them the higher risk of an IRS audit.Now, amid the continuing debate over whether the government is doing enough to combat financial fraud, comes news that gives the uber-wealthy – (Read More)
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BP Pumps Out ProfitsGOOD MORNING. stocks in Asia closed lower today; U.S. futures are pointing to a mixed open.The days of windfall earnings may be long gone for oil companies. But thanks to cost cutting and a rebounding glob (Read More)
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A job with the Cleveland Clinic comes with some pretty nice perks. Among other things, employees of the Ohio-based medical and research center get to use fitness centers on the clinic’s campuses for free, and can take Weight (Read More)