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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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Better Off Dead [DVD]

Better Off Dead [DVD]

Of all the teen comedies made in the 1980s--and there were oh so many--Savage Steve Holland's Better Off Dead stands on its own as a unique, kooky gem. Call it the nadir of teenage-embarrassment comedy, Better Off Dead strikes chords with anyone who has known and been able to laugh at middle-class American teenage angst at its worst. The fact that Holland manages to derive near-surr ... ...

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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 ...

  • Why PBR beer prices have increased

    USA Contributor Regina Lewis breaks down the week's "3 Big Money Headlines" with MSNBC's Alex Witt. She explains why fewer people are hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. Lewis reports the good news from the housing market and the importance of smart inventory. She reveals why the prices of Pabst Blue Ribbon ...

  • Migrant jobs squeeze alarms UK fruit farmers

    The rise of Ukip is having unexpected consequences for Britain's countryside. Farmers fear that the political upstart's success has the government running scared on immigration, with the result that foreign workers could soon be absent from Britain's fields."We can see there's a toxic mix brewing," says Alastair Brooks, who employs 200 temporary foreign workers to ...

  • Microsoft Reveals The Xbox One

    Microsoft promises the Xbox One will be more than just a game console, but a "living room" with a TV tuner and cable box. Users will be able to switch between watching TV and gaming instantly through the Kinect ...

  • WPP Wins Crucial Backing Over Pay Reforms

    WPP, the world's biggest marketing services group, is poised to escape a repeat of last year's shareholder revolt despite paying its chief executive more than 17m in 2012. Sky News understands that two key shareholder advisory bodies have decided not to oppose WPP's remuneration report ahead of the company's annual meeting on June 12. Their decisions follow a sharp ...

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