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  • New York Mag takes top digital prize from National Magazine Awards

    Adam Moss, editor in chief of New York magazine, took home the top honor of general excellence in...  

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  • Morgan Stanley exec: "baseball bat" for Krugman

    The debate over how to fix the economy is starting to get violent. Stephen Roach, chairman of...  

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  • Madoff helps catch New Zealand’s biggest fraudster

    Ponzi King Bernard Madoff may be in jail, but his worldwide notoriety is helping catch thieves...  

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  • Cedar Fair on the brink?

    The largest investor in amusement park chain Cedar Fair said in a Wednesday public filing that it...  

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  • Is Corker caving on the Volker rule?

    Wall Street banks and brokerage firms hate the Volker rule, and so they weren’t terribly pleased...  

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Real Estate Blog

  • The weekly wrap-up, March 19

    This week we learned that...   ... Heydar Aliyev must have gotten one heck of a great mortgage ....  

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  • No place like Ohm

    When new Chelsea rental building Ohm hit the market earlier this year, it promised it would be...  

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  • FHA, Superfund and you

      As you might have heard, earlier this month the EPA designated the Gowanus Canal a Superfund...  

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  • This week's calendar, March 18 to 24

    Thursday, March 18 A Celebration of Women’s History Month Expert panelists Beverly Willis,...  

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  • This week's calendar, March 11 to 17

    Thursday, March 11 Urban Land Institute Panel This panel will address the current status of...  

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The Lion hunter

The Lion hunter

Carl Icahn is trying to tame Lionsgate Entertainment -- but at this point, he probably doesn't want to catch it, sources said. Yesterday Icahn made a hostile bid to buy all the company's shares for $6 each, but several sources believed...  Read Full Story

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Latest Business News

  • Viacom claims Hurley 'lost' e-mails

    Viacom claims Hurley 'lost' e-mails

    YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley might have had more to say about his popular video Web site featuring copyrighted material on it -- but only he knows for sure. That's because, according to a legal filing from media giant Viacom, which is suing...   4:14 AM

  • Regulators couldn't see scope of risk: Greenspan

    Regulators didn't even know what hit 'em. A false sense of security coupled with an inability to identify risk -- not the low interest rates he...   4:15 AM

  • Ben slapped for secrets

    Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke came under attack yesterday from the courts and politicians alike for his penchant to conceal the Fed's deepest...   4:14 AM

  • Syms tries on new exec

    Off-price retailer Syms has hired a "chief integration officer" as it struggles to digest its acquisition of Filene's Basement. The Secaucus, NJ...   4:14 AM

  • Former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski eyes millions in benefits

    At least he's still got his nerve. Jailed and nearly broke former Tyco International CEO Dennis Kozlowski is trying to wrest $75.9 million in...   6:08 AM

  • Blankfein got $9.8M

    Goldman Sachs gave Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein $9.8 million in total compensation for 2009, the bank said in a filing yesterday. Blankfein's...   4:14 AM

  • France: No to Greek aid

    President Nicolas Sarkozy opposes Germany's call for an International Monetary Fund loan to Greece, a French government official said, pitting the euro...   4:14 AM

  • Palm is handed more bad news

    Palm Inc., creator of the Pre smartphone, fell the most in more than two years in Nasdaq trading after forecasting sales this quarter that were less...   4:14 AM

  • Business briefs

    Dow drops The Dow snapped an eight-session winning streak as worries about Greece sparked a climb in the dollar and weighed on US stocks. Sectors...   4:14 AM

  • YouTube founders e-mails focus on money, not copyright

    YouTube founders e-mails focus on money, not copyright

    The three guys who founded online video giant YouTube had more than an inkling they might be breaking copyright laws by posting clips of popular TV shows on their Web site -- but did it anyway in their quest to grow and eventually cash out,...  

  • JP Morgan CEO reports $1.3M total pay, down from $35.8M

    J.P.Morgan Chase & Co. Chairman and Chief Executive James Dimon received compensation valued at $1.3 million last year, the bank said Friday. The...  

  • 'Tube dudes got big payday

    If YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is found liable for violating copyright laws by posting Viacom-owned content, it might be because he had 334 million...  

  • Kirk's ally York, dead

    Jerome York, the West Point-trained engineer who helped billionaire Kirk Kerkorian build major stakes at Detroit's three automakers, died suddenly...  

  • Filene's CEO is tossed in Syms vendor bender

    Syms is cleaning out Filene's Basement -- but some apparel suppliers are still complaining about the mess. Off-price clothing retailer Syms, which...  

  • Alan's gloomy vision

    Alan's gloomy vision

    Former Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan has some wisdom to offer lawmakers attempting a sweeping financial regulation overhaul: Good luck with that. In a report that he's expected to present today at the Brookings Institution, a Washington...  

  • Big banks swat 'Fly'

    Theflyonthewall.com got smacked. A federal judge ruled yesterday that the financial Web site was infringing on the copyrights of several banks,...  

  • Powers split on Greece debt

    Europe's wounded pride flared up again as leaders in the eurozone remained split on whether to bail out Greece's debt crisis themselves or let the...  

  • B&N taps Web head as its CEO

    Barnes & Noble named the president of its Web site as its new CEO -- a surprise move that signals a new focus on digital media for the book retailer....  

  • Google may shut China biz in April

    Google may pull out of China on April 10, China Business News reported today, citing an unidentified Chinese sales agent for the company. The...  

  • Nexus fight brews

    HTC, the Taiwan-based maker of Google's Nexus One cellphone, says it plans to mount an aggressive defense against a patent-infringement suit brought by...  

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