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  • July 2008

    • New Stadium Strikes Fear in Mets Foes

      newser  |  Philadelphia Daily News  |  Jul 24, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      New Stadium Strikes Fear in Mets Foes

      National League teams visiting Shea Stadium this summer can’t help looking past the outfield with fear at the New York Mets’ new home, Citi Field, which opens next year. “It is the ballpark that could make the Mets financially untouchable,” Rich Hofmann writes in the Philadelphia Daily News , urging his hometown Phillies and others to get their swings in now. More »

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      baseball  • business  • New York Mets  • Philadelphia Phillies  • Shea Stadium  • spending

    • Yoga Turning B-Schoolers on Their Heads

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Jul 20, 08 7:37 PM CDT

      Yoga Turning B-Schoolers on Their Heads

      Inner peace through capitalism? Americans spend $5.7 billion a year on yoga classes and products, and now, BusinessWeek reports, yoga clubs are cropping up in some of the country's most high-pressured institutions: top business schools. "Having a yoga practice helped sort through the white noise," one MIT student said. More »

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      business  • Harvard  • MIT  • stress  • University of Chicago  • Northwestern University  • business school  • capitalism  • yoga  • BusinessWeek

    • CNBC Focuses on Fresh Face of Biz News

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 20, 08 10:58 AM CDT

      CNBC Focuses on Fresh Face of Biz News

      Since Jim Cramer and Maria Bartiromo became breakout stars for CNBC, the network has been trying to cultivate more of the sort of talent that draws a devoted viewership. Erin Burnett, 32, has enjoyed one of those carefully crafted career trajectories, moving from writer to co-anchor in just weeks. The New York Times examines the rise of CNBC's young asset. More »

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      business  • news anchor  • CNBC  • star

    • 'Media Titan' Moves in Small (Even Empty) Websites

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 16, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      'Media Titan' Moves in Small (Even Empty) Websites

      Richard Rosenblatt doesn’t work in Silicon Valley and few people, even there, know his name. But in just 2 years his Demand Media has become a huge player, backed by $355 million in private investment, and pulling in nearly $200 million in revenue this year, the Los Angeles Times reports. His big idea is, well, a small one: eat up thousands of niche social-networking websites, the so-called Long Tail of the Internet, and create tailored content that draws the faithful, and by extension, the advertisers. More »

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      Internet  • business  • social networking  • Internet advertising  • Web 2.0  • tech companies

    • Corporate America Tries to Chip Away at Lawyer Bills

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Jul 15, 08 8:18 PM CDT

      Corporate America Tries to Chip Away at Lawyer Bills

      With corporate legal fees skyrocketing to unprecedented heights—the median amount big companies forked over per outside lawyer in 2007 was more than $600,000—firms are moving to exert some measure of control, Portfolio reports. Some of America’s biggest businesses are taking dramatic steps, like trading long-term agreements for lower fees or creating entirely new billing systems. More »

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      business  • lawyer  • legal fees  • business intelligence

    • High Prices Pound Gas Stations

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 7, 08 6:22 PM CDT

      High Prices Pound Gas Stations

      Angry at gas stations for profiting on your financial misery? Think again, the Wall Street Journal reports: They're fast going out of business as oil prices rise. This year's 40% price hike has sent costs soaring, shuttering 3,000 US stations and causing Exxon Mobile to announce the sale of 2,200 more. Closings will also hurt consumers, creating less convenience, less competition, and possibly higher prices. More »

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      oil price  • business  • profits  • gas stations  • regulations  • oil industry

    • NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will vacate his office in 18 months, the New York Times reports, and local business honchos are already hunting for a replacement candidate who shares Bloomberg's financial independence and city-as-a-business approach. "What the business community wants is not just a businessman but a Bloomberg-type businessman, who is not beholden to special interests," said one corporate bigwig. More »

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      New York City  • business  • politics  • Michael Bloomberg  • mayor  • Donald Trump  • billionaires  • Richard Parsons

  • June 2008

    • Minutes Dwindle for Networks' War Coverage

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      Minutes Dwindle for Networks' War Coverage

      Middle East correspondents are struggling to get stories on the nightly news as TV networks scale back war coverage, the New York Times reports. With violence in Iraq declining and the US public tiring of an open-ended conflict, network execs have focused on hot topics like the contentious presidential primaries. Keeping, and securing, bureaus in violent areas is also quite costly. More »

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      Iraq war  • business  • NBC  • CBS  • ABC  • Afghanistan war  • media coverage  • network news  • reporting

    • Broker Breaks Ranks to Rant on Profession's 'Gibberish'

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jun 21, 08 10:41 PM CDT

      Broker Breaks Ranks to Rant on Profession's 'Gibberish'

      A London broker who wrote a popular, anonymous newspaper column that lambasted the greed, superficiality, and "gibberish"-peddling nature of his profession is going public, quitting the financial world, and, of course, writing a book about it all, Bloomberg reports. “We didn't invent greed,” said Geraint Anderson, who revealed his identity in TheLondonPaper this week, “but we have certainly become its finest exponents.” More »

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      Great Britain  • business  • newspaper  • columnists  • analyst guidance

    • US, S. Korea Reach Beef Deal

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 21, 08 10:46 AM CDT

      US, S. Korea Reach Beef Deal

      All US beef imported into South Korea will come from cattle less than 30 months old, officials said today, in a deal made to placate South Korean protesters worried about mad cow disease. Nonetheless, thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Seoul, calling for a complete renegotiation of an April agreement to resume imports of American beef. More »

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      business  • South Korea  • beef  • US exports  • food industry  • beef industry  • imported food

    • Stealing Home: Five Signs It's Time to Lowball

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Jun 20, 08 1:18 PM CDT

      Stealing Home: Five Signs It's Time to Lowball

      It's not always the economy, stupid. Even in a weak market, buyers should consider a homeowner's situation before hurling a lowball bid, writes Daniel McGinn in Newsweek . One real estate broker offers five sure signs that a seller is ready to deal: Nobody's home. Sellers who have moved on, or will soon, probably want to unload the property fast.   More »

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      list  • housing market  • business  • real estate  • home sales  • homeowners

    • Angel Investors Profit From Slumping Markets

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Jun 18, 08 4:26 PM CDT

      Angel Investors Profit From Slumping Markets

      The bearish market hasn't stopped angels from acting like bulls, Portfolio reports. Angel investors, those who fund start-ups and small companies, are profiting from Wall Street's woes: Reduced private equity funding has made angels the go-to source for capital, improving their bargaining position and giving them more chances to invest. More »

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      business  • private equity  • credit market  • investing  • startup

    • Spam Thrives in Tough Times

      newser  |  Advertising Age  |  Jun 17, 08 8:34 PM CDT

      Spam Thrives in Tough Times

      Americans have gobbled up Spam for 71 years, despite Monty Python parodies and countless jokes about the spongy stuff. But Spam's sales have spiked 10% over the past 12 weeks, as the economy has gone sour and soaring gas prices have been gobbling up household income. In fact, it's no cheaper than real meat, dollars-per-ounce. But its one of those things, like ramen noodles, bus transit and lipstick, Advertising Age reports, that people associate with belt-tightening. More »

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      food  • business  • marketing  • advertising campaign

    • Foreign Investment in Iraq Up

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jun 17, 08 4:09 PM CDT

      Foreign Investment in Iraq Up

      European and Asian investors are taking advantage of the recently stabilized Iraqi business climate, USA Today reports. US firms still regard Iraq as too dangerous to invest in, but that attitude may cost them the best opportunities. The firms “who are getting in on the ground floor are not American," says a Pentagon official. "It's ironic." More »

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      Iraq  • business  • America  • investment  • competition  • foreign investment  • investment firm

    • Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      newser  |  American  |  Jun 17, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      A move last month by the Canadian government to block the country's top space-tech firm from selling one of its divisions to a US buyer illustrates a tricky balancing act, Christopher Sands writes in the American : How far should Ottawa go to appease nationalist sentiment if it eats into economic benefits? The wariness, Sands notes, extends back to colonial days. More »

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      business  • Canada  • Stephen Harper  • aerospace  • foreign investment  • free trade  • Defense Industry  • protectionism

    • Internet Killed the Video Star That Killed the Radio Star

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Jun 7, 08 9:44 AM CDT

      Internet Killed the Video Star That Killed the Radio Star

      The MTV generation is pushing middle age, and its favored video-delivery system is falling victim to YouTube, the Independent reports. Younger audiences–those key 16- to 24-year-olds–turn to the Internet for the hottest new music, and MTV's attempts to reconnect have failed. They include stabs at social networking and user-generated content. More »

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      television  • YouTube  • business  • social networking  • music industry  • MTV

  • April 2008

    • Venture-Capital Investments Decline

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 19, 08 11:20 AM CDT

      Venture-Capital Investments Decline

      Venture capitalists’ investments declined 5% in the first quarter to $7.1 billion, compared with $7.5 billion this time last year, suggesting entrepreneurial concerns over startups in a troubled economy, the AP reports. The change marks the first year-to-year dip since late 2005. Still, the figure was the fifth-largest for a single quarter since 2001. More »

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      credit crisis  • business  • economy  • IPO  • venture capital  • investment

    • Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 7, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      Japanese Women Turn to 'Geisha Guys'

      A new breed of companion is the rage in Japan, entertaining women with lavish compliments, conversation and undivided attention—the male geisha. Businesswomen pay upwards of $1,000 a night for these men, CNN reports—with, industry reps say, nothing physical being exchanged. Hundreds of such services have sprouted across the country, driven in part by the increased spending power of Japanese women. More »

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      Japan  • business  • gender  • gender roles

  • March 2008
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