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News Corp?s chief has moved to quash talk about selling its tainted UK newspaper business, saying publishing would remain ?a core component?
The carmaker will not advertise in the most watched US television event of the year in an unexpected move following a review of its advertising strategy
Sixty-seven investors are suing the group and Jean-Marie Messier for ?644.5m in a dispute over claims they misled investors between 2000 and 2002
The reputation of both the social network and the stock exchange could be damaged by the glitch which held up opening trades in Facebook?s stock
The deal under discussion would involve the US group selling about $7bn of its stake in the Chinese ecommerce group, valuing Alibaba at $35bn
Glitches delayed the opening of trading and underwriters had to intervene to prevent the group?s shares falling below the $38 price set on Thursday
The changes that have come with the group?s transition to becoming a public company will be hard to ignore, as will the distraction of a share price that is likely to be highly volatile
Aboul Fotouh?s critics, and even some supporters, say that by seeking to appeal to all the major constituencies he has failed to satisfy any of them
Some experts predict that the strong initial pricing of the social networking group?s shares will limit their first day ?pop?
The billionaire former paper boy is buying most of the titles of Media General, a Virginia group that also owns 18 television stations
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