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Optimism takes Wall Street
Associated PressInvestors held on to their optimism Monday, sending stocks sharply higher in response to stronger retail earnings and a smaller-than-expected drop in a key economic gauge. The Dow Jones industrials surged more than 210 points, to close just below 9,000....Tags: Credit Ratings, Earnings Forecasts, Germany, Stock Broking, Stock Market
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Apple's Universal gambit goes for broke
For the second time in a little more than a month, reports of a music-related initiative by Apple Computer Inc. have touched off a flurry of speculation. But last week's article in the Los Angeles Times, which reported that Apple has been in talks for...Tags: Shania Twain, Forrester Research Incorporated, Consumer Electronics Industry, Napster Inc., The New York Times
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PeerCache next foe in copyright war
The Wall Street JournalThe Swede behind the world's most popular song-swapping software is at it again. Niklas Zennstrom, who co-founded Kazaa B.V., the company that created the program of choice for sharing songs and videos online, now is offering Internet service providers...Tags: Netherlands, Napster Inc., Judges, Lawyers, Companies and Corporations
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Stocks rebound on jobs data
Associated PressStocks rebounded Friday after a report on the nation's unemployment showed unexpected improvement, and Intel predicted third-quarter chip sales would fall less than analysts had anticipated. The Dow Jones industrials climbed more than 150 points, erasing...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Germany, Intel Corp., Stock Broking, Stock Market
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Record labels grapple with CD protection
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor three holiday seasons, record executives say, Internet piracy has been the Grinch of the music business, undercutting album sales and labels' year-end profits. So how did the labels open the biggest music-buying period of the year? By shipping an...Tags: Robbie Williams, Napster Inc., Foo Fighters (music group), Computers, EMI Group Ltd.
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Handicapping 'Seabiscuit'
The Wall Street JournalBig-time racehorses are often bankrolled by a syndicate of many investors. So why should "Seabiscuit" be any different? The film version of Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling book about a Depression-era racing champ, whose 1938 race at Pimlico Race...Tags: News Corp., Triple Crown, Gary Ross, Adults, Genres
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A 'scary' problem: reading beyond 9
Sun StaffNEW YORK - Forget reading by 9. How about reading by 18? That's what Harvard University Professor Catherine E. Snow is saying these days. Three years ago, Snow was chairwoman of a National Research Council panel whose report, "Preventing Reading...Tags: George Bush, Reed Elsevier, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress
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Seismic Games launches 'CelebrityMe': Social gaming shingle offers first title on Facebook
VarietySeismic Games, the social gaming shingle formed by videogame vets earlier this year, will launch "CelebrityMe" today as its first title on Facebook. Game lets players live out their celebrity fantasies and share their exploits with their friends online....Tags: Media Industry, Celebrities, Facebook, EA Tiburon, Social Media
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Full Fathom Five taps Cohen: Ex-Reveille exec to lead film, TV efforts
VarietyFull Fathom Five, a production company led by author James Frey, has tapped former Reveille exec Todd Coehn as its president of film and television. Cohen will lead production, development and partnerships from the shingle's new Los Angeles office. He...Tags: William Morris, NBC (tv network), Showtime (tv network), ABC (tv network), Television
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Seismic seizes $2 million in funding for social games
Company TownSeismic Games became the latest start-up company to dive into social games, snagging $2 million in funding from DFJ Frontier, investor Tom Matlack and others -- all before releasing its first title.... -
The name of the game at Electronic Entertainment Expo: sequels and music
Special to The TimesThis is a "transformative year," Mike Griffith, chief executive officer of Activision Publishing, said during a news conference this week. And while he was referring to his own newly expanded company (Activison recently merged with Vivendi Universal),...Tags: Quantum of Solace (movie), Shaun White, EA Tiburon, WrestleMania, Wrestling
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'Potter' Premieres With $77.1 Million
The Associated Press"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" enchanted moviegoers with a $77.1 million opening weekend, raising its total since debuting last Wednesday to $139.7 million. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by...Tags: News Corp., NBC (tv network), The Walt Disney Co., Television Industry, Cablevision Systems Corp.
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