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Bloomberg wants more time to study Comcast-NBC deal
Company TownThose folks at Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg TV, must really be worried about Comcast's proposed deal to acquire NBC Universal. First Bloomberg hired former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin as its legal gun in... -
Bloomberg, WGA West come out against, DGA for Comcast - NBC deal
Company TownBloomberg LP has officially come out against the merger of cable conglomerate Comcast Corp. with entertainment giant NBC Universal. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department, Bloomberg, the financial news service... -
World Cup: Honda's boots prove golden for shoemaker
The Fabulous ForumThe yellow boots worn at the World Cup by Japanese star Keisuke Honda are proving so popular that some stores in Japan are running out. The Osaka-based Mizuno Corp., which makes the shoes, has sold 70,000 pairs of Ignitus boots...... -
CalPERS loses big on BP stock
Money & CompanyAfter dropping a quarter of the value of its $200-billion portfolio during the recession of 2008 and 2009, the country's largest public pension fund is posting more big paper losses because of the massive 2-month-old BP oil spill in the...... -
Is China's stock bear market an opportunity, or a trap?
Money & CompanyThe worldâs two worst-performing stock markets in 2010 have that in common -- and virtually nothing else. Chinaâs Shanghai composite stock index was down 26% year-to-date through Tuesday, which among the worldâs major markets was second only to... -
Top stories: Comcast deal for NBC Universal, retail sales disappoint, Bernanke on the defensive
Money & CompanyHere are some of the stories we're working on today: Cable television giant Comcast Corp. announced this morning that it was acquiring control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co., Meg James and Joe Flint report. The proposed $30-billion... -
Top stories: New Toyota probe, Airbus takes on Boeing, airport kiosks go high tech
Money & CompanyFederal safety officials have opened an investigation into two models of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles after drivers complained that their cars inexplicably stalled in traffic, sometimes at highway speeds. The National Highway Traffic Safety... -
Time Warner's Bewkes is wary of the vision thing
Company TownTime Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes isn't threatened by Comcast's deal to take control of NBC Universal. Asked at the UBS media conference in New York whether he thought his company would be at a disadvantage to Comcast, Bewkes bluntly replied...... -
Verizon and AT&T: Pay with a wave of your smart phone
L.A. Times Tech BlogIn the beginning, there was cash. Then we wrote checks for our purchases, which were quickly followed by credit and debit cards. And now there are -- smart phones? The two largest U.S. wireless carriers, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc., are in talks to... -
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner formally extends TARP until October [Updated]
Money & CompanyIn a move the Obama administration has been telegraphing for weeks, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner today triggered the near-automatic extension of the $700-billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, until Oct. 3, 2010. In a letter to House... -
Will investors leap at Buffett's new 'mini' Berkshire shares?
Money & CompanyBeginning today, investors will get a chance to buy shares of Warren Buffettâs holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for the lowest dollar price ever. That might have been incentive enough for some small investors. But Buffett may have primed the...... -
BofA won't fight Obama's plan for consumer watchdog agency
Money & CompanyThe banking industry is adamantly opposed to the Obama administrationâs proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. But in its fight to derail the idea, the industry wonât get help from one of its biggest names: Bank of America Corp.......
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