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TV Guide tries to stay afloat despite competition
When a prominent 55-year-old magazine is sold, in its entirety, for less than the price of a single issue, does it have a chance at survival?
Posted: 32 days agoZeroing in on your favorite video clips
New tools allow viewers to find quickly a favorite scene from “Entourage,” for example, or a particular video clip of Barack Obama they’ve always wanted to see without having to even click play.
Posted: 32 days agoMaybe it’s time to buy that first house
Housing prices have fallen drastically from their peak levels in many areas of the country.
Posted: 32 days agoWhen the lavish cut back
The first recession in luxury-goods sales in nearly 20 years has forced companies like Bulgari and Burberry to economize.
Posted: 32 days agoWeak patchwork of oversight lets bad hospitals stay open
New York’s University Hospital shows how hard it can be to close hospitals, even when they provide below-average care.
Posted: 32 days agoBack at junk value, recyclables are piling up
Usually materials are turned into products like car parts, book covers or boxes.
Posted: 32 days agoIcelanders rally to protest eco meltdown
The protesters marked Iceland’s 90th anniversary with rallies.
Posted: 37 days agoThe oil downturn continues
A report that the U.S. is now in recession caused the recent slide.
Posted: 37 days agoGeneral Growth Properties gets loan reprieve
They have been given time to avoid total bankruptcy.
Posted: 37 days agoIt’s Official: recession started one year ago
The National Bureau of Economic Research waited until now call so.
Posted: 37 days ago