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20 Jan 2009 10:11

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Biz: Are you a billionaire? Invest in the New York Times!

  • $250 million loaned to the N.Y. Times by Carlos Slim source

16 Jan 2009 12:44

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Biz: Could anything be salvaged from Circuit City’s closing?

  • A minor glimmer of hope. Despite the forthcoming closing of the No. 2 electronics retailer in the country, an investor could still come to save the business. Otherwise, they’ll start liquidating, with an end date of March 31. Their Canadian business will remain open. source
  • A minor glimmer of hope. Despite the forthcoming closing of the No. 2 electronics retailer in the country, an investor could still come to save the business. Otherwise, they’ll start liquidating, with an end date of March 31. Their Canadian business will remain open.
  • An online business? Circuit City does about $1 billion in online-only sales, and there’s still a chance they could come back as an online retailer. “This would eliminate overhead costs, vendor conflicts and other issues,” said Love Goel, CEO of Growth Ventures Group, an investment banking firm. source

16 Jan 2009 12:37

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Biz: Short-circuit: Circuit City to liquidate its assets

  • 567 stores will close; 34,000 employees will get laid off source

14 Jan 2009 13:43

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Biz: Gannett employees get unpaid vacation forced upon them

  • 5 days of furlough given to all Gannett employees, leaders on down source

13 Jan 2009 01:40

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Biz: Sony’s not looking so hot profit-wise

  • $1.1 billion in losses for Sony this fiscal year source

09 Jan 2009 00:06

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Biz, U.S.: Even Wal-Mart’s feeling the Wall Street pinch

  • +1.7% the retailer’s rise in sales during December source

08 Jan 2009 10:25

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Offbeat: You have to give the porn industry credit for trying

  • $5 billion, the bailout they (jokingly) asked congress for source
 

08 Jan 2009 10:08

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U.S.: In case you were wondering, we’re in a recession

  • 4.6 million jobless claims last month, the most since 1982 source

08 Jan 2009 09:35

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Tech: This was my favorite magazine when I was a kid

  • EGM is shutting down Electronic Gaming Monthly was a long-running magazine about video games. They’ve published since 1989, in the days of Megaman and Sonic the Hedgehog. Their last issue will be the January 2009 one. source
  • EGM is shutting down Electronic Gaming Monthly was a long-running magazine about video games. They’ve published since 1989, in the days of Megaman and Sonic the Hedgehog. Their last issue will be the January 2009 one.
  • The Web site remains EGM’s web destination, 1UP.com, is pretty popular itself and will stick around. Ziff-Davis, the magazine’s publisher, will sell the site to competitor UGO. 30 jobs will be lost from the EGM divestment. Game over. source

07 Jan 2009 10:59

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U.S.: Two more big, scary financial statistics

  • $5.7 trillion the U.S. debt when George W. Bush took office source