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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Business

Mike Darnell, a Reality Show Creator, Is Leaving Fox

Yesterday - New York Times Business
Mike Darnell, who has supervised reality programming for Fox since before the term reality show entered the lexicon, oversaw “American Idol,” once the most popular show on American TV.     by By BRIAN STELTER

Farewell and Good Bye

Yesterday - Forbes
Today I write my last weekly article on the key principles of business success. It has been my deep pleasure to have written nearly a hundred columns over the last eighteen months by Alan Hall

Top Brands: Most Ethical Leadership

Yesterday - Forbes
Brands With Ethical Leadership by Alan Hall

Do iFarts Not Stink? Coping With Tech Envy In The Valley

Yesterday - Forbes
The challenges of bathing in the dazzling reflected glory of exalted technologists was front and center in DC this week, when Congress invited Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify about the company’s practice of “shielding billions of dollars overseas from U.S. taxes,” as Politico phrased it by David Shaywitz

DealBook: Why Did Citigroup Try to Overturn an Overhaul?

Yesterday - New York Times Business
Citigroup’s direct involvement in shaping a House bill suggests it feels that it should work behind the scenes to shape legislation for its benefit. Fears about its bottom line may have been what stirred it.     by By PETER EAVIS

Off the Charts: S.&P. Has More Than Doubled Under Obama

Yesterday - New York Times Business
The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index has more than doubled since Barack Obama took office, an accomplishment achieved by only four other presidents.     by By FLOYD NORRIS

Growth in Options Trading Helps Brokers but Not Small Investors

Yesterday - New York Times Business
Brokerage firms say that options, traditionally used by professional traders, can be profitable for ordinary investors, but this does not square with many investors’ experiences.     by By NATHANIEL POPPER

A Program to Combat Food Contamination

Yesterday - New York Times Business
The initiative is an effort to prevent the types of bacterial outbreaks that have sickened consumers who ate contaminated produce.     by By STEPHANIE STROM and STEVEN GREENHOUSE

Hulu Suitors Line Up

Yesterday - Wall Street Journal
Yahoo submitted a bid to acquire Hulu, as the Internet company tries to add more high-quality online video that can appeal to advertisers

P&G's Lafley Begins New Talent Hunt

Yesterday - Wall Street Journal
Procter & Gamble's A.G. Lafley, newly returned as CEO, must repopulate a depleted pool of top executives as he prepares a major overhaul and considers succession

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