Harbinger cuts New York Times stake again
Reuters - Friday November 20, 11:53 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners cut its stake again in The New York Times Co, almost two years after it bought a big stake in a bid to shake up the newspaper publisher.

California sets limits on energy-gulping TVs
Reuters - Friday November 20, 09:57 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California regulators gave final approval on Wednesday to the first mandatory U.S. energy curbs on television sets, a growing but often overlooked power drain that accounts for 10 percent of home electric bills in the state.

Susan Boyle album sets pre-order record on Amazon
Reuters - Friday November 20, 09:04 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The upcoming debut album by British singing sensation Susan Boyle has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.com, the online retailer said on Thursday.

James Murdoch sees smaller role for newspapers
Reuters - Friday November 20, 06:01 AM
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Newspapers will play a smaller role in News Corp's operations in future as the group focuses on more profitable pay-TV operations in western Europe and India, the group's head of Europe and Asia said.

Cablevision will distribute Fox Business Network
Reuters - Friday November 20, 05:57 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable television operator Cablevision Systems Corp will distribute News Corp's Fox Business Network in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Fox said on Thursday.

AOL to cut one-third of workforce
Reuters - Friday November 20, 04:32 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of the Internet company's planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc.

Model Kate Moss criticized for "skinny" remark
Reuters - Friday November 20, 03:37 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Eating disorder campaigners criticized British model Kate Moss on Thursday for saying she backed the motto "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels," a slogan popular with pro-anorexia websites.

Kate Moss criticised for "skinny" remark
Reuters - Friday November 20, 03:36 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Eating disorder campaigners criticised model Kate Moss on Thursday for saying she backed the motto "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels," a slogan popular with pro-anorexia websites.

"New Moon" aims for big bite from box offices
Reuters - Friday November 20, 03:11 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood watchers think vampire romance "The Twilight Saga.

Teen idol Zac Efron stars in Orson Welles tale
Reuters - Friday November 20, 02:07 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. actor Zac Efron takes another step away from the world of high school musicals that made him famous with a part in "Me and Orson Welles," which also features British newcomer Christian McKay in the title role.