Sony to assess spin-off proposal for entertainment business - Nikkei May 21st, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily Nikkei reported. Sony's U.S. listed shares rose 9 percent on Tuesday on the New York... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sony, assess, spinoff, proposal, entertainment, business, nikkei, Top Keywords

Sony to assess spin-off proposal for entertainment business: Nikkei May 21st, 2013 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily Nikkei reported. Sony's U.S. listed shares rose 9 percent on Tuesday on the New York... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sony, assess, spinoff, proposal, entertainment, business, nikkei, Top Keywords

Nikkei slips from 5-1/2 year high on stall in yen weakness May 21st, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday as Wall Street ended flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony. The Nikkei fel... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nikkei, slips, year, high, stall, weakness, nikkei, Top Keywords

Witness: AEG spent $24 million on Jackson concerts May 20th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on Monday that the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : witness, spent, million, jackson, concerts, weakness, nikkei, Top Keywords

Wal-Mart profit up despite sales weakness in the United States May 16th, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday even as sales fell 1.4 percent at its Walmart U.S. stores open at least a year because of a delay in income tax refund checks, cool weather, less grocery inflation than expe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : walmart, profit, despite, sales, weakness, united, states, Top Keywords

Asia stocks up as US small business mood improves May 15th, 2013 - 05:40h (CET +01.00) BANGKOK (AP) - Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : asia, stocks, small, business, mood, improves, states, Top Keywords

'Star Trek Into Darkness' review: Thrilling sequel balances fun with a post-9/11 sensibility May 15th, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The original "Star Trek" series (and its various successors) used science fiction as a way to make observations about contemporary world issues like racism, war, etc., so it's no surprise t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'star, trek, darkness', review, thrilling, sequel, balances, post9, sensibility, Top Keywords

'Iron Man 3,' 'Gatsby' combine for big business May 13th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'iron, 3', 'gatsby', combine, business, sequel, balances, post9, sensibility, Top Keywords

New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers May 13th, 2013 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Baby boomers, the generation that vowed to stay forever young, are getting older, designing senior-friendly gyms and becoming their own personal trainers. In exercise havens for the over-50 set, the cardio m... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : fitness, centers, cater, aging, baby, boomers, balances, post9, sensibility, Top Keywords

Twitter eyes big business in Brazil's World Cup, Olympics May 10th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) By Esteban Israel SAO PAULO (Reuters) - While Brazil struggles to finish its stadiums in time for the 2014 World Cup, Twitter is already working to cash in on what the U.S. company's head of revenue, Adam Bain, sees as a potentially huge busines... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : twitter, eyes, business, brazil's, world, olympics, balances, post9, sensibility, Top Keywords