Longtime Barron's writer Alan Abelson dies at 87 May 10th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) Alan Abelson, who spent 57 years as a writer, editor and chief columnist for financial news publication Barron's, has died at the age of 87. The author of the long-running Up and Down Wall Street column ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : longtime, barron's, writer, alan, abelson, dies, Top Keywords

'Click Camp' replaces 'Write Rosty' in new U.S. tax revamp push May 9th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The political goal is the same as it was in the mid-1980s - seed grass-roots support for an overhaul of the U.S. tax code - but the approach launched Thursday relies on email, not snail mail. The chairmen of Congre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'click, camp', replaces, 'write, rosty', revamp, push, Top Keywords

Tesco quits U.S. and takes £2.3 billion global write down Apr 17th, 2013 - 16:40h (CET +01.00) By James Davey and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, wrote down the value of its global operations by $3.5 billion (2.3 billion pounds) and announced plans to exit the United States, as it tries to rebuild after a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tesco, quits, takes, £23, billion, global, write, down, Top Keywords

Benny Blanco to receive Songwriters Hall honor Apr 16th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," is getting a songwriting honor. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : benny, blanco, receive, songwriters, hall, honor, write, down, Top Keywords

Alaska author wants to build writers' retreat Apr 15th, 2013 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A best-selling mystery writer from Alaska wants to establish a residency retreat for female writers, hoping to offer women the same help she received more than two decades ago. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : alaska, author, wants, build, writers', retreat, write, down, Top Keywords

Maroon 5 launch summer tour, writes for new album Apr 1st, 2013 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Maroon 5 says they're working on a new album, but before that the pop-rockers will launch a summer tour that finds the fivesome playing outdoors. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : maroon, launch, summer, tour, writes, album, write, down, Top Keywords

Award-winning screenwriter Fay Kanin dies at 95 Mar 28th, 2013 - 01:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Fay Kanin has died. She was 95. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : awardwinning, screenwriter, kanin, dies, writes, album, write, down, Top Keywords

Achebe inspired generations of Nigerian writers Mar 22nd, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe's groundbreaking novel "Things Fall Apart." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : achebe, inspired, generations, nigerian, writers, album, write, down, Top Keywords

'Homeland' writer-producer Bromell dies at 66 Mar 19th, 2013 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Henry Bromell, an Emmy Award-winning executive producer for the TV series "Homeland," has died, a representative said Tuesday. He was 66. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'homeland', writerproducer, bromell, dies, writers, album, write, down, Top Keywords

Poland returns Yiddish writer's works to daughters Mar 5th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The daughters of a Yiddish writer persecuted under communism reclaimed copies of his works on Tuesday following a prolonged legal fight with a Polish archive to establish their ownership. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poland, returns, yiddish, writer's, works, daughters, write, down, Top Keywords