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Posted 08/29/08 in Daily Intel

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Lehman Continues Staff Cuts

1,500 more jobs were eliminated at the bank this week. Plus, the latest on Michael Phelps, JPMorgan, Steve Jobs, and more.

Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel

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Rupert Murdoch to ‘Make’ Less Money Than Last Year

He only made $27.5 million in company compensation this year. Plus, Kent Brownridge steps down from ‘Maxim,’ Damon Dash has real-estate troubles, and more, in our daily industry roundup.

Posted 08/04/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Meredith Whitney Has Housing Woes of Her Own

Meredith Whitney Has Housing Woes of Her Own

The Oppenheimer analyst, known for her harsh critiques of banks over subprime losses, displays a fondness for animal prints. Plus, 'Playgirl' folds, and a painter sells her pad for a pretty penny, in today's digest of finance, media, real-estate and law news.

Posted 07/24/08 in Daily Intel

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‘Times’ to Raise Cover Price 25 Cents

‘Times’ to Raise Cover Price 25 Cents

Plus AMI is headed for tough times, Fox News makes fun of Nas, Andrew Cuomo looks into AIG, and more, in our daily industry roundup.

Posted 06/26/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Advertisers Still Wary of Don Imus

Advertisers Still Wary of Don Imus

Plus, the latest on what's going on at Citibank, JPMorgan, and on the Upper East Side, in our daily industry roundup.

Posted 06/11/08 in Daily Intel

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Fifty Cent’s Baby Mama Will Get Rich or Die Tryin’

Fifty Cent’s Baby Mama Will Get Rich or Die Tryin’

The battle between 50 Cent and Shaniqua Tompkins rages on, Columbia bulldozes most of the Upper West Side, more big changes at the Murdoch-owned 'Wall Street Journal,' and other epic battles, in our daily roundup of news from the law, real-estate, media, and finance sectors.

Posted 05/29/08 in Daily Intel

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‘Words Can't Describe’ How Jimmy Cayne Feels About Bear’s Collapse. Fortunately, Figures Can.

‘Words Can't Describe’ How Jimmy Cayne Feels About Bear’s Collapse. Fortunately, Figures Can.

Also, more news on Bear Stearns, the MTA, and Betsey Johnson, in our daily industry roundup.

Posted 05/15/08 in Daily Intel

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If Murdoch Really Hires a New ‘WSJ’ Managing Editor, Who Will It Be?

Citigroup's ban on fruit, ice-cream-truck wars, praise for Frank Gehry, and more in our daily industry roundup.

Posted 05/05/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Murdoch Won't Go Any Higher on ‘Newsday’ Bid

Also, Microsoft gives up on Yahoo, Berkshire Hathaway's profits tank briefly, and Buzz Bissinger apologizes to Will Leitch, all in our daily industry roundup.

Posted 04/24/08 in Daily Intel

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Zuckerman, Sulzberger, and the News Corp. Board Weigh In on Murdoch's ‘Newsday’ Bid

Once again, the Aussie media mogul is all over our daily industry roundup.

Posted 04/21/08 in Daily Intel

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Rupert Murdoch Is Full of Vim, Vigor and Probably Viagra

Rupert Murdoch Is Full of Vim, Vigor and Probably Viagra

The media mogul seems gleeful about life (and also his wife!) in a 'Newsweek' profile, Bank of America's CEO is startled by losses, a fifth-grade graduation ceremony gets ugly, and a hedge-funder pays $801,000 for a literal closet in today's collection of media, finance, law, and real-estate news.

Posted 04/03/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

NBC Throws a Changeup

The Peacock network is the first to ditch the traditional notion of television "seasons." That, and more news from the city's media, finance, law and real-estate industries.

Posted 03/21/08 in Daily Intel

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Some People Would Pay Eliot Spitzer to Take His Clothes Off

Playgirl makes a tantalizing offer to the former governor, an inspector is charged in crane accident, and other tidbits in our daily roundup of media, finance, and law news.

Posted 03/05/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Rupert Murdoch Isn't Ruining the ‘Journal’ — the Reporters Are

Posted 03/03/08 in Daily Intel

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Reporters Pissed About Changes at ‘The Wall Street Journal’

Posted 02/22/08 in Daily Intel

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Lawyers Advocate an Oscar for 'Michael Clayton' — That George Clooney Makes Them Look So Good!

Posted 02/14/08 in Daily Intel

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‘Us Weekly’: Keeping ‘OK!’ Honest

Posted 02/11/08 in Daily Intel

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Meet Microsoft's ‘Gatekeeper of Funding’

Posted 02/05/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Finance Types Split Over Hillary and Romney

Posted 02/01/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Semel Out at Yahoo, Microsoft In?