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3:01 pm May 21, 2012

AMC Theater Chain To Be Bought By Chinese Company Wanda Group For $2.6 Billion

A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S.

2:07 am May 19, 2012

Facebook Unfriends Uncle Sam: Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan To Avoid Taxes

The right wing has been lauding Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin for his decision to renounce his U.S.

7:39 pm May 19, 2012

Facebook’s IPO: Who Got Rich

s IPO may have seemed like a lot of sound and fury for 23 cents, but there will still doubtlessly be some celebrating in Menlo Park Friday night.

10:59 pm May 17, 2012

A Letter from Mark Zuckerberg

On the eve of Facebook’s IPO, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published the following letter to potential investors:For years, you’ve wasted your time on Facebook.

4:04 pm May 17, 2012

Media General to sell most of its newspapers to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway

MarketwatchOmaha World Herald When Warren Buffett said earlier this month that his Berkshire Hathaway might be buying more newspapers, he meant: right now.

7:59 pm May 16, 2012

Google Launches Knowledge Graph To Provide Answers, Not Just Links

Sports TeamsAgain, those are just some of the categories.

6:03 pm May 16, 2012

Judge Napolitano Asks: Why Is the Government Investigating JPMorgan’s Loss of Its Own Money?

The FBI is launching a probe into JPMorgan Chase’s trading loss, but Judge Napolitano wonders why is the government investigating the bank’s own bad investment?

2:41 pm May 16, 2012

WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens

The idea of a smaller iPad has been rattling around the tech rumor mill for many a month now, but the iPhone's 3.5 inch screen?

11:21 pm May 15, 2012

Beastie Boys New Video Round Up

A never aired performance of the Beasties performing “It’s The New Style” recorded for the third season of Chappelle’s Show, which as everyone knows was cancelled.

6:11 pm May 15, 2012

What do The Hunger Games and Social Media Have in Common? You Have to Fight to Survive!

A Brilliant Social Media Strategy Thank you to everyone who came to the Atomicdust Face Off Against Hunger Gallery Show last week.

2:12 pm May 15, 2012

Rebekah Brooks to be charged with perverting the course of justice

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, is to be charged over allegations that she tried to conceal evidence from detectives investigating phone hacking and alleged bribes to public officials.

3:50 pm May 14, 2012

Elizabeth Warren: Jamie Dimon Should Resign From New York Fed Board

Elizabeth Warren called on JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to resign from his post on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's board, citing the need for "responsibility and accountability" in the financial industry.

5:11 pm May 14, 2012

Club statement: Alex McLeish

The club has been disappointed with this season's results, performances and the general message these have sent to our fans.

11:49 pm May 13, 2012

JPMorgan executives expected to leave over loss

JPMorgan Chase & Co is expected this week to accept the resignation of Chief Investment Officer Ina Drew after the bank lost $2 billion or more with a failed hedging strategy using derivatives, sources close to the matter said on Sunday.

3:11 pm May 11, 2012

Apple Television Set Confirmed By Foxconn Boss

The fabled Apple television set has been confirmed by Foxconn's bossman Terry Gou.

2:48 pm May 11, 2012

[JPM Whale-Watching Tour] Too Big To Hedge

Throughout FT Alphaville’s coverage of the credit trades of JP Morgan’s Chief Investment Office, there were two thoughts that kept nagging us.

12:22 am May 11, 2012

JPMorgan Chase Admits Big Losses On 'Egregious' Credit Trades

JPMorgan Chase has suffered big, unexpected losses at a closely watched trading desk, providing fodder to supporters of a new financial regulation the bank's CEO has loudly opposed.

11:27 pm May 10, 2012

JPM Crashing After It Convenes Emergency Call To Advise Of "Significant Mark-To-Market" Losses In Bruno Iksil/CIO Group

As a reminder, the CIO unit is where Bruno Iksil was making $200 billion sized bets.

12:45 pm May 10, 2012

#Vikings VP Bagley: "The Wilfs have stepped up and made a huge commitment to MN and a huge commitment to the fans"

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the final version of the Vikings stadium bill in the predawn hours Thursday by a vote of 71 to 60.

10:20 pm May 9, 2012

Showdown in Charlotte: Bank of America and Occupy | The Nation

Members of the Ramirez family from Oakland (L R) Emily, 15, Margarita and Marcus, 4, hold signs outside the Bank of America uptown headquarters before the Bank of America annual shareholder meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina May 9, 2012.

7:56 pm May 9, 2012

The Instagram Effect: Instacanvas Turns Your Digital Beauties Into Saleable Wall Art

Instagram is all about the pictures, the context, the attractiveness of the images...

6:31 pm May 8, 2012

The Met Ball in Pictures

Feast your eyes on all the instagrams and tweets from New York City's most glamorous evening.

8:27 pm May 7, 2012

Losses at Oprah's TV channel approach $330M

The losses at Oprah Winfrey’s stumbling cable channel are approaching a staggering $330 million, according to a report over the weekend.

5:48 pm May 7, 2012

The Government Would Like You to Write a ‘Social Media Will’

Convert it to an official Facebook memorial…

10:21 pm May 4, 2012

Big Sean, J. Cole & Meek Mill Join Forces On Collaborative Mixtape

No CommentsAs I said previously, Big Sean, J.

8:50 pm May 4, 2012

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch has died - official statement

Adam Yauch, a founding member of pioneering hip hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at age 47 of cancer, according to a statement on the band's website.

11:15 pm May 4, 2012

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies of cancer, aged 47

Adam Yauch, a founding member of pioneering hip hop group the Beastie Boys who captivated fans with their brash style in early hits like "Fight for Your Right (To Party)," died on Friday after a battle with cancer.

9:06 pm May 4, 2012

SoRaspy: R.I.P. Beastie Boy’s Adam Yauch aka MCA

TMZ reports that MCA aka Adam Yauch of the rap group Beastie Boys has passed away today after years of battling cancer.

11:05 pm May 3, 2012

LinkedIn Is Buying SlideShare For $119 Million

Professional social network LinkedIn on Thursday snagged presentation sharing platform SlideShare for $118.75 million.

7:52 pm May 3, 2012

Discovery Gets a Web Video Arm, Courtesy of Revision3

Web video is supposed to disrupt cable TV.

5:45 pm May 3, 2012

How Much Is Apple Worth? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Tech giant Apple is worth a lot of cash.

2:24 am May 3, 2012

'The Scream' sells for record $120 million at auction

Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" sold for a record $120 million at auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's, far exceeding pre sales estimates of about $80 million.

2:49 pm May 2, 2012

Spotify for iPad

The Spotify app is fully optimized for the new iPad’s retina display.

12:24 am May 2, 2012

Facebook IPO: It’s Set for May 18 [REPORT]

Facebook’s long awaited Initial Public Offering is happening in just two and a half weeks time, the Wall Street Journal reports Tuesday.

10:19 pm May 1, 2012

Dow hits 4-year high, lifted by ISM factory data

The Dow closed at its highest level in more than four years on Tuesday after U.S.

2:19 pm Apr 30, 2012

B&N Spins Off Nook Business Into a New, Microsoft-Backed Venture

Confirming its recent announcement about the possible Nook business spinoff, Barnes & Noble has entered a strategic partnership with Microsoft in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, focused on ebooks.

10:30 pm Apr 26, 2012

Betsey Johnson Bankruptcy: Designer's Licensing Company Files For Chapter 11

Betsey Johnson LLC is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reports Women's Wear Daily.

5:49 pm Apr 26, 2012

Free Pretzels for National Pretzel Day

Pretzels are a snack time favorite: Dipped in mustard, salted and hot out of the oven- no other treat can be more simple yet satisfying.

8:24 pm Apr 25, 2012

MarketWatch’s live blog of Bernanke’s press conference - Political Watch

Blitzer presses Ahmadinejad on gay stance Federal Reserve "Watch the live press conference with the Chairman of the FOMC, Ben S.

7:07 pm Apr 25, 2012

Klout for iPhone Arrives, Shows Your Score Without Opening App

Klout is the Standard for Influence.

10:47 am Apr 24, 2012

ColorOfChange Applauds Procter & Gamble's Decision to End its Membership in ALEC

The following is a statement from ColorOfChange.org Executive Director Rashad Robinson:"In deciding to part ways with ALEC, Procter & Gamble has acknowledged that it can't in good conscience market products to Black communities while at the…

2:01 am Apr 23, 2012

LAL 114, OKC 106: April 22 Running Diary

THIRD QUARTER 8:45 The Lakers might have expected the Thunder to rally around the flag after seeing Harden go down, and that they did, their intensity sparking an 8 2 run that pushed the lead to 11, matching their biggest in the second quarter.

3:52 pm Apr 20, 2012

AMR unions, in deal with US Air, want merger talks

Airways has filed papers to begin the process of taking over American Airlines.

1:26 am Apr 18, 2012

Facebook Meets Instagram: What It Means for Your Brand

Joshua Teixeira heads up the strategy discipline at Big Spaceship, helping shape engagements for active projects and prospective clients alike.

11:28 pm Apr 14, 2012

What journalists should know about Instagram, bought by Facebook

Instagram users for the most part didnotwelcome their new corporate overlords.

11:50 pm Apr 12, 2012

Why Instagram Was Worth $1 Billion to Facebook

“Had Facebook been built today, it would be mobile.” Instagram never would have sold to Facebook for $1 billion this week if its backend tech had not been able to scale to 35 million users in under two years.

5:43 pm Apr 12, 2012

Burger King Releases New Bacon Sundae

Bacon used to be known as the deliciously greasy food that sat alongside eggs or was stuffed into a BLT.

6:33 pm Apr 12, 2012

JK Rowling's first adult novel will be "blackly comic"

She may not be able to match the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter series, but J.K.

11:03 am Apr 12, 2012

Instagram-Like Apps: 9 Alternative Camera Apps For iPhone And Android With Hip Photo Filters

After Facebook announced plans to acquire Instagram for a cool $1 billion, many users of the photo filtering app and social network for iPhone and Android subsequently announced that they would delete Instagram from their phones -- they didn't want the…

7:24 pm Apr 11, 2012

Headlines April 11, 2012 Whole Show | First Story >

McDonald's, it turns out, isn't the only fast food giant to have cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council, the corporate-funded organization that writes up model bills for thousands of state lawmakers nationwide.

11:42 am Apr 11, 2012

Instagram: From Zero to $1 Billion in 17 Months [INFOGRAPHIC]

When Instagram launched its first app in October 2010, it did not strike most people as the kind of startup that would be acquired for $1 billion.

9:18 pm Apr 10, 2012

Exclusive: McDonald's Says It Has Dumped ALEC

McDonald's sought to clarify its relationship with ALEC after a coalition of progressive groups with members in all 50 states, including Common Cause and Color of Change, announced plans on Tuesday to target McDonald's for its ongoing membership in ALEC.

7:45 pm Apr 10, 2012

'Game of Thrones' renewed for third season

You haven’t seen anything yet: Game of Thrones has been officially renewed for a third season by HBO.

4:45 pm Apr 10, 2012

Brian Dunn resigns as Best Buy CEO

CEO Brian Dunn has resigned from the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, a company that has been struggling to rebound amid growing competition and changing shopping habits.

3:07 am Apr 10, 2012

Vaccines group gets cut-price GSK, Merck rotavirus shots

April 9, 2012, 5:47 p.m. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today became the latest backer to withdraw financial support for the American Legislative Exchange Council.

3:45 am Apr 20, 2012

Facebook to Buy Instagram for $1B

Facebook is buying Instagram, according to this post today from Mark Zuckerberg.

7:27 pm Apr 6, 2012

Tell ALEC Companies to Stand Down!

The tragic Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida has once again drawn attention to the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in spreading terrible public policy in the form of “model” bills across the nation.

5:14 am Apr 6, 2012

UPDATE 4-Coke withdraws from group that backs Stand Your Ground law

The tragic Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida has once again drawn attention to the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in spreading terrible public policy in the form of “model” bills across the nation.

4:19 pm Apr 5, 2012

Baseball — and pork belly — in the air at Wrigley

Crain's) When Chicago Cubs fans line up for Opening Day today, they may detect a new smell besides beer and hot dogs with a little help from Kraft Foods Inc. The Northfield-based foodmaker will insert itself into America's pastime with its “Big Noodle”…

12:53 am Apr 5, 2012

HTC And Sprint Officially Unveil The New EVO 4G LTE

It’s hardly a surprise anymore (as is usually the case) but here it is anyway Sprint CEO Dan Hesse and HTC President Jason Mackenzie have just taken the stage at their collaboration event in New York, and just officially unveiled the new EVO 4G LTE.

4:09 pm Apr 4, 2012

Yahoo Confirms Layoffs of 2,000 Employees

Yahoo on Wednesday confirmed that it was laying off 2,000 employees in an effort to make the company “smaller, nimbler, more profitable and better equipped to innovate as fast as our customers and our industry require.”

3:54 pm Apr 3, 2012

BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch to quit-Sky

Facial recognition and the future of law enforcement Libya's Islamists keen to dispel doubts over their past ties Ten people who shuffled off their mortal coils with a flourish Do you know your T.rex from your Spinosaurus?

12:24 pm Mar 30, 2012

Israeli forces fire tear gas at Palestinians as Land Day turns violent

The Elgin platform is 150 miles off AberdeenThe emergency plan in the wake of the North Sea gas leak was "delivered as intended", Energy Minister Charles Hendry has said.

11:11 pm Mar 29, 2012

Balsillie Out as Director at RIM; Two Other Execs Leaving Amid Dour Forecast

Along with its dismal earnings report on Thursday, RIM announced a number of executive changes including the fact that longtime co CEO Jim Balsillie is stepping down from the company’s board.

1:57 am Mar 30, 2012

Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches Record $476 Million

No one picked the six correct numbers in the latest multi state Mega Millions lottery game, sending the jackpot to a record $476 million for the Friday drawing.

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5:59 pm Mar 28, 2012

Jeremy Lin Reached Out to Fired ESPN Editor Anthony Federico and Had Lunch With Him

NBAJeremy Lin reached out to terminated ESPN editor Anthony Federico, author of the much maligned “chink in the armor” headline on the company’s mobile site.