Ryan Nakashima July 30, 2008 - 7:10 p.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday its third-quarter profits surged nearly 9 percent expressions of gratitude to revenue growth at ESPN and strong results from its theme park near Paris, where the silly U.S. dollar was helpful. The family entertainment company and owner of Pixar Animation Studios reported net profit grew to $1.28 billion in the quarter ending in June, up from ...
Bell will need up to three years before changes have impact, Moody’s says
Jul 31 2008
Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press July 30, 2008 - 6:44 p.m. MONTREAL - Bell Canada (TSX:BCE) faces a two-to three-year uphill climb before changes being introduced by the telecom company's new management have a chance of producing certain impact, Moody's Investors Services said Wednesday. Interest costs to carry billions of dollars borrowed to finance the company's privatization will leave Canada's largest telecom operator with very little free cash flow to reduce its leverage once it is taken above the ...
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Priceline.com, Ralcorp to join S&P MidCap 400, Par Pharmaceutical added to MidCap Index
Jul 31 2008
July 30, 2008 - 7:11 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Standard & Poor's announced on Wednesday online travel company Priceline.com will replace Kemet Corp. in the S&P MidCap 400 after complete of trading Friday. Food company Ralcorp Holdings Inc., what one. is merging with Kraft Food's Post Cereal assets, devise trade positions with Par Pharmaceutical Cos., with Ralcorp influencing to the S&P MidCap 400 and Par Pharmaceutical to the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of ...
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The Final Frontier
Jul 31 2008
The Final Frontier <!-- The Final Frontier Rachel Pulfer Space law, Commercial space travel, SpaceShipOne, virgin galactic, richard branson, nasa 20080730 Tired of tracking the markets’ wild rides? Think much farther out. /columnists/rachel_pulfer/ --> Gabriele Wohl is a law observer. But Gabriele Wohl isn’t just any law student. A 26-year-old from Charleston, W.Va., who once dreamed of being an astronaut, Wohl studies the ordinance of space. Few institutions in North America offer courses in space law. Wohl ...
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GM to cut 15 per cent of US, Canadian salaried workers
Jul 31 2008
Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press July 30, 2008 - 7:10 p.m. DETROIT - General Motors Corp. plans to cut 15 per cent of its U.S. and Canadian salaried workforce - or around 5,100 jobs - by means of Nov. 1 as part of a plan to slash billions of dollars in costs and help the automaker ride out a slump in U.S. sales. A GM official declined to confirm the specific poetry Wednesday but indicated they were in most ...
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