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Apple's MobileMe service still rocky

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:29:00 -0400

Two weeks after it hobbled out of the starting gate, Apple's new upgraded Internet service is still limping along and performing poorly.

Hollywood goes on location to work with Iraq's Kurds

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Away from the war zone, an ethnic minority seeks guidance on creating a film industry.

Oliver Stone couldn't have staged a more surreal scene: Balancing wine glasses in their hands, a group of Hollywood executives boogied to the Beach Boys in the foothills of northern Iraq as bursts of fireworks lit up the night sky.

Scrabulous isn't playing fair, says Scrabble maker

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Hasbro Inc. made its move.

Sirius, XM settle FCC violations

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The firms agree to pay $19.7 million for unauthorized radios and transmitters, clearing what may be the final hurdle to regulatory approval of their merger.

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. agreed to pay $19.7 million to resolve outstanding violations involving some of their radios and transmitters, clearing what appeared to be the final obstacle to regulatory approval of their long-pending $3.9-billion merger, a top federal official said Thursday.

Microsoft executives say they've given up on buying Yahoo

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The software leader will find other ways to gain ground in online search and advertising, investors are told.

Microsoft Corp. executives ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo Inc. on Thursday, even as they acknowledged that the Internet company would have provided a needed boost in online search, where the software giant trails leader Google Inc.

Southwest Airlines will soon be No. 1 at four of five area airports

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

By hedging its fuel purchases, the bargain carrier shows a profit increase as competitors dump flights.

Southwest Airlines Co. this fall is on track to become the busiest carrier at Los Angeles International Airport and at three of the four regional airports in Southern California as high fuel prices force its main competitors to cut flights.

San Diego Union-Tribune's parent company to explore sale

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Copley Press cites newspaper industry woes and plummeting real estate advertising.

Pressed by newspaper industry woes and plummeting real estate advertising, the parent company of the San Diego Union-Tribune said Thursday that it may put itself up for sale.

Paulson is a reluctant dragon

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The willingness of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to intervene in market crises has belied expectations.

Henry Paulson was supposed to bring a fresh dose of Wall Street to Washington. As it turns out, he's doing the very opposite.

Mild slide in sales of new homes spurs hopes

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Sales of new homes fell in June for the seventh time in the last eight months, but the decline was less than expected, raising faint hopes that the nation's severe housing recession could be approaching a bottom.

Netflix profit rises 4% as new customers sign up

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4%, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.