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QVC to cut 700 jobs in 14 months
Television shopping company QVC is laying off hundreds of employees. QVC, based in the Philadelphia suburb of West Chester, says it laid off 160 workers on Wednesday as it begins a cost-cutting program. Ultimately, QVC says about 900 jobs will be...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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QVC to cut Pa. staffing, will expand locally
QVC Inc., known for its cable TV home-shopping channel, will move more operations to Hampton Roads and elsewhere as it shutters facilities in West Chester, Pa. QVC announced a series of cost-cutting actions late Wednesday that included laying off 160...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Layoffs and Downsizing, Corporate Officers, Employees
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Motorola posts $397-million loss; plans to slash 3,000 jobs
Motorola posts big loss, plans to cut 3,000 jobs Motorola Inc. posted a hefty loss in the third quarter Thursday, citing the continued troubles of its cellphone division. The company will postpone the planned spin-off of the unit and cut more jobs....Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Real Estate Sales, Earnings, Eastman Kodak Company, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Report raises value of Cablevision non-cable assets
mark.harrington@newsday.comTop investors given a rare chance to tell Cablevision how to run the company advised everything from spinning off Madison Square Garden to buying the Yankees, according to one large shareholder after a meeting yesterday. The meeting, one of several to be...Tags: New York Knicks, Spin-offs, Radio City Music Hall, Verizon Communications, Madison Square Garden
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Kidsday talks with NY Liberty players
Kidsday Reporters, Age 10, CoramWe got the amazing opportunity to go a New York Liberty WNBA game recently. We were treated as royalty as soon as we stepped through the players' entrance. Sammy Steinlight, a Liberty publicist, met us at the security gate where we received our blue...Tags: Dance, Mary Murphy, Madison Square Garden
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Institute for Supply Management services index -- Earnings: Activision Inc.; Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Burger King Holdings Inc.; Cardinal Health Inc.; Career Education Corp.; Dun & Bradstreet Corp.; Entergy Corp.; Forest Oil Corp.; Sysco Corp....Tags: Dynegy Incorporated, Molson Coors Brewing Company, Entergy Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Foster Wheeler Limited
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Expedia plots a path toward rapid growth
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: Is Expedia Inc. still a good investment bet? -- J.H., via the Internet A:A The world's largest online travel agency, featuring Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com and TripAdvisor, has become a hot topic. In a surprising move, it announced last month...Tags: Financial Markets, Mortgages, Goldcorp Incorporated, American Airlines, Inc., Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Source: Cablevision eyeing Adelphia
STAFF WRITERSIn a stunning challenge to two cable industry giants seeking to acquire Adelphia Communications, Cablevision is considering merging with that company in a bid that would be financed by two private equity firms, a source close to the talks confirmed...Tags: Charles Dolan, Adelphia Communications Corporation, Los Angeles, New York, Bankruptcy
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Options grants probe puts chill on Unitedhealth
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I am concerned about my shares of UnitedHealth Group, which used to be the greatest. Will its problems hurt its stock further? -- K.R., via the Internet A: You're not alone. Many shareholders of the large health insurer are feeling under the...Tags: Credit Ratings, Coca-Cola Company, Morningstar Incorporated, Lancaster Colony Corporation, Pfizer Incorporated
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Well-run Target has taken hits to its stock price
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I thought Target Corp. was such a great company. Why haven't my shares done better this year? -- K.L., via the Internet A: The nation's second-largest discount retailer is a fine company, renowned for offering merchandise with style and low price....Tags: Stock Market, Morningstar Incorporated, Infosys Technologies Limited, Periodicals, Sales
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Supreme Court won't hear Time Warner appeal
Tribune Staff WriterThe Supreme Court blocked an effort today by the nation's second-largest cable television operator to expand its business beyond government-imposed limits. By refusing to hear an appeal from Time Warner Entertainment Co., the court effectively backed...Tags: Local Authority, Television, Regional Authority, Consumers, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Viacom eyeing possible buy of Telemundo
Times Staff WriterViacom Inc. is exploring the possibility of acquiring Telemundo Communications Group Inc., the nation's second-largest Spanish-language television broadcaster, according to three sources close to the companies. The talks are very preliminary, these...Tags: Viacom Inc., National or Ethnic Minorities, Radio Industry, Walt Disney Co., Television
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