Rupert Murdoch and his sons, James and Lachlan, will take board positions on the two companies that will emerge next month when News Corp splits into two, with the media conglomerate’s directors approving the spin-off plans yesterday.
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Baking: Shares in cake frosting go cold
Thursday 18 April 2013
In great news for patisserie purists and weight watchers everywhere (but a potential catastrophe for fans of icing): the cult of the cupcake may at last be coming to an end.
Bahrain's royal family infiltrated by hardliners hostile to Britain and US
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Western concerns rise as ultraconservative Sunni faction strengthens grip on island's monarchy
Buyout firms near to Twinkies deal
Tuesday 29 January 2013
The private equity firms Apollo Global Management and C Dean Metropoulos are believed to be near a deal to buy snack cake brands including Twinkies and Donettes from the bankrupt Hostess Brands. A deal, part of Hostess's bankruptcy reorganisation, is not yet final.
Deutsche's '£400m from bets on rates'
Thursday 10 January 2013
Deutsche Bank made huge profits from betting on Libor interest rates, it was reported today, amid fresh rumours that Royal Bank of Scotland is poised to settle with regulators and pay more than £300m over the Libor-fixing affair.
CALM down - New American law stops TV advertisers from turning up the volume
Thursday 13 December 2012
The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act has come into effect
Washington Post website reportedly considering paywall
Friday 07 December 2012
The Washington Post will probably start charging online readers for access to newspaper articles in the middle of next year, a person familiar with the plans said.
The Rove reversal: Fox takes Republican star down a peg
Wednesday 05 December 2012
Pundit sidelined after on-air row over Ohio result on election night
Ian Burrell: Will reshuffle see more London hacks in NY?
Tuesday 04 December 2012
Tom Mockridge's valedictory email to colleagues yesterday made clear his disappointment in a master he had served so well.
Welcome return for Toad, Ratty et al
Saturday 01 December 2012
That irascible anti-hero Toad is once again causing mischief.
Twitter in IPO retreat after Facebook fiasco
Monday 26 November 2012
Investors pinning their hopes on a New Year windfall with a Twitter IPO may have to wait a little longer yet as the market grows more cautious about social media investments in the wake of Facebook's rocky path to life as a public company.
Facebook fiasco leads to caution on social media
Monday 26 November 2012
Investors pinning their hopes on a New Year windfall with a Twitter IPO may have to wait a little longer yet as the markets grow more cautious about social media investments in the wake of Facebook's rocky path to life as a public company.
David Blanchflower: Obama's win shows the numbers always count
Monday 12 November 2012
Economic Outlook: We will teach about the failures of forecasters for years in statistics
If the bald look is a boon in business, why doesn’t it work in politics?
Monday 08 October 2012
The bald head apparently now represents potency and decisiveness, but shiny-headed men are still on the sidelines
Ian Burrell: The moment Rupert Murdoch's papers were put into play
Friday 29 June 2012
Despite the bullish futuristic talk by Rupert Murdoch yesterday it was difficult to see the changes at News Corp as signalling anything other than the beginning of the end for his British newspaper stable.
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
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Exclusive: How MI5 blackmails British Muslims
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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Exclusive: Woolwich killings suspect Michael Adebolajo was inspired by cleric banned from UK after urging followers to behead enemies of Islam
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