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At least seven bidders are said to be interested in acquiring Hulu LLC, and their divergent motivations in pursuing the deal could end up radically altering the strategy of the online-television service.
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The U.S. telephone network the Bell System built and ran for almost a century is dying, replaced by technology that propels Internet messages. Rules underpinning that old order should expire with it, AT&T Inc. says.
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China will ban the use of military number plates on luxury cars, including Porsche and Bentley, in a crackdown on abuse of vehicle management within the armed forces amid President Xi Jinping’s campaign against corruption.
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Nielsen Holdings NV, the biggest tracker of U.S. television ratings, agreed to buy Arbitron Inc. for about $1.26 billion in cash, giving it access to the largest source of data on the country’s radio listeners.
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China’s Communist Party will hold its 18th congress starting Nov. 8 as it looks to complete a once-a-decade leadership transition that’s been roiled by the downfall of former Politburo member Bo Xilai.
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When China’s Communist Youth League celebrated its 90th birthday, it employed a tactic unavailable to President Hu Jintao when he used the organization to propel his career: a microblog promotion.
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“ PBS NewsHour ” didn’t inform its viewers this week that Charlie Sheen labeled his former “Two and a Half Men” co-star Jon Cryer a troll. The newscast did, however, devote 10 minutes -- the airtime equivalent of several dog years -- to a discussion of swipe fees.
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Thomas Cook Group Plc says it’s “business as usual” as the U.K. travel company tries to secure financing from lenders. Customers might not wait that long.
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Lee Enterprises Inc. is offering lenders higher rates and equity interests to refinance debt as the owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch seeks to avoid bankruptcy, according to four people familiar with the matter.
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A little less than a year before the 2012 election, it’s a good time to ask whether presidential campaigns matter.
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