Hollywood writers accept Overture
Reuters UK - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Startup studio Overture Films has signed an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America to grant striking writers to work for the company. The deal follows a range of pacts between the WGA and film companies
Darling’s Bank reforms dismissed as vague
The Independent - The plans acknowledge the special position of lenders compared with other companies because a loss of confidence in the banking sector would undermine the whole financial system. The Treasury also wants to speed up payment to depositors so that they
Call for tighter rein on share rumours
News.com.au - Call for ASX to monitor rumours that affect share prices Companies complaining they’re trading below true value More personal finance news in our Money section BABCOCK & Brown chief Phil Green has called for tighter Australian stock exchange
Sector Glance: Media Companies
MSN MoneyCentral - Gannett Co Inc ( GCI ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of most major media companies rose on Wednesday afternoon, after the Federal Reserve lowered a key interest rate and indicated that further rate cuts are
More graduates lack skills to win jobs
Daily Telegraph - Almost half of leading companies failed to find suitable graduates to fill vacancies last year despite record numbers of students leaving university, a new shows. In a survey of 217 of the biggest companies by the Association of Graduate Recruiters
NHS gets more money but productivity falls
Daily Telegraph - The NHS is also buying more health care from private companies. NHS spending on new buildings, refurbishments and new premises has risen at about 3.5 per cent for each of the past 10 years to £1.9 billion in 2006. Publishers wishing to reproduce
Market Report: Travel firms provide an escape from the gloom
The Independent - While the rest of the market frets about the spectre of a significant slowdown in economic activity, travel companies (especially those in the package holiday business) are celebrating bumper results. Why? (Or rather, how?) Well, according to Thomas
Training cut plan to plug Army gaps
MSN UK News - I would be very nervous of having to deploy with this limited level of expertise and experience in the frontline companies.” In December Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged that British force levels in Afghanistan would remain at 7,800 troops. The
Annual Changes to the NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Index
MSN MoneyCentral - XHFNY), is the preferred provider of business and financial data on global publicly listed companies. Headquartered in Fort Mill, SC and New York City with sales offices in key North American cities, Mergent also has a strong global presence with
Market rollercoaster continues
News.com.au - Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith stated although the local market was gaining ground, investors were too focused on news coming from distressed companies, such as unlisted broker Tricom Equities. “We’ve been sort of mesmerised by the headlines
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