Murdoch, Announcing News Corp. Split, Calls Newspapers Viable and Undervalued – New York Times Blogs
11:39 a.m. | Updated Rupert Murdoch confirmed Thursday morning that News Corporation, his $54 billion media conglomerate, will proceed with a plan to divide the company in two separating newspapers like The Wall Street Journal, The New York …

K-V Pharmaceutical Company Announces Notification from NYSE Regarding Listing Criteria – Yahoo Finance
ST. LOUIS, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — K-V Pharmaceutical Company (NYSE: KVa/ KVb) (“the Company”) today announced that on June 26, 2012 it was notified by the New York Stock Exchange Regulation, Inc., that its Class A common shares is below …

Rupert Murdoch says News Corp. split in two will unlock value – Los Angeles Times
News Corp.’s decision to split its publishing and entertainment businesses into separate companies is an acknowledgment that newspapers the foundation on which the $53-billion media empire was built are a drag on the company’s performance.

Murdoch’s News Corp spinoff will be born with silver spoon – Reuters
June 29 (IFR) – Rarely does a company get spun off in the generous manner that News Corp is considering for its publishing business. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp, announced it will pursue plans to hive off its newspaper and book …

AOL Promotes CFO Minson to COO to Reorganize Company – Bloomberg
The company bought the Huffington Post for $315 million last year and invested as much as $300 million in Patch, a local-news division that Armstrong sees commanding about $50 million in sales this year. Minson will reorganize the company s …

Mizuno chooses country over company for 2020 bid – CBS News
As Mizuno is an official supplier of uniforms to the International Olympic Committee, Mizuno had to leave the company founded by his grandfather … I was very disappointed,” Mizuno said at a news conference. “I’m very patriotic and have been …

In Switch, News Corp. Is Said to Back Spinoff of Papers – New York Times
But the phone-hacking scandal that erupted in Britain last summer added urgency to the calls for a spinoff, affecting the company s ability to make deals in unrelated areas of the business. In effect, News Corporation had evolved into a …

Murdoch, Announcing News Corp. Split, Says Newspapers Are Viable and Undervalued by Skeptics – New York Times Blogs
Rupert Murdoch confirmed Thursday morning that News Corporation, his $54 billion media conglomerate, will proceed with a plan to divide the company in two separating newspapers like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and The Times of …

Report: News Corp. board approves company split – FOX News
NEW YORK The board of directors at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has approved a plan that calls for splitting the global media conglomerate into two separate companies, one holding its newspaper business and another its entertainment …

Yet another government-backed solar company turns out the lights – Washington Times
Late Thursday afternoon, Abound s website posted a news release acknowledging that the company intended to file a petition for protection under U.S. Bankruptcy Code in Delaware next week. It said a suspension of operations would affect …

Hagerman & Company Wins Training Bid from Chicago Transit Authority – YAHOO!
Hagerman & Company, a 28-year reseller of Autodesk 3D design software was recently awarded a bid from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for Autodesk software training. The CTA operates the nation s second largest public transportation system moving 1.6 …

UPDATE: News Corp Confirms Plan to Split Company – NASDAQ
News Corp. (NWS, NWSA) said it will separate its publishing business from its film and television divisions in a move that splits some of the world’s biggest media brands into two distinct public companies. One company will house entertainment …

Schilling: Company crash cost me baseball fortune – San Jose Mercury News
BOSTON Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says the collapse of his 38 Studios video game company has probably cost him his entire baseball fortune, and he put part of the blame on Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY’-fee).

YouTube Talent Company Big Frame Unveils Slate of New Shows – YAHOO!
Big Frame, a YouTube talent management company, will use its newly announced $3 million in outside investment to significantly expand its production and marketing efforts, CEO Steve Raymond told TheWrap. On Tuesday night, Raymond and the Big Frame team …

Analyst Upgrades News Corp. Stock to ‘Buy’ Citing Likely Company Split – Hollywood Reporter
Needham & Co. analyst Laura Martin on Wednesday upgraded her stock rating on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. from “hold” to “buy” in part due to an expected split of the conglomerate into an entertainment-centric and a publishing business. “Fiscal year 2013 …

Diamond Foods Directors Sued Over Company Financial State – Bloomberg
Diamond Foods Inc. (DMND) s board was accused in a retirement fund s lawsuit of tarnishing the snack and nut company s reputation and causing it to misrepresent its current and future financial condition. The Hialeah, Florida, employees …

EIN News Launches Grain Industry News Today – YAHOO!
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — EIN News, a leading media monitoring company, has added Grain Industry News Today (grainindustry.einnews.com) to its vast portfolio of websites that provide breaking news on industry …

Murdoch s News Corp. poised for a split – Washington Times
LOS ANGELES Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is preparing to spin off its newspaper business into a separate company, an acknowledgment that the printed page that gave rise to a media empire will never again be central to its future. Mr. Murdoch …

Egg company aghast at cockfighting in S. Ore. – Seattle Post Intelligencer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) For owners of a company that prides itself on the humane treatment of its chickens, this was their worst nightmare: Police break up a cockfighting event and a rogue employee is hauled off to jail. The event took place Saturday …