4:41pm: Chief Marketing Officer Gary Ginsberg was a close advisor to media baron Rupert Murdoch. More
Oct 29: How a state-owned Middle-Eastern media giant plans to create an entertainment capital in the middle of the desert. More
Oct 23: Was the King of Pop smart, lucky, or a little off about how he conducted his finances? Turns out, he managed to be all at the same time. More
Jun 26: Michael Jackson's tour might have bagged $400 million. His death leaves a host of questions, possibly messy fights and the prospect of renewed interest in the star's music. More
Nov 21: Remember how home-grown online video was going to be the future? Well, it's not turning out that way. More
Nov 14: More shareholders want 'say on pay' rules - steps the next administration might make into law. More
Oct 24: The Viacom mogul's recent personal financial troubles aren't just his problem. They're also his stockholders'. More
Oct 17: The entertainment biz is holding up nicely amid the financial meltdown, but it won't be immune. More
Oct 13: Yes, super-hero movies are big. But another business that's booming for Marvel? Old-fashioned publishing. More
Sep 25: After pitting his corporate offspring against each other, Sumner Redstone faces a fuzzy reception for a new venture. More
Sep 19: A suit filed by his own employees re-opens the question of how the billionaire bought so much for so little More
Sep 12: The search giant's deal with NBC is another half-hearted effort to move beyond the Web. More
Sep 3: Think HDTV looks good? Just wait till you see 3-D TV - coming soon to the home theater in your living room. More
Aug 28: At the Democratic National Convention, artists and execs are everywhere, but a serious media agenda is hard to discern. More
Aug 8: Peter Chernin, News Corp.'s No. 2, has a big job, a big paycheck, a big (and growing) profile - and a contract that's coming up for renewal. More
Aug 1: Richard Branson's new U.S. carrier and space tourism project both face big hurdles, but that's never stopped the master marketer before. More
Jul 18: Los Angeles is a city of vast wealth and cultural influence, but relatively little corporate power. More
Jul 7: Carl Icahn doesn't use e-mail, but he knows a thing or two about savvy dealmaking. Just ask Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. More
Jun 30: Pushed to the back of the media stock pack, Sumner Redstone must be itching to do something. But his options are limited. More
Jun 19: The abrupt departure of Hearst CEO Victor Ganzi offers a rare look inside one of America's most mysterious media companies. More
Jun 6: In a world of online bells and whistles, the influential Drudge Report stays old school. More
May 30: Those annoying set-top cable boxes may soon be a thing of the past. But, like it or not, they'll be replaced by a different kind of device. More
May 16: Bowing to the realities of the digital age, the TV networks hold a stripped-down version of their annual showcase of new programs. More
May 2: Internet whiz Jake Winebaum talks for the first time about building, selling and leaving one of the priciest names in Web real estate. More
Apr 25: With new wars to fight, Murdoch brushes off concerns over strategy. This mogul simply wants to win. More
Apr 18: China wants to impress the world, but Hollywood's bigs mostly shrug, says Richard Sikos. More
Apr 11: As News Corp and Time Warner join the scrum surrounding Yahoo, it's clear that big media is not content to leave Google or Microsoft alone on top of the digital mountain. More
Mar 27: A lawsuit against the banks funding the $26 billion buyout of the radio empire is just the latest episode in a long-running drama. More
Mar 24: A judge is set to decide later this week whether Barry Diller or John Malone gains control of IAC/InterActiveCorp. Fortune's Richard Siklos places his bets. More
Mar 14: By melding social networking with its advertising business, AOL becomes more attractive to potential suitors. More
Mar 7: Increasingly, Web content sites are finding ways to organize and syndicate writers' content - one even sends them a check up front. More
Feb 29: HD DVD was cheaper and backed by powerful companies. But Sony knew where the ultimate decision would be made: Hollywood. More
Jan 21: Shares in the talk show host's new cable partner, Discovery, are outperforming all other media stocks - including Google's. More
Jan 7: There's nothing exciting about the Weather Channel, but don't be surprised if a bidding war breaks out among media giants. More
Dec 13: The papers so far have refused to publish ads celebrating the media mogul's latest coup, The Wall Street Journal, and other career triumphs. More
Dec 10: The newspaper mogul's sentencing featured the same mystery as the trial: Why risk everything for a relatively small fraud? The only answers came from prosecutors: greed and arrogance. More
Nov 28: He may have been convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice, but his friends tell the court he's a really nice guy. More
Nov 25: Wall Street's starting to buzz over Bob and Harvey Weinstein's interest in a small home video distributor. More
Nov 6: The long-anticipated rise of Jeff Bewkes is now official. Fortune's Richard Siklos explains the likely strategies ahead - and why it may still be hard to move the stock price. More
Oct 22: Print ads are shrinking and layoffs are legion, but there remains much to cheer in the troubled newspaper business, argues Fortune's Richard Siklos. More
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Ford Motor Co | 8.29 | 0.05 | 0.61% |
Advanced Micro Devic... | 54.59 | 0.70 | 1.30% |
Cisco Systems Inc | 47.49 | -2.44 | -4.89% |
General Electric Co | 13.00 | -0.16 | -1.22% |
Kraft Heinz Co | 27.84 | -2.20 | -7.32% |
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Dow | 32,627.97 | -234.33 | -0.71% |
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S&P 500 | 3,913.10 | -2.36 | -0.06% |
Treasuries | 1.73 | 0.00 | 0.12% |
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