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News Corp reaches for the Sky with takeover offer

News Corporation, the media group headed by Rupert Murdoch, confirmed this morning that it had made an offer to take full control of BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster in which it has a 39 per cent stake.

New rule tightens Rupert Murdoch's grip on News Corp companies

Rupert Murdoch will use News Corp's split to tighten his grip on the media empire he founded, by introducing a new rule that makes it difficult for other shareholders to build significant voting stakes in either of the new companies.

Steve Jobs Emails Show How to Win a Hard-Nosed Negotiation

The U.S. government’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple goes to trial next month in New York. Ahead of its court date, the U.S.

The Ebook Pricing Email That Steve Jobs Sent to James Murdoch

As part of the ongoing Apple e-book price fixing investigation by the Department of Justice, a new email sent from Steve Jobs to James Murdoch has come to light.

DOJ: Email from Steve Jobs implies Apple wanted to create falsely inflated e-book pricing

An email from late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs to then CEO of News Corp. James Murdoch suggests the Cupertino company was looking to set the price of e-books sold through the iBookstore at rates higher than market leader Amazon, says the U.S. Department of Justice.

Hollywood Suffering Why Are Their Execs Making More Than Pretty Much Everyone Else

We keep hearing the MPAA and others talk about how much Hollywood is suffering from piracy and how they can't fund new movies and how they're having to lay people off.

Fox News Gives Karl Rove"s Crossroads Groups Millions In Free Airtime

Though Karl Rove receives a salary from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp for his work as a Fox News Channel “political contributor,” his compensation doesn’t end there.

Activists protest Koch brothers' links to purchase of Los Angeles Times

Musician Ry Cooder writes song for picket against rightwing billionaires' interest in buying left-leaning newspaper

Unions, activists and artists held a rally on Tuesday, to protest the possible sale of the Los Angeles Times to the Koch brothers, warning that such a sale would turn one of t

The IRS should do more, not less, scrutinizing of political groups Arn Pearson

Since Citizens United, the super rich are using nonprofits to shield their political spending. They need more oversight

The recent IRS admissions about the use of "tea party" or "patriot" labels to flag applications for nonprofit status for additional scrutiny raise serious questions about

If You Trust Murdoch's Fox News Or WSJ, Here's A Thought Experiment

The U.S. Defense Science Board"s report High Performance Microchip Supply ranks as probably the most devastating ever account of the speed and extent of American decline.