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Paul Volcker, Today Online:
“There's no question that confidence in government is shaky”
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Breast Cancer, Metro - New York:
“We’re kind of reeling … It sounds trite, going through this with Betsi, but cancer doesn’t care if you’re pro-choice, anti-choice, progressive or conservative. Victims of cancer could care less about people’s politics.”
News Corporation Names Lex Fenwick Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones & Company
News Corporation today named Lex Fenwick Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones & Company. Mr. Fenwick joins Dow Jones from Bloomberg LP, where he spent 25 years, most recently as CEO of Bloomberg Ventures. He will be based in New York and report to Chase Carey, President and COO of News Corporation. His appointment is effective February 13, 2012. He succeeds Les Hinton, who left the Company in July. “Lex has been a driving force… continue reading »
Teri Everett to Exit as News Corporation’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications
News Corporation today announced that Teri Everett, News Corporation’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Communications will be leaving the company on February 10. In a related announcement, the Company elevated Julie Henderson to Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer, expanding her current corporate communications and strategy roles to include oversight of the company’s global communications,… continue reading »
News Corporation Announces Matthew Anderson to Step Down as Group Director, Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Europe and Asia
News Corporation today announced that Matthew Anderson, News Corporation’s Group Director, Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Europe and Asia, will step down from his position in London effective 31 March 2012. Mr Anderson will fulfill plans to return to the San Francisco Bay Area with his family and pursue new opportunities. He will continue his relationship with News Corporation as a senior advisor to the company focusing on select… continue reading »
Pie Face Bakery Cafe Takes Manhattan on Australia Day
Pie Face (www.piefacenyc.com), Australia’s popular bakery café, will celebrate the grand opening of its first U.S. location on January 26, 2012 which is Australia Day. The 24-hour take-out shop will bring the iconic Australian meat pie and Australian Roast Coffee to hungry New Yorkers at its location next to the landmark Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway and West 53rd Street. Pie Face Takes Manhattan (Photo: Business Wire) … continue reading »
eSecLending and ISS Join Forces to Help Institutional Investors Optimize Securities Lending
eSecLending, a leading global securities lending agent, announced today that it has launched a new service called ProxyValue™, designed to help institutional investors maximize income generated from the lending of securities while ensuring proxy voting fiduciary duties are met. When participating in securities lending, institutional investors often find it challenging to effectively manage the dual objectives of revenue generation and… continue reading »
Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec Sign Binding Agreements for Further LNG Supply and an Increase in Equity to 25%
Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd (Australia Pacific LNG) and Sinopec have today signed an amendment to their existing LNG sales agreement for the supply of an additional 3.3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG through to 2035 from Australia Pacific LNG’s world-class coal seam gas resources and LNG facility on Curtis Island, Gladstone in Queensland. The signing of this agreement finalises the marketing of the second train. This… continue reading »
Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec Sign Binding Agreements for Further LNG Supply and an Increase in Equity to 25%
Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd (Australia Pacific LNG) and Sinopec have today signed an amendment to their existing LNG sales agreement for the supply of an additional 3.3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG through to 2035 from Australia Pacific LNG’s world-class coal seam gas resources and LNG facility on Curtis Island, Gladstone in Queensland. The signing of this agreement finalises the marketing of the second train. This… continue reading »
Ooyala and Tennis Australia Serve the World Free Internet Livestreaming of the 2012 Australian Open
Digital video solutions innovator Ooyala and Tennis Australia, the governing body of tennis within Australia, have partnered to bring one of the world’s greatest tennis tournaments to the web, for free live viewing around the globe. Beginning Monday, January 16, visitors to australianopen.com, the official website of the 2012 Australian Open, can watch live matches from all seven of the tournament’s courts, as well as special features, highlights and… continue reading »
Sikorsky Selects SGI to Power Next Generation Helicopter Design
SGI (NASDAQ:SGI), the trusted leader in technical computing, today announced that Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization within Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, has selected an SGI® UV™ 1000 high performance computing (HPC) system with 576 cores and 1.5 TB of RAM, powered by Intel® Xeon® processor X7500 series, along with additional SGI storage and services, to enhance its digital prototyping and virtual design… continue reading »
Research and Markets: Australia Baby Food & Paediatric Nutrition Market: Forecasts to 2017
Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/87e412/australia_baby_foo) has announced the addition of the "Australia Baby Food & Paediatric Nutrition Market: Analysis & Forecast (2007 - 2017)" report to their offering. In 2011, Australia Baby Food And Paediatric Nutrition Market Register A Growth Of 6.25% Over 2010 Market Value Of Usd 285.5 Million. However, The Volume Growth Stood At 1.89% During 2010 - 2011. The… continue reading »
News Corporation Names Gerson Zweifach Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel
News Corporation today announced the appointment of Gerson Zweifach, 58, a partner at Williams & Connolly LLP, to Group General Counsel effective February 1, 2012. Mr. Zweifach will become a Senior Executive Vice President of the Company and will report to Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation. In his more than three decades at Williams & Connolly, Mr. Zweifach's litigation practice has covered a… continue reading »
Hilton HHonors Launches More Points Promotion
Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, announces its More Points global promotion. From now through March 31, 2012, HHonors members can register to earn 1,000 Bonus Points per night plus an additional 5,000 Bonus Points for every two-night weekend stay at participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites… continue reading »
Australia’s Premier Online Women’s Community and Magazine Selects Lyris HQ to Drive Digital Marketing Efforts
Lyris, Inc. (OTCBB:LYRI), the global digital marketing expert, today announced that Australia’s premier online publisher for women, Mamamia, has selected Lyris as its digital marketing partner. Based on the desire to reinvent their online marketing program and the need for robust analytics to succeed, the company is implementing Lyris HQ across the marketing organization. Mamamia is Australia’s leading women’s website and social media… continue reading »
mediba Inc. Announces Collaboration with LeadBolt Inc. of Australia to Form Smartphone Ad Network
mediba Inc., a public company that operates the ad network "mediba ad" for the mobilephone, (Headquartered in Tokyo's Minato Ward; President & CEO: Takeshi Oasa; hereafter "mediba") has announced that it will cooperate with LeadBolt Inc., the leading mobile advertising network and in-app ad monetization company (Headquartered in Sydney, Australia; CEO: Dale Carr; hereafter "LeadBolt"）for the purpose of mutually enhancing their ad-exchange… continue reading »
Research and Markets: GameStop in Australia: a Comprehensive Local Profile
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1f67d9/gamestop_in_austra) has announced the addition of Canadean Ltd's new company profile "GameStop in Australia: Local Profile" to their offering. GameStop Inc. (GameStop), a US based electronic games retailer, started its operations in Australia in 2005 by acquiring EB Games Inc. The company plans to expand in new Australian locations through its strip center store… continue reading »
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