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Spider-Man co-creator talks to Ga. arts school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By RUSS BYNUMAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Before he scripted the first adventures of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, a young Stan Lee launched his career in comic books as a lowly sidekick. To hear Lee tell it, the artists he worked for as a teenage assistant in 1940 might as well

Avon Products 3Q net income drops

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By MAE ANDERSONAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Direct beauty products seller Avon Products said Thursday its third-quarter net income fell 81 percent, hurt by the stronger dollar and an impairment charge. The company also slashed its dividend as it works on a turnaround. Avon, whose products

Sony reduces loss on sales recovery, restructuring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. reported Thursday a smaller flow of red ink for the fiscal second quarter on a sales recovery and restructuring efforts and stuck to its full year forecast for a return to profit from its worst loss in company history the previous year

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press ___ New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm NEW YORK (AP) - Flights resumed, but slowly. The New York Stock Exchange got back to business, but on generator power. And with the subways still down, great numbers of people walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into

Another Superstorm casualty: Trick-or-treating

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Seventh-grader Samantha Bertolino was especially proud of her Halloween costume this year. She was going to be a vampire, and she really had it together this time: The black dress, the spider-web earrings, fake blood, white face paint, and

Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force. Not so, say

Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

Netflix stock soars on news of Carl Icahn's stake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix's slumping stock price and weakening financial performance has finally attracted an opportunistic and sometimes nettlesome investor in Carl Icahn. In a Wednesday regulatory filing, Icahn revealed he had used some of his $14

10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Wednesday: 1. SAFETY TOPS LIST OF CONCERNS IN DARKENED NEW YORK Used to a life powered by the 24-hour deli, New Yorkers are grappling with security in streets and apartments

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Wednesday: 1. IN SUPERSTORM'S WAKE, A DAZED, INUNDATED NEW YORK "Nature," says Mayor Bloomberg, assessing the damage to his city, "is an awful lot more powerful than we