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What earnings reports have revealed about ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By The Associated Press Several companies that sell advertising have been reporting their quarterly earnings. Here are highlights from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising: - July 16: Gannett Co. says advertising demand was "uneven"

Judge: Peregrine CEO should be released from jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A disgraced Iowa businessman should be released from jail while he awaits sentencing for a "reprehensible" 20-year fraud scheme that bilked customers out of millions of dollars, a judge ruled Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles

Judge: Peregrine CEO should be released from jail

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

Haiti's Lamothe sues US newspaper for defamation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Haiti's prime minister has sued a Haitian-American weekly newspaper for defamation over its reporting on the sale of a telecommunications company acquired by the Haitian government. In the lawsuit filed Monday in Miami federal court, Prime

Haiti's Lamothe sues US newspaper for defamation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

New players, new approaches to ranking colleges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By JUSTIN POPEAP Education Writer U.S. News & World Report may still be the 800-pound gorilla of college rankings. But with a formula that rarely changes, the latest edition - out Wednesday - looks pretty much the same as a decade ago, with very few exceptions. More interesting are a pair

News Corp names chief technology officer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

NEW YORK (AP) - News Corp. is naming Paul Cheesbrough as its chief technology officer. Cheesbrough will set the media company's global technology strategy and help develop new digital products. He will also oversee the transition of information technology systems related to News Corp.'s

US judge grants injunction in Backpage.com lawsuit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 28th

SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday to block enforcement of a new Washington state law that would require classified advertising companies to verify the ages of people in sex-related advertisements. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the law this year to cut down on child

Gannett reports lower 2Q net income

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 16th

NEW YORK (AP) - Gannett Co. reported a 21 percent drop in net income for the second quarter Monday, but the media company's earnings excluding one-time expenses beat Wall Street's expectations, sending its stock higher. The company reported earnings of $119.9 million, or 51 cents per share

Tribune Co. gets OK for bankruptcy-exit plan

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 13th

By RANDALL CHASEAP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) - Tribune Co. won court approval to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, more than four years after a leveraged buyout left the media company with unsustainable debt. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey in Wilmington, Del., on Friday