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Status of Pfizer and Wyeth research facilities

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:33:53 PST

Pfizer Inc., which just acquired fellow drugmaker Wyeth, is closing six of the two companies' research sites and keeping open 14 others. Two Cambridge, Mass., sites will operate as one. Following is a list of the sites: Read comments

Carrey's Scrooge lifts `Carol' to $30.1M debut

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:54 PST

Jim Carrey made merry at the weekend box office as his animated take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" opened at No. 1 with $30.1 million. Read comments

Abortion could roil Senate health care debate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:54 PST

Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end. Read comments

Deal costs lower Live Nation, Ticketmaster profits

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:38:52 PST

Proposed merger partners Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. both said Monday that their earnings were hurt by costs related to the deal, which is expected to drag into 2010 as regulators explore antitrust concerns. Read comments

Electronic Arts posts 2Q net loss, plans layoffs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:33:52 PST

Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry. Read comments

Tagged.com settles with NY, Texas in invite fight

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:18:52 PST

The social networking Web site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially stealing the e-mail addresses of some 60 million Internet users, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Read comments

Talent agency acquires Michigan-focused competitor

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:58:54 PST

A talent management agency with offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles has acquired a Michigan-focused competitor and plans to expand its film division following the deal. Read comments

Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:43:53 PST

Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones. Read comments

Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:38:54 PST

A judge has given Google Inc. more time to revise a legal settlement that has drawn government scrutiny because it would give the Internet search leader the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. Read comments

Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:18:53 PST

As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million in cash. Read comments