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Eric Schmidt: How Google Can Help Newspapers

Video didn't kill the radio star, and the Internet won't destroy news organizations. It will foster a new, digital business model.

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Freemium: Can Spotify learn from Evernote?

As companies struggle to find an online business model that doesn't involve giving their product away and hoping that advertising will pay the bills, the term "freemium" has become all the rage. It means allowing users to start with a free service, then trying to persuade them that if they.....

Private Equity Investors Grow More Cautious

Investor sentiment toward the private equity industry has dropped sharply over the past year following its poor performance during the financial crisis and frustrations over a lack of transparency at private equity firms, according to a study released late Wednesday. ...

FTC Testimony Paints a Gloomy But Not Despairing Picture of the Newspaper Landscape

Anyone concerned about the survival of newspapers should read Rick Edmonds' testimony to the Federal Trade Commission.

Edmonds, the Poynter Institute's business analyst, spoke Tuesday as part of the FTC's workshop on the future of journalism. And while speeches from Rupert Murdoch and Aria...

Morgan Stanley Draws CICC Shortlist

Morgan Stanley has shortlisted bidders including five U.S. private-equity firms and Taiwan's Fubon in the sale of its stake in CICC, a deal that could fetch around $1 billion.

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