Barry Diller

Investors Welcome IAC Spinoff

nytimes.com     22-Aug-2008   71 related          

Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp completed its split into five publicly traded companies Thursday — a move intended to give each business more focus and value than the previously cluttered whole. With the split, home...                    

Search engine for blacks takes on 'white Google'

gulfnews.com     22-Aug-2008   3 related          

Los Angeles: Is Google too white? No, we're not talking about the white home page that's so bright it motivates some people to change its appearance to save energy. We're wondering if it is too white, as in Caucasian,...                    

Fixed-rate mortgages decrease slightly

signonsandiego.com     22-Aug-2008          

Thirty-year, fixed-rate mortgages dipped to 6.47 percent this week from 6.52 percent last week, Freddie Mac reported in its weekly survey. Second judge to review Powerlink application The chief administrative law judge...                    

Financials weigh on US stock futures

ft.com     21-Aug-2008   1 related          

Wall St was set to open lower on Thursday as investors respond to higher oil prices and continuing concerns about the financial sector, in particular mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and investment bank Lehman Brothers                    

The HealthCentral Network Launches New Resource for Sexual Health

redorbit.com     21-Aug-2008   2 related          

21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) today launched SexualHealthConnection.com (http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual- health/), an online resource uniquely focused on providing...                    

Stocks set to fall amid jitters

cnn.com     21-Aug-2008   25 related          

Worries about mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pressure futures. Oil jumps, dollar weakens. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS Issue #1 on CNN — This week,...                    

Sector Snap: Web content stocks mixed, IAC rises

ibtimes.com     21-Aug-2008          

NEW YORK - Web content stocks traded mixed Thursday, though shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp rose in its first day of trading after the former Internet conglomerate completed its split into five publicly traded companies. Shares...                    

Late Breaks: 'TNR,' Award Payola, more

portfolio.com     21-Aug-2008          

Scott Beauchamp, the U.S. soldier who wrote about his experiences in Iraq for The New Republic and was accused of fabricating details, tells his story. He says he was almost as afraid of American bloggers as he was of Iraqi...                    

Ticketmaster to debut as independent company

chicagotribune.com     21-Aug-2008   2 related          

Soon to lose Live Nation as its biggest client, the dominant seller of tickets looks for growth abroad and elsewhere. Ticketmaster is set today to become a stand-alone publicly traded company, just as the dominant seller of...                    

Stocks set to fall amid financial fears

cnn.com     21-Aug-2008   18 related          

Worries about mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pressure futures. Oil rises, dollar weakens. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader Issue #1 on CNN — This week, 12pm ET LONDON (CNNMoney.com) --...