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Master business skills without paying for an MBA
Lindsay Mack earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2005. Nearly 15 years later, when she considered the best way to grow her business acumen, an MBA was not it. Mack, who is from Philadelphia, grew her career without an MBA. When ready to advance her skills in...
Twitter's new CEO is an NBCUniversal executive with deep ad industry ties
Elon Musk confirmed that the new CEO for Twitter will be NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!” Musk wrote in a Friday tweet. He added that Yaccarino “will...
What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter, the social media site the billionaire Tesla CEO has been running since he bought it last fall. Musk announced Friday that he's hiring Linda Yaccarino to be the new CEO of San Francisco-based...
Comcast, NFL Network reach new carriage agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast subscribers will be able to view the NFL Network after all. The cable company said Tuesday morning in a statement that there is a new carriage agreement. The old one expired Monday. The NFL is expected to announce its regular-season schedule...
Stock market today: Asia shares gain, tracking Wall St rally
Shares advanced in Asia on Friday after Wall Street rallied to its best day since January. Gains in Asian markets were more modest as traders waited to see what the Bank of Japan would do in its first policy meeting since Kazuo Ueda took the helm. The central bank...
Comcast: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $3.83 billion. The Philadelphia-based company said it had profit of 91 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 92 cents per share. ...
NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal and one of the media industry's renowned executives, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, parent company Comcast announced Sunday. In a brief statement, Shell said Sunday would...
WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC
WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment, on the heels of its...
