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Media Cache: BBC and News Corp. Sharpen Attacks (Sep-12, 21:26 EDT )-- Usually the BBC and News Corp. clash over matters like broadcasting regulations; now they are battling over a racecar driver who took a turn as a writer.


At Goldman, Partners Are Made, and Unmade (Sep-12, 21:19 EDT )-- Becoming a partner at Goldman Sachs is thought of as equivalent to winning the lottery, but it is a ticket that can be taken away.


F.C.C. Likely to Open Airwaves to Wireless (Sep-12, 21:19 EDT )-- Allowing anyone to use “white spaces” in the spectrum would open the door to supercharged Wi-Fi networks.


The Media Equation: Atlantic Media Retools in Response to Politico (Sep-12, 21:15 EDT )-- In October, Nationaljournal.com will begin offering content from The National Journal, Congress Daily and Hotline on a free site in a bid to fend off online competitors.


After Adverse Effects, Roche Ends Trials of Diabetes Drug (Sep-12, 21:10 EDT )-- Patients reported a high rate of adverse reactions in trials for the experimental drug, which the company had hoped would bring in $2 billion a year.


Dollar Thrifty Accepts Sweetened Bid From Hertz (Sep-12, 21:10 EDT )-- Hertz Global Holdings agreed to raise its takeover offer for the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, which accepted the bid, to about $1.43 billion.


Mapping Traffic’s Toll on Wildlife (Sep-12, 20:40 EDT )-- Projects in California and Maine ask people to photograph and locate dead animals to understand the impact of roads on the environment.


E.U. to Back Plan for Pan-European Mobile Market (Sep-12, 19:31 EDT )-- The European Commission is poised to back a plan that would divert a portion of the valuable broadcast spectrum used for television to mobile operators.


Leader Tries to Rally Greece for ‘Grueling’ Economic Battle (Sep-12, 16:36 EDT )-- Prime Minister George Papandreou said over the weekend that Greece had won a “relentless and grueling” battle to avoid bankruptcy but more reforms must take place.


Deutsche Bank to Take Control of Postbank (Sep-12, 15:20 EDT )-- Deutsche Bank said that it planned to raise at least €9.8 billion to buy the rest of Deutsche Postbank, reducing its reliance on investment banking as tough new bank capital rules loomed.


New Rules Aim To Head Off Financial Meltdowns (Sep-12, 14:00 EDT )-- The global banking industry is proposing sweeping new rules to prevent future financial disasters like the one that nearly sent the world into a depression. Among them: requiring banks to beef up their capital cushions. The proposals still need to be...


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