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Kmart taps its president as new CEO
The board of Kmart Corp. on Sunday chose a new chief executive to replace James B.
Adamson.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/859070.asp
Vivendi entertainment assets eyed
Vivendi Universal was flooded by a growing number of suitors for its U.S.
entertainment assets on Monday, but has yet to decide if it will trade in its
Hollywood ambitions for a fast way to pay off debts.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/861697.asp
One-hit wonders, fabulous failures
The Super Bowl, with its vast TV audience, is the moment of truth for every advertiser
in America. MSNBC.com takes a look at some of the one-hit wonders, the odd characters
and other memorable moments of advertising's biggest day.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/856717.asp
Gap taps new chief financial officer
Former Disney executive Byron Pollitt was named as the Gap's new chief financial
officer, replacing Heidi Kunz, in a move that reunites Pollitt with another ex-Disney
executive, Paul Pressler.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/861471.asp
Newsweek: Sony's new day
Nobuyuki Idei took charge of Japan's electronics and media giant at the end of the
analog age--1995. His mission is to remake the company--all of it--for the network age.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/861338.asp
Newsweek: Virtual aisle tries again
Buying groceries with the click of a mouse was a dot-com business model that failed.
Now two old-time retailers are giving it another try.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/829306.asp
Newsweek: The rich and everyone else
The debate over whether the rich are being plundered or pampered is a necessary
one--even if it's hard to resolve.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/861195.asp
Green may enter battle for Safeway
British retail magnate Philip Green is considering a takeover bid for Safeway, a move
that would create a five-way, billion-dollar battle for the supermarket chain.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/861465.asp
The Iraq uncertainty factor
A robust, sustainable expansion appears unlikely to take root until there is some
resolution of the uncertainty over a possible war in Iraq. By Martin Wolk.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/860843.asp
Big Oil eyes a post-Saddam Iraq
Despite the poverty we see on the streets of iraq, the country is enormously wealthy
-- but the wealth is buried under the sand. -- By CNBC's Tom Costello
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ.asp?/news/860852.asp
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