Sean Avery suddenly stopped talking and waited to hear if commissioner Gary Bettman's words would sting as much as those uttered by the NHL's most notorious pest.
Amid an ongoing debt crisis at controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone's movie theater company, National Amusements Inc., media giant Viacom Inc. said it will slash about 850 jobs - 7 percent of its work force - and freeze some senior-level salaries.
Amid an ongoing debt crisis at controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone's movie theater company, National Amusements Inc., media giant Viacom Inc. said it will slash about 850 jobs - 7 percent of its work force - and freeze some senior-level salaries.
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Sean Avery suddenly stopped talking and waited to hear if commissioner Gary Bettman's words would sting as much as those uttered by the NHL's most notorious pest.
PILOTS: LISA RINNA, HARRY HAMLIN EXPOSED FOR TV LAND
General Electric Co.'s media and theme park subsidiary, NBC Universal, this week laid off about 500 employees - about 3 percent of its work force of 15,000 - as part of a plan to trim $500 million next year, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday.
How do we get out of this mess we're in? The U.S. doesn't manufacture very much anymore, nor is agriculture likely to re-emerge as the driving force of our economy. American popular culture is still dominant throughout the world, but many of the movie studios and remaining record companies are foreign-owned. Ditto with industries like brewing (Miller, Anheuser-Busch), pharmaceuticals and many more.
Here are the best sellers for the week ending Saturday, Nov. 29 compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.
"Don't Go There! The Travel Detective's Essential Guide to the Must-Miss Places of the World" by Peter Greenberg; Rodale Books ($17.95)