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NBC hopes News President Deborah Turness will be agent of change

2013-05-21 07:05:00

Deborah Turness, who on Monday was named president of NBC News, will make the rounds at the unit Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with other top network executives as well as key producers and talent. It will probably be the first of many visits for...

IMAX for the home: Is your house big enough?

2013-05-21 13:31:00

Prima Cinema and its $35,000 price tag for first-run movies is so two weeks ago. If you really want to flaunt your cash, IMAX is where it's at. For a mere $2 million, you can have your very own giant screen system in the comfort of your home. IMAX Corp....

Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Doctor Who'

2013-05-17 12:18:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 19 - 25, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor's (Matt Smith)...

2013 TV upfronts: ABC's Jimmy Kimmel takes shots at the networks

2013-05-14 16:04:00

Jimmy Kimmel took to the stage Tuesday at ABC’s upfront presentation at New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall and delivered a monologue peppered with jokes aimed at the ratings and demographic woes of rival networks — and poor old Matthew...

Europe could drop interest rate below zero on excess bank deposits

2013-05-13 08:27:00

WASHINGTON -- The European Central Bank could reduce the interest rate it pays on excess bank deposits to below zero to boost growth in the recession-plagued region, a top official said. The comments over the weekend by Italian Central Bank chief...

Warren Buffett says economy slowly improving, calls Bernanke 'gutsy'

2013-05-06 05:31:00

WASHINGTON -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he sees the economy slowly improving and hailed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke as "gutsy" for the actions the central bank has taken to boost growth. Buffett told CNBC on Monday that he...

Los Angeles Kings know they don't have to be world beaters

2013-05-03 20:33:00

Are the Kings panicking after losing the first two games of their opening-round playoff series to the St. Louis Blues? Are they shocked to be in such a precarious spot? Coach Darryl Sutter listened to reporters' inquiries Friday and smiled. "You...

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison makes Malibu real estate his own

2013-05-05 00:00:00

On busy Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, some well-kept facades conceal a secret. Behind the Mediterranean with wooden doors, the white stucco two-story with a red tile roof, the long wall obscuring a three-structure compound, hides a singular,...

Icahn joins key shareholder to challenge Dell

2013-05-10 16:24:00

One of the biggest critics of Michael Dell's plan to take the company he founded private has launched a fresh challenge to that $24.4-billion bid and says the slumping PC maker needs new leadership. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has teamed up with...

Lew says Fannie Mae payment helps delay debt limit until Labor Day

2013-05-10 07:02:00

WASHINGTON -- A nearly $60-billion dividend payment to the government by taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae will help push off the effective date on which the U.S. would hit its debt limit until at least Labor Day, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said Friday....

FS West split screen of Kings, Clippers might not be best solution

2013-05-01 13:12:00

Tuesday night it seemed to be Christmas in April for Fox Sports West. First the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings and then the suddenly struggling Los Angeles Clippers were involved in key playoff games shown on the channel. Except then...

Why 'Modern Family's' Sofia Vergara won't wear a backless gown

2013-05-01 07:52:00

Sofia Vergara is Cosmo's June cover girl, and inside she talks about her success on "Modern Family," setting a date with her fiance, Nick Loeb, her thoughts about whether she'll have another child and, on a fashion note, why she won't wear backless gowns:...

Current TV's "Talking Liberally With Stephanie Miller" is a left-leaning, politically oriented broadcast hosted by another veteran comic. The daily three-hour morning show is basically a camera feed from her talk-radio show (think Don Imus on CNBC).

2013-03-06 17:11:00

Perry Barndt, left, and Jeff Allen star in CNBC's new reality series, "Car Chasers."

2013-03-05 12:57:03

Autonomy founder Mike Lynch appears on CNBC to defend himself against HP's allegations.

2012-12-04 07:07:31