Archive for July 7th, 2006

Markets rush back to commodities

July 7, 2006
By invandbiznews
Markets rush back to commodities

Oil, Copper and Gold all took to the skies yesterday, shaking off previous worries of commodity bubbles with some breaking through previous records. Crude oil reached record highs across New York and London markets amid concerns over the latest crisis in Korea after the missile firings, and at the lack of progress in Iran...
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Wither the CD?

July 7, 2006
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Wither the CD?

Desperate times seek desperate measures. Yesterday the Universal Music Group announced that it would be seeking new measures to revive sales of the humble CD. The company unveiled an ‘innovative’ three tier packaging system for new and older released albums – ‘Deluxe packaging’ for top artists, standard packaging for new releases and thin card...
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Wither AOL?

July 7, 2006
By invandbiznews
Wither AOL?

Once upon a time, before the Internet, the only way you could get access to content and resources was through dial up modems connected to dedicated information gateways, the mightiest of these was America Online (AOL). Now we hear that AOL is retreating from offshore and looking to offer its once great ‘crown jewels’...
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