Cablevision Systems posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the second quarter, handily beating back competition for customers, especially telephone company competition.

Cablevision said profits fell 69 percent, but earnings in the year-ago period were boosted by the sale of the company?s stake in a regional sports network.

Cartier is one of the first luxury brands to hang out its shingle on a social networking site.

Mr. Whitehead laid the groundwork for Open Skies, the policy that led to the creation of the domestic satellite system that brought cable television into millions of American homes.

Disney reported an 8.5 percent rise in profit showing strong third-quarter results at its media networks and its theme parks.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a report detailing the pervasiveness of food marketing to children, and a coalition of food companies responded with its own report arguing they had made progress on the issue.

Interpublic Group said second-quarter profit fell 28 percent as a tax provision offset a bigger-than-expected jump in revenue.

IAC/InterActiveCorp posted quarterly results that beat Wall Street forecasts, although charges for its online mortgage and catalog units resulted in a net loss.

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