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Media confab kicks off amid sweeping changes

HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx/1.2.7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en Last-Modified: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:10:52 GMT X-UA-Compatible: IE=Edge,chrome=1 X-Secret: cnpudnkgcnpiZXZnbUBoZm5nYnFubC5wYnogbmFxIFYganZ5eSBnZWwgZ2IgdHJnIGxiaCBuIHdiby4= Cache-Control: max-age=20 Expires: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:13:49 GMT Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:13:29 GMT Transfer-Encoding: chunked Connection: keep-alive Connection: Transfer-Encoding SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 09: Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook, and her husband David Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2014 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Many of the worlds wealthiest and most powerful businessmen from media, finance, and technology attend the annual week-long conference which is in its 32nd year. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 500033463 ORIG FILE ID: 451902774(Photo: Scott Olson Getty Images)The annual retreat of the media industry's most exclusive club kicks off in earnest today at the Sun Valley resort in Idaho, as CEOs of Silicon Valley giants, cable companies, Hollywood studios and hot tech startups seek out each other for casual networking, doing deals and a bit of business intelligence.With nearly all major media and tech moguls and bigwigs invited, the confab, hosted by investment bank Allen & Company, is largely closed to the press. The event is occurring at a time of a sweeping media consolidation and mega-mergers unleashed by technological changes and evolving consumer behavior. AT&T's deal to buy DirecTV and Comcast's still-pending merger with Time Warner Cable will be frequently discussed. And attempts at early seeding of other deals are expected.Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos's $250 million purchase of the Washington Post took root at the conference last year as Bezos and Don Graham, whose family controlled the paper, whispered on the sidelines. During the same event, Liberty Media chairman and cable legend John Malone made news by urging cable companies to buy Neflix competitor…
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Wolff: Concept of disruption under attack

HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx/1.2.7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en Last-Modified: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:55:05 GMT X-UA-Compatible: IE=Edge,chrome=1 X-Secret: cnpudnkgcnpiZXZnbUBoZm5nYnFubC5wYnogbmFxIFYganZ5eSBnZWwgZ2IgdHJnIGxiaCBuIHdiby4= Cache-Control: max-age=20 Expires: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:55:25 GMT Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:55:05 GMT Transfer-Encoding: chunked Connection: keep-alive Connection: Transfer-Encoding Michael Wolff, USA TODAY 7:03 p.m. EDT July 6, 2014 Aereo lets you watch live television from any local station or record it to watch later.(Photo: Aereo)The very concept of disruption, the most vaunted business idea of the day — young companies using technology to undermine the business basis of far more successful and established ones — is now under attack.The intellectual revision began several weeks ago in The New Yorker with a piece by Harvard professor Jill Lepore, challenging the premise of the hugely influential 1997 book The Innovator's Dilemma, by another Harvard professor, Clayton Christensen, which articulated the overriding theory: Big companies could not merely abandon hugely profitable ways of doing business, hence leaving the door open to new companies able to prepare for the future because they were not bound to old ways.But the practical counter-reformation may have happened two weeks ago in the Supreme Court with the 6-3 decision[1] to find Aereo, the broadcast television disrupter, guilty of copyright theft.The Aereo proposition was a giddily disruptive one — a perfect blend of technology, hyperbolic logic and legal legerdemain — which offered consumers a way to get broadcast television without paying a cable company for it.Once upon a time, broadcast television was available over the public airwaves via an antenna; but now, in order to get NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX and all local broadcast stations, most everyone pays a cable carrier. Consumers get clearer reception; broadcasters collect a fee from the cable operators. The crux of Aereo's disruptive idea was to provide…
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Markets lackluster on U.S. Independence Day

HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx/1.2.7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en Last-Modified: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:50:33 GMT X-UA-Compatible: IE=Edge,chrome=1 X-Secret: cnpudnkgcnpiZXZnbUBoZm5nYnFubC5wYnogbmFxIFYganZ5eSBnZWwgZ2IgdHJnIGxiaCBuIHdiby4= Cache-Control: max-age=20 Expires: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:52:58 GMT Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 15:52:38 GMT Transfer-Encoding: chunked Connection: keep-alive Connection: Transfer-Encoding Markets lackluster on U.S. Independence DayShare This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Markets lackluster on U.S. Independence DayMain indexes in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Europe closed flat. Post to Facebook Try Another Audio CAPTCHA Image CAPTCHA Help {# #} CancelSendSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Add Videos or PhotosBe first to contributeSign in now to share your story.Sign in with FacebookSign in with Google+Be first to contribute Verifying your credentials... Please wait. Uh oh! We're experiencing a few technical issues. Try again Post to Facebook Try Another Audio CAPTCHA Image CAPTCHA Help {# #} CancelSendSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address. AP 11:32 a.m. EDT July 4, 2014A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo.(Photo: Koji Sasahara, AP)LONDON (AP) — Following earlier gains Friday in Asia when investors responded to a strong U.S. jobs report the previous day, markets in Europe were lackluster as Wall Street celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.On Thursday, investors had a lot to digest not least the news that the U.S. economy generated a greater than expected 288,000 jobs in June. Though that increase in itself prompted some analysts to think the Federal Reserve may start raising interest rates sooner than anticipated, many noted that subdued wages may hold the central bank's hand for a while longer — a potentially positive backdrop for stock markets."Although the non-farm payrolls reading was impressive, the reality…
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has throat cancer

HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx/1.2.7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en Last-Modified: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 03:49:43 GMT X-UA-Compatible: IE=Edge,chrome=1 X-Secret: cnpudnkgcnpiZXZnbUBoZm5nYnFubC5wYnogbmFxIFYganZ5eSBnZWwgZ2IgdHJnIGxiaCBuIHdiby4= Cache-Control: max-age=20 Expires: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 03:51:14 GMT Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 03:50:54 GMT Transfer-Encoding: chunked Connection: keep-alive Connection: Transfer-Encoding Kevin McCoy and Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY 11:18 p.m. EDT July 1, 2014 JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seen in May 2014 file photo addressing community and elected leaders in Detroit.(Photo: William Pugliano Invision for JPMorgan Chase)NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon revealed Tuesday that he has throat cancer, but also said he plans to stay at the helm of the global banking giant while he undergoes treatment.Dimon sent a letter[1] to bank executives and employees Tuesday saying the cancer is curable and his health outlook is excellent, because the disease was detected at an early stage."The good news is that the prognosis from my doctors is excellent, the cancer was caught quickly, and my condition is curable," Dimon said in the letter. "I feel very good now and will let all of you know if my health situation changes."LETTER: Read the message from CEO Jamie Dimon[2]Dimon told staffers that he will undergo radiation and chemotherapy treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan for the next eight weeks. He said he intends to continue to run the bank during that time."He is going to be actively involved in the business every day," Joe Evangelisti, a corporate spokesman, said Tuesday night.JPMorgan shares rose 0.6% to $57.57 in regular trading Tuesday before news of Dimon's condition began to trickle out publicly. In after-hours trading, the stock fell 0.6%.Dimon, 58, became the bank's board chairman in December 2006. He has been JPMorgan's CEO and president since Dec. 2005, according to the bank's most recent proxy…
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Sternweisse's extra caramel stands out

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Lack of diversity could undercut Silicon Valley

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