Whatever its intentions, Comcast would have little choice over the next year or two but to stick with a slate of films that is largely in place., the New York Times reports.

Commodity markets took a hit on Friday as investors recoiled from risk and piled into dollars, with fears of a Dubai debt default serving as a sharp reminder of the turmoil created by the global financial crisis.

Gold struck a record high for a second time this week, rising above $1,177 an ounce on Wednesday, as the dollar slipped and a newspaper reported that India was "open to buying" more gold from the International Monetary Fund.

The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin looks at recent legislative initiatives that have been widely ignored.

Gold turned higher Tuesday despite a slightly higher dollar, as the metal remains firmly underpinned by investment demand based on the prospect of rising inflation and more gold acquisitions by the official sector.

Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers paid their executives largely in stock, and that stock lost most or all of its value when those companies collapsed. But three professors at Harvard - citing a study - dispute that executives at Bear and Lehman were wiped out along with their companies. The New York Times reports.

Gold prices continue to make fresh highs but there could be a possible correction come 2010, warned Bill McQuaker, head of equities & director of multi-manager funds at Henderson Global Investors.

Gold powered to a record above $1,160 an ounce on Monday after a rally in the dollar ran out of steam, strong oil prices resurrected inflation worries, and a drop in U.S. stocks stirred doubt about the economic outlook.

Gold powered to a record above $1,160 an ounce on Monday after a rally in the dollar ran out of steam, strong oil prices resurrected inflation worries, and a drop in U.S. stocks stirred doubt about the economic outlook.

Chinese private equity funds are emerging in big cities as China promulgates new regulations aimed at creating a homegrown private equity industry, one that Beijing hopes will strengthen the country’s capital markets and fuel private sector growth in an economy overly dependent on government investment.

Gold rallied late Friday in the face of a stronger dollar and ended higher for a third straight week on investor sentiment amid inflation concerns and economic uncertainty.

Blackstone Group's Pinnacle Brands is expected to buy U.S. frozen vegetable company Birds Eye Foods for more than $1.3 billion, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Gold prices retreated on Thursday from the record high above $1,150 an ounce they reached in the previous session, reacting to a rise in the dollar as investors took profits in higher-yielding currencies.

Gold futures rose to record high of $1,151 an ounce Wednesday, as stronger-than-expected U.S. consumer prices stirred inflation worries.

Gold fell in Europe on Tuesday, after the previous day's rally to record highs, as the dollar recovered from a 15-month low, but analysts said the rising trend was still firmly in place.