| Sun-Times Media names Chicago Sun-Times publisher John Barron as group publisher
 Sun-Times Media names John Barron group publisher Flowers Foods names Allen L. Shiver president, effective Jan. 1
 Flowers Foods names Allen L. Shiver president Flowers Foods names David V. Singer to board, effective Jan. 1
 Flowers Foods names David V. Singer to board Shell president denies asking for delay in Alaska offshore drilling plan; feds refute that
 Shell denies asking for delay in drilling plan Shareholders approve DirecTV spin off but sale to phone company uncertain
 Shareholders OK DirecTV spinoff but sale uncertain Cigarette maker Lorillard begins search for successor to CEO Martin Orlowsky
 Cigarette maker Lorillard to seek next CEO AOL plans to cut a third of staff after split from Time Warner, buyouts offered to 2,500
 AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith as CEO, replacing interim CEO Leland Tollett; Lochner named COO
 Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith as CEO MILWAUKEE — In a move that signals Tyson Foods Inc. believes its chicken business is again profitable, the world’s largest meat maker has named a new CEO to replace interim head Leland Tollett, who had been tapped in January to help weather an industry downturn. Sears posts narrower 3rd-quarter loss on cost-cutting efforts; sales continue to fall
 Sears narrows 3Q loss on cost-cutting efforts Starwood Hotels to relocate headquarters from White Plains, NY, to Stamford, Conn.
 Starwood Hotels to move HQ from New York to Conn. Colorado-based plastic, metal packaging company Ball Corp. shuffling senior management in 2010
 Ball Corp. shuffling senior management in 2010 CEO: Reader’s Digest leaving longtime suburban headquarters for NYC and White Plains
 CEO: Reader’s Digest leaving longtime suburban HQ Slot makers face tough sell convincing casinos with less cash to keep replacing slot machines
 Slot makers face challenge: Casinos with less cash EchoStar CEO Charles Ergen steps down from position, succeeded by board member Michael Dugan
 EchoStar CEO Charles Ergen steps down from post Foot Locker board gives CEO Ken Hicks additional title of chairman as he succeeds Serra
 Foot Locker gives CEO the added title of chairman Jeffrey A. Kupp steps down as CFO of Microtune to take similar post at Genband
 Microtune CFO takes similar post at Genband Playboy shares fall after private equity firm says report of interest in buyout are untrue
 Playboy shares fall NEW YORK — Private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners said Wednesday that a media report indicating that it is interested in buying the men’s magazine publisher are untrue. DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive Michael White as CEO, effective Jan. 1
 DirecTV to appoint PepsiCo executive as CEO United Technologies sees rise in 2010 profit as revenue remains flat
 United Technologies sees 2010 profit rise HARTFORD, Conn. — The chief financial officer of United Technologies Corp. said Wednesday the industrial conglomerate will likely have a higher profit next year due to cost-cutting even as revenue remains flat. Brown Shoe expects 3rd-quarter profit to top analysts’ estimates; makes personnel changes
 Brown Shoe expects 3Q profit to beat views Panera Bread board approves three-year share repurchase program of up to $600 million
 Panera Bread board OK’s share buyback program American Express to purchase Revolution Money, created by AOL co-founder Case, for $300M
 American Express to buy Case’s Revolution Money Sears Holdings hopes to keep momentum in second quarter
 Earnings Preview: Sears Holdings Corp. CHICAGO — Sears Holdings Corp. reports its results for the third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. |