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  • FILE - This July 8, 2010 file photo shows Steve Burke, of Comcast,at the annual Allen & Co. Media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)

    Comcast COO Burke takes top spot at NBC Universal

    Comcast Chief Operating Officer Steve Burke will succeed Jeff Zucker as the new CEO of NBC Universal later this year, when Comcast takes control of the broadcaster.


  • FILE - This July 8, 2010 file photo shows Steve Burke, of Comcast,at the annual Allen & Co. Media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)

    Comcast COO Burke takes top spot at NBC Universal

    Comcast Chief Operating Officer Steve Burke will succeed Jeff Zucker as the new CEO of NBC Universal later this year, when Comcast takes control of the broadcaster.


  • FILE - In this May 17, 2010 file photo, Jeff Zucker attends the NBC Universal's Upfront presentation in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)

    NBC Universal CEO to leave when Comcast takes over

    NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker, who rose from a youthful producer at the "Today" show to run the multifaceted media business, said he would step down after cable provider Comcast takes control of the company later this year.


  • **FILE** Indian policemen take away a protest banner as they detain a Greenpeace activist protesting against a nuclear bill near the Indian Parliament House in New Delhi, India, on Aug. 25, 2010. (Associated Press)

    Indian nuke bill seen as bad for business

    A bill approved last week by the Indian Parliament that holds suppliers of nuclear reactors and raw materials liable in the event of an accident is raising concerns that it will scare away foreign businesses from India's lucrative energy market.


  • ** FILE ** A Wall Street street sign is pictured in front of the American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    Stocks kick off September with strong gains

    Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent weeks.


  • An elderly survivor holds a poster of Warren Anderson, the head of Union Carbide Corp. at the time of the gas leak, as she waits for the verdict in the premises of Bhopal court in Bhopal, India, on June 7, 2010. The court convicted seven former senior employees of Union Carbide's Indian subsidiary of "death by negligence" for their roles in the Bhopal gas tragedy that left an estimated 15,000 people dead more than a quarter century ago in the world's worst industrial disaster. (Associated Press)

    U.S. e-mail on Bhopal rocks India's Parliament

    India's main opposition party is demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh explain a leaked e-mail from an American official that the party says shows the Obama administration is seeking to link U.S. investment in India to damages for the 1984 Bhopal gas leak.


  • Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, second right, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, shake hands while Zardari's daughters stand beside at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari appealed Wednesday to Chinese business leaders for help in developing his country's ailing energy sector, pointing to nuclear power as one area of growth but making no public mention of a deal with China that has alarmed the U.S. and others. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, Pool)

    Nuke liability bill hits opposition roadblock in India

    India's parliament is deadlocked over a bill that would limit how much foreign companies would pay to victims of a nuclear accident, as the U.S. and India move forward with a deal to help produce atomic energy in the subcontinent's growing economy.


  • FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2009 file photo, From left, Caroline Manzo, Dina Manzo, Teresa Giudice and Jacqueline Laurita of 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' attend the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

    `Real Housewives of New Jersey' going off-Broadway

    Cast members from Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" are going off-Broadway.


  • **FILE** A sign marks Wall Street in New York. (Associated Press)

    Economic reports give stocks big start for Aug.

    The stock market began August with a huge rally after economic and earnings reports from around the world revived investors' faith in the global recovery.


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