FTSE 100 Index Extends Two-Week Rally; Mining, Pearson Shares Advance Jul 27, 2009
July 27 (Bloomberg) -- climbed, extending the longest stretch of gains since 2004, as mining companies gained and Pearson Plc posted a first-half profit. Lonmin Plc, Kazakhmys Plc and Antofagasta Plc each rose more than 3 percent on higher metal prices. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Short Circuits May 16, 2009
Three textbook publishers -- Pearson PLC, Cengage Learning and John Wiley Inc. -- have agreed to sell books on the device. Collectively, they publish 60 percent of all higher-education textbooks, Bezos said. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Amazon introduces supersized Kindle May 7, 2009
Three textbook publishers Pearson PLC, Cengage Learning and John Wiley & Sons Inc. have agreed to sell books on the device. Collectively, they publish 60 percent of all higher-education textbooks, Bezos said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Economist to fold magazine ops in Asia Mar 6, 2009
SHANGHAI: The London-based Economist Group, half owned by a unit of Pearson Plc, is closing its CFO magazine business in Asia, as the global financial crisis squeezes advertising revenue, two people with direct knowledge of the situation said. The decision to shut the English-language CFO Asia and Chinese-language CFO China, was announced internally last Friday, and would affect more than a dozen editorial jobs at the monthly publications targeting the regions finance executives. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
