Scandal Be Damned: Murdoch Banks $310 Million Thursday After News Corp. Profits Jump – Forbes
The phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch s News Corp. continues to chip away at the company s bottom line it took another $63 million hit from costs associated with the ongoing investigation into practices at the now-defunct News of …

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson says he never gave company a r sum , source says – Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Scott Thompson never provided a r sum or incorrect information to Yahoo, he told top executives for the Sunnyvale company at a meeting on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the matter. Thompson …

American States Water Company Announces Earnings for the First Quarter of 2012 – Yahoo Finance
American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR – News) today reported net income of $10.1 million, or basic and fully diluted earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, as compared to net income of $7.6 million, or basic and …

Company with Turkish ties gives to Schmidt fund – USA Today
Jean Schmidt created a legal expense trust to help repay an improper gift she received from the Turkish Coalition of America, the Miami Township Republican has received a single $5,000 donation from a company called Global Eclipse. The twist?

Tupac s Ghost Brings Life to Local Production Company – YAHOO!
One of the company s cornerstone technologies, a patented projection process that Hologramics has secured through its alliance with its Atlanta-based partner, is the engine behind the most talked about musical performance in years. At the Coachella …

Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company – Yahoo Finance
Murdoch may have performed well, but storm clouds still linger over News Corp. U.K. police, parliamentary and regulatory investigations into the company are ongoing on both sides of the Atlantic. Just as Murdoch finished testifying, British …

Saab buys into Brazilian company – United Press International
LINKOPING, Sweden, May 9 (UPI) — Sweden’s premier defense and security company, Saab, is strengthening its relationship with a Brazilian integrator of aero-structures. Saab, that maker of the Gripen jet fighter that has partnered in the past …