Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Banco Santander SA, the biggest Spanish bank, said fourth-quarter profit gained 13 percent after higher earnings from Brazil and the U.K. and proceeds from a share sale helped cushion against rising bad loans. Originally posted here: Santander Profit Gains as Brazil Offsets Bad Loans (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Slated for April 20-23, 2010, the NIOSA entertainment line-up features 17 acts from almost every major musical genre (PRWeb Feb 4, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/NIOSA/NIOSA/prweb3561114.htm Read this article: A Night In Old San Antonio® (NIOSA®) Chairman Announces the NIOSA® 2010 Entertainment Line-up (PRWeb)

Mayor or CEO? Dave Bing was sworn in last month as the city’s 62nd mayor, but he’s operating as a voter-appointed chief executive officer with one directive: overhauling city government using business principles. Link: Bing puts city back in business (Detroit Free Press)

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Sumner Redstone , the chairman of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. , and former directors of Midway Games Inc. won dismissal of claims brought by Midway’s creditors over disputed loans to the video-game maker. View original post here: Redstone, Board Win Dismissal of Midway Creditor Suit on Loans (Bloomberg)

I was surprised to see the figures that the Kaiser study came up with last time. To reiterate the Kaiser study is about kids’ use of media. The result indeed had some startling implications. The Kaiser study found that “entertainment media” use among children and teens is up dramatically from five years ago. It also found that about 70 percent of youth say their families have no rules about how...

Time Warner Inc. Chairman & CEO Jeff Bewkes revealed during the company’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday that announcements are coming soon from DC Entertainment. View post: DC Entertainment Announcements Just Weeks Away (Coming Soon)