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AOL resumed life as an independent Internet company Thursday as it completed its spinoff from Time Warner Inc. and closed the book on one of the most disastrous business combinations in history.
Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company.
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. said Tuesday it plans to spin off its measurements and foil resistor businesses into an independent, publicly traded company called Vishay Precision Group Inc.
The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's future as a provider of a third of the state's electricity could be in jeopardy if the plant's owner spins it off to a newly created company, the head of the state Senate said Wednesday.
Drug and medical supplies distributor Cardinal Health will spin off its medical device division this week, streamlining operations after more than a decade of diversified growth, a strategy which analysts say never quite panned out.
Insurer American International Group Inc. took another step Monday toward spinning off its property casualty and general insurance business and renamed the operation Chartis.
American International Group Inc. is speeding up plans to spin off its American Life Insurance Co. unit as an independent public company, the company said Wednesday.
Entergy Corp. has filed a proposal with utility regulators in New York state in a push to get approval of its long-running plan to spin off some of its nuclear power plants into a separate company.
American International Group Inc. said Thursday it will reduce outstanding federal loans by $25 billion by giving the government a preferred stake in two units that will be spun off from the insurance giant.
When AOL flashed $147 billion in stock puffed up by the dot-com boom, Time Warner, one of the world's biggest media companies, fell into its arms in 2001. They swooned over their combination of Internet access and traditional media.
Cablevision says it has no plans to sell Madision Square Garden, home of the NBA's New York Knicks, or any other Cablevision business.
American International Group Inc. said Tuesday it is moving toward selling off a minority stake in property and casualty insurance business AIU Holdings.
Amy Poehler confirmed to The Associated Press that she'll be joining the planned "Office" spinoff, paving the way for her eventual exit from "Saturday Night Live" and promoting the comedian to primetime.
General Electric Co. announced Thursday that it wants to spin off its iconic lighting and appliance businesses, the latest aggressive move by one of the world's largest companies to reshape its portfolio to focus on faster growth businesses.
Altria Group said Wednesday it would spin off its international tobacco business on March 28, freeing it to pursue cigarette sales more aggressively outside the U.S. by separating it from its American counterpart.
Bungie Studios, the "Halo" video game developer acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 2000, is once again operating as an independent company, Microsoft said Friday.
Will a "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff prove good medicine for ABC? "Private Practice," the tentative title for the drama featuring Dr. Addison Shepherd of "Grey's Anatomy," was considered an odds-on favorite for the network's fall schedule being unveiled Tuesday.
Wallop, a startup spun out of Microsoft Corp.'s research lab, is launching the test version of an online social networking site with the premise that people will want to pay extra to look good.
Deadpool spinoff of Wolverine moves aheadThe success of X-Men Origins: Wolverine has spurred Fox to ramp up development of its expected spinoff featuring Deadpool, the wise-cracking mercenary played in the film by Ryan Reynolds, according to The Hollywood Reporter. (Spoilers ahead!)
Airless Tire Promises Grace Under Pressure for SoldiersTo keep troops from being stranded and easily ambushed on the battlefield, the Army is working with researchers to develop tires for their Humvees that can better withstand roadside attacks.
Did Hillary Just Put a Hit Out on Obama?Apparently running out of reasons to justify her foundering presidential bid, Hillary Clinton reminds us that 1968 presidential front-runner Robert Kennedy wasn't gunned down until June of that year.
"Heroes: Origins" DOA? With the pending Writers Guild Strike and poor ratings this season of their flagship series Heroes, the unofficial news out of NBC is that "Heroes: Origins" will not be getting the six-episode run that was expected in April 2008 and has been pulled from its mid-season launch.
NBC Puts 'Heroes' Spin-off 'Origins' On HoldThe strike fallout may have started already as NBC has put its Heroes spin-off on hold. While the network didn't comment, sources say the six-episode run that was to have aired in the spring has been sidelined.
Is 'The Office' getting a spinoff?Michael Ausiello is reporting that NBC and the people behind The Office are thinking about creating a spinoff of the sitcom.
Is Home Depot shafting shoppers?Is Home Depot shafting shoppers? By cutting back on employees, the home-improvement retailer is putting the screws to the people it needs most: its customers.
Video: Flavor Of Love Star 'New York' In 'Flavorette' SpinoffTiffany "New York" Patterson, the twice-spurned lover of Flavor Flav and true star of his reality show franchise "Flavor of Love," currently sits in the position of power as the subject of its new spinoff, "Flavorette."
Sprint's Local Communications spinoff to be rebranded as EMBARQOVERLAND PARK, KS – February 1, 2006 – Sprint Nextel's (NYSE: S) local communications company, which is expected to be separated from Sprint Nextel in the second quarter of 2006, has announced its new name and unveiled its new logo.
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