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McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MHP), today announced the acquisition of Tegrity, Inc., a privately held company. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tegrity's service acts, in part, as a fully searchable digital video recorder for the...

Dear Las Vegas, Upon reading the New York Times article this morning concerning your overall lack of recovery, a few thoughts sprang to the collective American mind that we thought we'd pass on, if only as a means of reopening the lines of communication on our terms. The gist of the story is that...

The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) announced today that Hugo Lindgren has been named editor of The New York Times Magazine effective October 25. He will report to New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller. “Hugo is a gifted editor and we are excited to have him take this journalistic treasure to its...

The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) today announced that Harman Newsweek LLC has purchased Newsweek magazine. The agreement with Dr. Sidney Harman was announced on August 2, 2010.

Unconfirmed Rumor that The McClatchy Company (MNI) will be taken out by Private Equity at $7.50..Company could not be reached for comment (MNI).

The Benchmark Company has lowered the price target for The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) from $11 to $9 and has reiterates its Buy rating. The New York Times Company closed yesterday at $7.76.

Big news on the Frontier Investing front:  The biggest retailer in the world is making a bold new push into what most regard as the final frontier market.  There is plenty of doubt, but I'm going to give you the real story about how significant this move is for investors. When Wal-Mart first...

Scholastic Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHL) announced today that it has commenced a modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer to purchase up to $150 million of its common stock at a price not less than $27.00 per share or more than $31.00 per share. The number of shares proposed to be purchased in the...

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today announced the successful completion of its previously announced private placement offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% Senior Notes due 2015 and $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.125% Senior Notes due 2018. The Company...

Brent Magid, president and chief executive officer of Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE). Frank N. Magid Associates is a nationally prominent research-based strategic consulting firm with offices in Minneapolis,...

Shares of Texas Instruments Inc (NYSE: TXN) gained about 1.9% after the Standard & Poor's upgraded the long-term corporate credit rating on the company from “A” to “A+” due to the conservative financial policies of the company. The outlook on the company's rating is stable. S&P credit...

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) shares moved up 5.41% to $26.89 at 12:29 pm. The volume of SCHL shares traded was 429% higher than normal. SCHL has planned to repurchase around 5.6 million shares. Amtech Systems Inc (NASDAQ: ASYS) shares rose 6.50% to $17.05. The volume of ASYS shares traded...

The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $2.25 per share, payable on November 5, 2010, to shareholders of record on October 25, 2010.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bull Case Presented by Morningstar's (Nasdaq: MORN) John Ayling: "NAND-based solid state drives (SSDs) are a growth opportunity for Micron (Nasdaq: MU). SSDs, which store information in computers, may replace traditional hard drives." Bear Case Presented by Morningstar's...

Scholastic (Nasdaq: SCHL) affirmed its fiscal 2011 outlook for total revenue of approximately $1.9 to $2.0 billion and earnings per diluted share from continuing operations in the range of $1.95 to $2.20, before the impact of any one-time items associated with cost reductions or non-cash, non-...