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The McGraw-Hill Companies to Present at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference on December 7

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), will present at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference. The conference will be held December 7-9, 2009 in New York City. Mr. McGraw is scheduled to speak on Monday, December 7, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation...

Reid Hoffman: LinkedIn will go public (at some point)

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Filed under: Internet , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Yahoo! (YHOO) , Research in Motion (RIMM) , Goldman Sachs Group (GS) , McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP) , Media World , Technology Look for a LinkedIn IPO, but not in the near future. Company co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman has revealed his (and his investors') exit strategy , even if it could take a while to get there. Any social...

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Today's Memo

gary-weiss.com (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

I guess there's no easy way to do a layoff, and the people laid off in the BusinessWeek-Bloomberg marriage--123 of them, to be exact--have been treated with as much dignity as the situation allows. I know that there were exactly 123 people laid off, because that's the number that was disclosed to the people who've been laid off, in a memo distributed among them from somebody in the labyrinthine McGraw-Hill...

UPDATE 1-BusinessWeek lays off up to 130 workers, AP cuts 90

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - BusinessWeek will lay off up to 130 workers, about a third of its staff as Bloomberg LP prepares to take over the magazine from McGraw-Hill Companies Inc , two sources at the magazine said on Thursday.

Josh Tyrangiel Named BusinessWeek Editor

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

NEW YORK — Josh Tyrangiel, the deputy managing editor of Time magazine, will become editor of BusinessWeek when Bloomberg LP takes over the magazine next month. Tyrangiel will step in at a crucial transition for Bloomberg. The news and financial data provider hopes to use BusinessWeek to grow beyond its electronic terminal business and reach a more influential audience in government offices and...

"I see Rude People"

Dr. Helen (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

Advice Columnist Amy Alkon has a new book coming out soon, I See Rude People: One woman's battle to beat some manners into impolite society, which is terrific. She is featured in a New York Times article on people fighting back against rudeness: Ms. Alkon, the advice columnist, shares this philosophy. Extreme shaming can work, she said, adding that the next time she saw Barry, the guy from Starbucks,...

The McGraw-Hill Companies Announces New Initiatives to Help the Chinese City of Kunshan to Drive Economic Growth and Further Enhance its BPO Capabilities

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a global leader in education solutions, financial services, and business information, today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese city of Kunshan and Ambow Education to help Kunshan increase its global competitiveness as a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) center.

Standard & Poor's to Broaden Presence in China with New Greater China Headquarters in Shanghai

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

SHANGHAI, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a global leader in financial services, education, and business information, today announced that Standard & Poor's (S&P) is planning to establish a Greater China headquarters in Shanghai, underscoring the company's commitment to supporting China's growing capital markets, as well as Shanghai's emergence as a...

J.D. Power and Associates Launches New Index in China to Help Chinese Cities Attract Foreign Investment and Become Internationally Competitive BPO Centers

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

BEIJING, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- J.D. Power and Associates, the world's best known marketing information service provider and a division of global information services company The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese city of Dalian and Ambow Education for an assessment of Dalian's competitiveness and capabilities as...

McGraw-Hill Deepens Commitment to China's $4 Billion Professional Development Education Market through New Relationship with Ambow Education

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

BEIJING, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a global leader in education solutions, financial services, and business information, today announced it is working with Ambow Education on a new agreement that will deepen the company's commitment to China's large and fast-growing professional development market. Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and chief executive...

Contractors Say Sustainable Construction Waste Management Most Important Green Building Practice Behind Energy Efficiency

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

PHOENIX, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), released its latest SmartMarket Report, Sustainable Construction Waste Management: Creating Value in the Built Environment, which reveals that 61% of contractors rate waste management plans as the second most important aspect of green building,...

Sirius XM: The Good and Bad Earnings News

Mobile Tech Today (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

Good news at Sirius XM was tempered by a hard dose of reality on Nov. 5. Sure, the top satellite-radio provider added subscribers, increased revenue, and narrowed losses in the third quarter. At the same time, Sirius is girding for slower growth than in the past, and analysts remain concerned about the company's ability to control costs. Investors were on the lookout for any signs of rebound after...

BBN Networks, Inc.: From 20 to 26 Publishers, BBN Networks Continues to Expand Its Business Media Reach

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) With the addition of these six B2B publishing companies, BBN advertisers will now reach over 45 million qualified B2B decision makers through more than 600 websites in 12 market segments. Since its launch in April 2008 with charter members Cygnus, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Nielsen Business Media and Reed Business Information, BBN has grown steadily to become the leading...

Platts to Launch Russian Pricing Reference for New Asia-Bound Oil Starting Mid-December

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

MOSCOW, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts, the energy information division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, plans to launch a price assessment for the new Russian crude oil which is slated to start flowing to Asian markets on December 16. The new crude stream, East Siberian Pipeline Oil (ESPO), will be exported from the port of Kuzmino near Vladivostok in Russia's Far East at an initial rate of 300,000 barrels...

Earnings highlights: Aflac, Avon, BP, Hershey, Kellogg, Nintendo, P&G, Sprint ...

BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

Filed under: Daimler (DAI) , Sprint Nextel Corp (S) , AFLAC Inc (AFL) , Avon Products (AVP) , Kellogg Co (K) , Hershey Co (HSY) , Procter and Gamble (PG) , BP p.l.c. ADS (BP) , McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP) , General Dynamics Corp (GD) , Nintendo (NTDOY) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL ) reported strong Q3 results , declared a dividend,...