john malone
| 9:45AM 5/20/2011
Liberty Media, the conglomerate controlled by John Malone, made a $1 billion bid Thursday to buy Barnes & Noble. The bricks-and-mortar bookstore business is declining everywhere, so for Malone's gamble is to pay off, the Nook will have to gain some ground against Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle.
| 10:30AM 12/02/2010
The IAC/InteractiveCorp chief is turning over the corner office to Greg Blatt, the 42-year-old CEO of IAC's Match.com and taking the position of chairman. Also, the Internet company announced it has bought out its major stockholder, John Malone's Liberty Media.
| 4:20PM 1/25/2010
Media tycoon John Malone built Liberty Global into $6.5 billion global cable company through aggressive acquisition. But when a great deal comes along, Malone can be a seller too. This week, he sold his 37.8% stake of Jupiter Telecommunications for $4 billion to Japanese mobile phone company KDDI.
| 4:50PM 11/18/2009
Investors keep a close eye on what hedge fund titan John Paulson is trading. And given the massive profits the superstar amassed betting against the subprime mortgage sector, it's little wonder.
But while Paulson's recent purchase of Citibank (C) and sale of Goldman Sachs (GS) have caused a buzz,...
| 12:45PM 2/17/2009
Sirius XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) Chief Executive Mel Karmazin has escaped the hangman's noose -- for now.
The money-losing home of Howard Stern, Opie & Anthony and the NFL got a $530 million investment from John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LCAPA) that will keep Sirius XM...