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Tribune Co. agreed on the Ricketts family bid for the Chicago Cubs baseball team, according to reports.

It is never to soon to start thinking about future jobs and your professional career. You may be about to embark on a one or two year full time program or a period of part-time study while continuing to work. Whatever mode of study you are taking, you are embarking on a period of development and change, which will open new career options and professional opportunities to you.

When he turned professional just over a year ago, Ryo Ishikawa listed winning the Masters as one of his goals. Now the 17-year-old Japanese high school student will get his first chance.

Why would many people prefer to wear a pair of Levi jeans rather than a make provided exclusively by a local super market? Why would people often choose Nike trainers rather than another make? Is it because these well known makes provide better quality, or that those products perform better? Or is it a matter of status and prestige? Are such questions relevant also when you are choosing your MBA p...

The Covenant school declares the desire to forfeit 100-0 wins over Dallas Academy, if team won't apologize, calling its win shameful and a victory without honor in its January 13th game.

Test taking is not easy. Here are some easy tips to help you avoid the most common pitfalls.

Sarah Jessica Parker and husband of 12 years Matthew Broderick spent a date night out in New York city on Thursday as they continue to move past divorce rumors.

A British computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, 42, wins right to fight extradition to US Friday after being accused of hacking into computers owned by the US military and NASA space.

Thursday, Grey's Anatomy episode of Stairway to Heaven that was aired in US ABC shows and showed consultant Mark Sloan or McSteamy suffered a Penile Fracture.

Procedures for applying to an MBA program vary. However there are common aspects. Here are our tips.

Choosing a Business School and choosing an MBA program are two related matters. Remember that getting an MBA is one thing. Getting one that is respected and recognized might be a different thing. The respect and recognition that a program has is obviously related to the status of the school that provides it.

Choosing an MBA program is a rigorous task that requires you to know your needs and circumstances well, plus you will also need to know the school and its programs very well.

The global number of Internet users has swelled to over one billion uses according to new research, with China accounting for the largest population of Web surfers

The MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree is probably the worlds best known and most widely recognized post graduate degree. It is a professional degree intended for those who work in business and management, usually managerial positions. MBA programs are run throughout the world as they are relevant for the preparation to work in management, irrespective of the industry, business sector,...

Dubai is becoming a key part of top business school recruitment strategies, according to the world’s largest series of international MBA and Executive MBA fairs.

The breadth of academic subject areas attracting the interest of prospective masters and PhD students is increasing, according to the latest research released by the QS World Grad School Tour, the world’s largest series of international graduate school education fairs.

Under pressure from increased competition from Asian universities, as well as a perennially good showing from its US competitors, European universities have demonstrated a hardy ability to hold their own in 2008, according to the world’s definitive survey of educational institutions.

On Friday two suspected U.S missile attacks claimed the lives of 18 people in Pakistan just east of the Afghan border.

A British court ruled on Friday that a man who hacked into US military computers will be giving permission for a judicial review against his extradition to the United States.

Four French business schools from the world’s top 100 produce the caliber of graduates most attractive to international recruiters, according to the Global Recruiters’ Top 100 Business Schools Report. The report, released next week by the MBA information specialists QS TopMBA.com, uniquely sources the opinions of the world’s leading international MBA recruiters, a methodology that has made it inc...

The new edition of the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2008 indicates an increasing acceptance of the importance of these rankings by the international higher education community and those that employ graduates from the top universities in the world.

20-year-old, Brazilian model and Miss World Brazil finalist Mariana Bridi Da Costa, is fighting for her life after her hands and feet was amputated.

Over 600 employers from 42 countries around the world voted for the business schools from which they prefer to recruit MBAs. The research shows that MBA employers around the world are increasingly targeting a broader selection of regionally strong business schools from which to hire MBA graduates. This trend may be accelerated by the recessionary environment, even as overall MBA hiring numbers fal...

Brazilian model and former Miss World Brazil finalist Mariana Bridi Da Costa is battling for her life after her hands and feet were amputated, according to reports.

Flirting with the idea of getting your MBA, but can't swing the traditional two-year program? Today, alternative format MBA programs come in lots of shapes and sizes, many developed specifically to court women students.

The world’s most complete survey of the trends and motivations of the world’s MBA candidates, released by QS education and careers experts in August 2008. It provides an insight into the thought processes and interests of the business leaders of the future. QS collated responses from thousands of MBA candidates attending the QS World MBA Tour in Fall 2007 and Spring 2008, producing the QS TopMBA ...

Merrill Lynch & Co paid bonuses to executives, estimated to be worth billions of dollars, just three days before the company's sale to Bank of America closed, reports said Thursday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for Geron Corp. to move forward with the world's first study of a human embryonic stem cell therapy for people with spinal cord injuries, the company said Friday.

The British economy has officially sunk into recession, with government figures Friday showing the economy shrank 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, showing that the economy is contracting at its fastest pace in almost 30 years.