Ad agencies try to capitalize on financial crisis through 'borrowed interest'
Purveyors of products that are unrelated to finance are placing ads that seek to take advantage of the attention being paid to Wall Street.

Intel warns slowdown could hurt chip demand
The company posted solid results in the third quarter, but the chief executive Paul Otellini, said "it is hard to know what impact the financial crisis will have on end customer demand."

HBO executive is leaving to start company
Colin Callender, who as president of HBO Films oversaw projects that won more than 80 Emmys and two dozen Golden Globe awards, will leave HBO by the end of the year.

DreamWorks decides on distribution deal with Universal Studios
The movie executives Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider reached a deal to distribute films from their restructured company through Universal rather than Walt Disney.

Financial crisis likely to weigh on mobile phone makers
Handset makers have already started to feel the pinch from slowing economies, with sales falling in Western Europe, but so far that has been offset by booming demand from emerging markets.

Credit crunch leads JCDecaux to abandon takeover
A combination of the French company and News Outdoor Group would have created the largest billboard advertising company in the world.

In times of cutbacks, computer makers put hopes in small devices
In belt-tightening times like these, computer makers are hoping consumers will embrace miniature laptops as a more affordable option to standard laptops and computers.

Hollywood is banking on moviegoers' enduring desires
After taking a big hit during the Depression, the Hollywood box office came back strong - and this time could be no different.

Abu Dhabi to be host to major Western media groups
Setting up shop in the United Arab Emirates will be CNN, HarperCollins, Random House, the BBC, The Financial Times and the charity arm of Thomson Reuters.