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E-Trade CFO and general counsel resign (AP)

AP - An executive exodus from troubled online brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. is continuing, with the chief financial officer's and general counsel's departures announced Friday as the company grapples with massive losses stemming from its hemorrhaging mortgage business. Read more…



Yahoo plans makeover with elements of social network (AP)

AP - Yahoo Inc. plans to make its Web site a social hub by hosting applications from other online services, part of the Internet pioneer's effort to spawn more advertising opportunities. Read more…



Rossellini unsure if films can make money online (Reuters)

Reuters - While Isabella Rossellini enjoyed her foray into new media with her short films about insect sex, she is not sure they could turn a profit, given that so much content is available on the Internet for free. Read more…