Media conglomerate News Corp. reported third-quarter earnings in line with lowered Wall Street forecasts on Wednesday, leading Rupert Murdoch to say “the worst is over” for his company’s movie, TV and newspaper businesses.

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* Mars Petcare’s NKC site to grow and add up to 157 jobs (Joyce Smith, Kansas City Star)

* Unions winning more organizing elections (Sam Hananel, Tri-City Herald)

* AIG: Hoping to stem the bleeding (David Goldman, Money)

(CNNMoney.com) — AIG is expected to report its sixth quarterly loss after the market closes Thursday but the loss could come in much smaller than previous quarters and analysts say that could be an encouraging sign.

* Senate hears a dim forecast for newspapers’ future (Andrew Miga, Deseret Morning News)

Senate panel on Wednesday looked into the question of whether struggling newspapers should be allowed to operate as nonprofits similar to public broadcasting stations.

* Cutting costs hour by hour, worker by worker (Emily Maltby, Money)

(CNNMoney.com) — Businesses with fewer than 500 employees collectively shed an estimated 414,000 jobs nationwide in April, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll processor ADP. The news marked the 15th consecutive month of employment declines at America’s small businesses.

* Anti Gravity: Profit Tears (Steve Mirsky, Scientific American)

Heres what she said: If China were to revalue its currency, or China is to start making, say, toys that dont have lead in them or food that isnt poisonous, their costs of production are going to go up, and that means prices at Wal-Mart here in the United States are going to go up, too.

* Cisco sees signs of a turnaround (David Goldman, Money)

(CNNMoney.com) — Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday reported a drop in quarterly profit and sales from a year ago, but the network equipment maker said parts of its business are beginning to turn around.

* Business: Time Warner Spins off AOL (Johnnie L. Roberts, Newsweek)

Mourning the death of one of its own is perhaps the entertainment industry’s most time-honored traditions. In one cherished tribal ritual, Variety and The Hollywood Reporterthose old-school bibles of trade news and gossipreap a financial windfall as movie studios, TV networks and top showbiz suits rush to place full-page memorials to the departed. There were no such memorials last week, howev…

* Freelancers try to get employers’ attention (Diane Stafford, Kansas City Star)

About 70 veteran freelancers and a few newbies in between payroll jobs displayed their design, marketing and communication skills last week at the 2009 Portfolio Showcase.The annual event, held to show what freelance talent is available in the Kansas City market, crammed the streets and parking lots Thursday afternoon around the funky Foundation building in the West Bottoms.Rob We…

* Jaguar talks close to collapse (Graham Ruddick, Telegraph)

which is owned by Indian conglomerate Tata, needs guarantees on a �340m loan from the European Investment Bank and a �400m financial package from state-backed banks Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group.

* Youre hired! 6 secrets to acing the interview (Bill Mc Gowan, Newsweek)

As the founder of Clarity Media Group, I’ve spent years media training a wide variety of clients, many times specifically prepping them for TODAY interviews. These clients include former American Idol winners, NFL quarterbacks and Fortune 100 CEOs. But lately, I have discovered that more and more of the growing ranks of unemployed are not only seeking jobs, but seeking our services as well, in…

* Murdoch says ‘worst is over’ for News Corp. (Ryan Nakashima, Orange County Register)

Media conglomerate News Corp. reported third-quarter earnings in line with lowered Wall Street forecasts on Wednesday, leading Rupert Murdoch to say “the worst is over” for his company’s movie, TV and newspaper businesses.

Some Supreme Court prospects have extensive corporate holdings, including shares in Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric and Microsoft and stock in a manufacturer that recalled lead-paint-coated “Flush & Sounds Potty” toilet seats.

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When the heads of the Big Four U.S. commercial banks, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wachovia came to Federal Reserve of New York president Timothy Geithner in 2006 and 2007, begging him to do something about out-of-control subprime lending and investment by other, more or less unregulated Wall Street institutions, Geithner told them there was , because he was just a bank regulator, a…

(CNNMoney.com) — If the Federal Reserve holds a policy meeting but the market isn’t interested, will chairman Ben Bernanke still make a sound?

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When the heads of the Big Four U.S. commercial banks, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wachovia came to Federal Reserve of New York president Timothy Geithner in 2006 and 2007, begging him to do something about out-of-control subprime lending and investment by other, more or less unregulated Wall Street institutions, Geithner told them there was , because he was just a bank regulator, a…

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Apples long been highly-ranked in a number of business-related lists, but on Monday, Fortune announced that the company had jumped into the Fortune 100 list for the first time since 1994, coming in 71st place. Thats a 32 spot improvement on last year, when it ranked just outside of the cr�me de la cr�me at 103.

(CNNMoney.com) — The bankruptcy at Chrysler LLC is likely to soon be felt across the auto industry, disrupting production at plants of healthier rivals within a week or two, according to industry experts.

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When the heads of the Big Four U.S. commercial banks, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wachovia came to Federal Reserve of New York president Timothy Geithner in 2006 and 2007, begging him to do something about out-of-control subprime lending and investment by other, more or less unregulated Wall Street institutions, Geithner told them there was , because he was just a bank regulator, a…

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