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Sounds like a simple enough trade-off. But once you start picking at the edges, you discover a very tangled Web. First, Google's choice may have a plausible ethical rationale. But it is now a publicly owned company, and the decision also stands to earn it truckloads of yuan. China has 111 million Internet users, a number that grew a plump 18% in 2005. Granted, so far few Chinese have credit cards, but when they do, Google's shareholders are going to be peeved if it doesn't host a chunk of the ads that will woo them...
SPORTS In its inaugural season, Protrade.com's market lets investors trade shares in athletes whose "earnings" are mapped according to their on-field performance. Prices move up and down based on demand, and players earn dividends based on their statistics. For instance, shares in Shaun Alexander, left, rose steadily this season, as he helped the Seattle Seahawks reach the Super Bowl. The market is still in its infancy, but it's already rewarding smart "virtual" investments with cash prizes...
...chief Clive Davis time to figure out how to balance the expectations of people who wanted an Idol souvenir with those who demanded signs of artistic growth. The finished product was a pleasant trifle that alienated no one and produced a deserving hit, Miss Independent, but it didn't earn Clarkson much capital with RCA or her management firm at the time, 19 Entertainment. (19, the company owned by show creator Simon Fuller, has the right to sign any Idol contestant; another contractual obligation. It had no comment on this or any Clarkson-related matter.) "To be totally honest," says...
...Wait, are only 5 guys "starting"? Or do all seven guys earn us points...
...Then as now, an "independent" company was a subsidiary of a big studio. The division, though, remains clear: studios make their regular movies to earn money, and their indie movies to earn prestige which, as Oscar time nears, can mean the same thing. Look for Brokeback, between now and March 5, to double the $51 million it has cadged so far at the domestic box office. Munich may get a little bump, and the others will see their big business at the video store...