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"Almost out of nowhere, Pinterest has emerged as the third most popular social networking site in February. The traffic on this site increased 50 percent from January to February this year. "

"Vodafone Plc is in advanced talks with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd for a merger of the two companies' Irish telecoms infrastructure."

"All good things come to an end! Given the circumstances, it may hold true for Fox, ESPN and Turner but certainly not for Major League Baseball."

"Liberty Media Corp won a $950 million jury verdict Monday against French media company Vivendi Universal S.A. in a lawsuit stemming from a 2002 sale of USA Networks."

"The Japanese advertising company, Dentsu is buying Britain's Aegis Group Plc for 3.16 billion pounds ($4.9 billion) in order to create a global media and marketing network. A company with 33,000 workers will be created as a result of this deal. "

Ministers and high-level officials from 76 countries and jurisdictions have signed or formally expressed their intention to sign an innovative multilateral convention that will swiftly implement a series of tax treaty measures to update the existing network of bilateral tax treaties and reduce opportunities for tax avoidance by multinational enterprises.

The Policy Conference is the most important European conference dedicated to sustainable energy policy issues. Sessions organised by the European Commission and energy stakeholders debate new policy developments, best practices and sustainable energy ideas, while networking events forge alliances. Awards for outstanding projects begin the week.