Alexander C. Kaufman

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Alexander C. Kaufman is a reporter at the International Business Times covering companies, retail and media. He joined in May 2013. Previously, he was an editor of Mediabistro's FishbowlNY site and a media reporter at TheWrap in Los Angeles. Before that, he wrote about crime and city affairs at the Boston Globe. He studied political communication at Emerson College, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Berkeley Beacon, overseeing the design and launch of a first-of-its-kind HTML5 website, one of the first newspapers in the world to do so. He got his start as a journalist at 15, writing for the Long-Islander, a weekly founded by poet Walt Whitman. When he has downtime, he collects photos of German Chancellor Angela Merkel frowning on this Tumblr.

Kaufman can be reached at: a.kaufman@ibtimes.com | 646-484-7504

Philip Falcone And Harbinger Capital Admit Wrongdoing, Will Pay $18M In SEC Settlement

The hedge fund adviser and his Harbinger Capital Partners admitted wrongdoing in an SEC investigation.

How Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) Is Trying To Buy Some Time On A Patent For Lucrative Lung Cancer Drug Alimta

Eli Lilly wants to protect a patent on the vitamin regimen used to administer its lucrative lung cancer drug, Alimta.

Merck & Co. (MRK) Suspends Zilmax Sales After Two Meat Packers Claim It Caused 'Cattle Walking' Problems

However, Merck denies that the weight-gain food additive is a threat to cattle / animals.

News Corp (NWSA) Announces BallBall, Its New East Asia Soccer Venture

BallBall will be a mobile and web-based company for watching soccer highlights in Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Lung Cancer Drug Xalkori Faces UK Rejection As Too Costly

A board advised against using Xalkori, a lung cancer treatment, in the British National Health Service.

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks The Washington Post Website

The hack comes two days after the Syrian Electronic Army hijacked New York Post reporters' Twitter accounts.

CEO Of Aereo, Backed By Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp (IACI), Says Fewer Than 1M Subscribers Needed For Profit

Chet Kanojia told a crowd of entrepreneurs in New York that he needed fewer than 1 million paid users to generate a profit.

New York Times Co. (NYT), J.C. Penney (JCP) And Others Win Patent Troll Suit

The so-called patent troll has sued dozens of companies since 2008 and sent notice letters to at least 121 others.

Why The Sulzberger Family Won't Sell The New York Times Anytime Soon

Arthur Sulzberger Jr.'s sale of company stock churned the rumor mill following the sale of the Boston Globe and Washington Post.

A woman walks past a retail store in the fashion district of New York

US Retails Sales Rose 0.2% In July As Homes, Cars Featured

July retail sales met the consensus estimate, and there was strength in cars and homes.

Retail Sales Data Preview: Analysts Project Rise In July Figure, But Can't Agree On Consensus

July sales figures come out Tuesday morning and analysts' estimates range from a 0.2 to 0.7 percent gain.

News Corp Wins Exclusive Rights To Mobile, Web Broadcast Of Major Soccer Leagues In Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam

News Corp has acquired exclusive rights on mobile/Internet clips in Indonesia, Japan & Vietnam for Barclay's Premier League and 8 other soccer leagues.