Accor ( ACCRF - news - people ) was trading higher in Paris after the French hotel and leisure chain said its board would decide by the end of the year on a project to split its hotels and services businesses.

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Under current law, the cuts must be fully implemented by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, and they are broadly split between the Pentagon budget and spending on other federal government departments and programs.

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News Corp said it was on course to split its publishing business from its more successful entertainment arm by the end of June.

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LulzSec struck everyone from FBI affiliate Infragard, to Sony Pictures, to PBS. Like TeamPoison, the group, made up of about six hackers, had split from Anonymous at first, before partnering with the collective towards the end of their spree to collaborate on reviving the Anti-security (Antisec) movement.

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But China Mobile, the result of a split from China Telecom in 1999, does not, and analysts believe it is likely to stay focused on the wireless end of the market.

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