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Sun Valley bakery is popular among techies of Silicon Valley
Sun Valley’s Konditorei (German for bakery) central to Allen & Co. conference attendees, has gotten so culinary PC it could open a Silicon Valley outpost. Sun Valley Lodge executive chef...
Sprint's side meetings may indicate cable deal is off track
Reports that Sprint’s chairman met with John Malone and Warren Buffett during Allen & Co.’s Sun Valley retreat spread like wildfire on Friday — only to be doused almost as...
Ivanka and Jared try to dodge reporters in Sun Valley
Here’s what getting away from the press spotlight is supposed to look like. Ivanka Trump — skipping the heat in Washington to attend a billionaire’s retreat in breezy Sun Valley,...
Investor details how Amazon is killing retail chains
Damn that Jeff Bezos! Investor Stanley Druckenmiller, who managed George Soros’ money for 12 years, told attendees of a morning session that Amazon’s superefficiency has so disrupted the retail industry...
Mystery of Bob Iger's Sun Valley absence solved
While so much of Sun Valley goings-on remain secret, it’s nice to see the mystery of Bob Iger’s absence has been solved. “He’s doing the ESPY’s today,” said Ben Sherwood,...
Discovery chief still 'optimistic' about Trump's regulatory goals
Discovery Communications chief David Zaslav, a Sun Valley regular, told The Post he remains “optimistic that the Trump administration’s stated goal of light-touch regulation will be beneficial to all of...
Jared and Ivanka to mingle with moguls who aren't Trump fans
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are hitting the road. The two powerful White House insiders are going to attend Allen & Co.’s mogulfest here in this resort town — mixing...
Tim Cook mum on rumors of iPhone delay
A mystery that wasn’t solved is whether, as rumored, the release of the next iPhone model will be delayed. Asked if the rumors were true, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook...
Verizon boss says 'we'll see' on merger speculation
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — The chilly morning air didn’t dampen the spirits of Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam as he and other media execs did the mogul walk into the opening...
Media moguls gather at Allen & Co. conference -- and megadeal could be on horizon
Media moguls began descending on this mountain resort town on Tuesday — and the feeling is that the three-day Allen & Co. conference will start the ball rolling on at...
Les Moonves bonds with Shari Redstone in Sun Valley
CBS boss Les Moonves is through playing nice with Viacom chief Philippe Dauman. That may have been the biggest news out of Allen & Co.’s media-and-tech mashup this year —...
Sun Valley conference paves way for big-stake media deals
A favorite pastime at this summer camp for billionaires is roaming the mountain resort and catching the sweet scent of deals in the air. Viacom heiress Shari Redstone was the...
Dealmakers look for profits amid global crises
Dealmakers are searching for ways to play Brexit and crises around the globe, paying particular attention to Europe and South America, insiders said. They got some prodding this week from...
Media titans quiet on bloody scenes streamed on Facebook
A large swath of America watched raw, visceral footage of this week’s deadly shootings on Facebook, raising fresh questions about how the social media giant should handle disturbing content. The...
Another media mogul is taking aim at Philippe Dauman
Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman may have to deal with not one but two cantankerous media moguls. Dauman was already feeling the heat from Viacom’s controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone when...
Roger Goodell and Bob Kraft make nice among media titans
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Friendship seemed to trump business on Thursday as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft were seen strolling around this mountain resort...
John Malone says Redstone fight is weighing down Viacom
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Billionaire John Malone said Viacom’s assets are “substantially undervalued” as a fight rages for control of the media giants. “They’ve got some great assets, and right...
Embattled Viacom boss a no-show at Sun Valley
Philippe Dauman won’t be going to mogul summer camp after all. The besieged Viacom boss — who has been a regular at Allen & Co.’s exclusive retreat in Sun Valley,...