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Thursday, March 15, 2012

DO BE DO BE DO

Things to Do, Places to Be Today and beyond Fun with food: The 14th annual Good Neighbor Food Drive, sponsoredby the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation and WMAQ-AM (670), is 7 p.m. tomidnight tonight on Clark Street across from Daley Plaza. Donorsdropping off non-perishable food can get into the spirit of theseason with Christmas music sung by more than a dozen gospelperformers. Benny the Bull and Santa and Mrs. Claus will be amongthe other dignitaries on hand. For information about othercollection sites, call (708) 474-3663.; Sweet sounds: Sweet Honey in the Rock, an African-American women's acappella singing group, performs a benefit at 8 tonight for theCenters for New Horizons, a …

Fitch upgrades rating on Liberty Media

NEW YORK (AP) — Fitch Ratings on Friday upgraded its issuer default rating on Liberty Media LLC and its subsidiary, QVC Inc., saying the impending spinoff of other Liberty divisions will add more stability to the remaining company.

Shareholders of Liberty Media Corp., the conglomerate controlled by John Malone, have approved the spinoff of assets that are part of two Liberty Media tracking stocks — Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz. Those assets, which include the Starz cable channel and the Atlanta Braves baseball team, will be part of a new company, Liberty CapStarz Inc.

With the spinoff, Liberty Media will have its own stock and a group of assets, including QVC, the …