Fox launches business channel

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Fox News launched its business channel Monday morning. It will compete with CNBC for viewers.

Fox Business Morning anchors Nicole Petallides, left, and Jenna Lee prepare to deliver financial news on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Fox Business Morning co-anchor Jenna Lee delivers financial news on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Brian Jones, right, the Senior Vice-President of Newsgathering at the Fox Business Network, and Senior Producer Peter Frangie work in the control room during the debut of Fox Business Morning on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Fox Business Morning co-anchor Nicole Petallides gives financial news on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Fox Business Morning anchors Jenna Lee, left, and Nicole Petallides discuss financial news on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, left, gives reassuring comments to Fox Business Morning anchors Jenna Lee, center, and Nicole Petallides, right, before going on the air on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Brian Jones, center, the Senior Vice-President of Newsgathering at the Fox Business Network, watches from the control room the debut of Fox Business Morning on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Fox Business Morning co-anchor Jenna Lee prepares for a news cast on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

Anchor Nicole Petallides laughs before the debut of the Fox Business Network at the News Corp. headquarters in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. Fox Business Morning was the first show to be aired for the network's launching.

Anchor Jenna Lee speaks on-air during the debut of the Fox Business Network at the News Corp. headquarters in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. Fox Business Morning was the first show to be aired for the network's launching.

Technicians watch over television monitors and computer screens during the on-air debut of the Fox Business Network at the News Corp. headquarters in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. Fox Business Morning was the first show to be aired for the network's launching.

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Fox Business Morning anchors Nicole Petallides, left, and Jenna Lee prepare to deliver financial news on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 in New York. Two years in the making, Fox Business Channel will challenge General Electric Co.'s highly profitable CNBC network as it seeks to redefine business news for average Americans faced with increasingly complex decisions about their financial futures.

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