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The largest pension fund in the United States, TIAA-CREF of New York, filed a shareholder resolution against Walt Disney Co. that would force Disney to increase the number of independent directors on its board, the Financial Times reported. . . . Business Week informed users of its Web site that it plans to start charging an undisclosed subscription fee this month. Subscribers to the print magazine may use the site without charge except for orders for older articles, it said. . . . Starbucks Corp. said revenue rose 32% to $145 million for the five-week period ended Dec. 28, 1997, and sales in stores open for at least 13 months jumped 5%.