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Yahoo Buys Tumblr
A few days ago, the news broke that Yahoo!, the search engine which has largely rebranded itself as a media company, has bought Tumblr, the popular blogging platform. Yahoo! spent a whopping $1.1...
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Apple Back in Court
Just days after a hearing in Washington D.C. Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s CEO, will be in Manhattan, once again in the courtroom. This time Mr. Cook’s trip into the hallowed halls of law involve some...
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Real Estate is a Cash Game
In some circles, carrying around large sums of cash is considered suspect behavior and warrants suspicion. But for would-be homeowners in Los Angeles County, lugged around a suitcase full of Benji’s...
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Party Poopers: Warner Music Battles for Rights to “Happy Birthday”
In a story which might be the defining behavior of capitalism gone wrong, Warner/Chappell music is in a fight to preserve their exclusive rights to the happy birthday song. Yes, the warm little ditty...
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Businesses vs. Pricey Hospitals
Anyone who’s ever had a visit to the emergency and then received the bill for it understands that healthcare is anything but cheap. The costs associated with healthcare are enormous, and thus the...
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Samsung in Handheld to Handheld Combat
Unfortunately for shareholders, Samsung didn’t end the month of June in very good shape. In fact, the electronics maker’s stock fell 12.7 percent this past month. That’s the largest drop Samsung’s...
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Carmat Builds Artificial Heart from Cow Tissue
A French company called Carmat has built an artificial heart out of cow tissue which they believe is ready to be tested in live, human patients. The heart has been cleared for use in a number of...
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Facebook for Foreign Phones
We know that you’ve heard about Facebook. How could you not have? As far as Facebook execs are concerned, this is both a blessing and a curse. In one sense, it speaks to the incredible success that...
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Walmart Gets Into Tax Trouble
The gigantic international retail chain Walmart may soon find itself in court in Pennsylvania. Brian Farneth, a man from the state of Pennsylvania has filed a class action lawsuit against the low...
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Time Warner Flexes Its Muscles and Pulls the Plug on CBS
In a display of its negotiation power, Time Warner Cable blacked out CBS stations in several cities on Friday after the two companies failed to agree to terms over transmission fees by the 5 p.m....
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American Greetings Sold Back to Weiss Family
American Greetings, which is building its world headquarters in Westlake, Ohio, will return to its founding family. The Cleveland-based company will be purchased by the Weiss family for a total $878...
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College Savings on the Up and Up
According to Fidelity Investments, an independent financial services firm, Americans are saving for college at an unprecedented rate. The surveys began seven years ago when 2,500 parents nationwide...
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Syria Attacks Affect Global Economy
The August 21st gas attack in Syria has had far-reaching effects on global currency and oil prices. The uncertainty about U.S. action against Syria has caused a shift towards assets that are...
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Microsoft Makes Deal with Nokia
Microsoft struck a deal late Monday night to take over most of Nokia’s operations, including smartphone operations, for about 7.18 billion dollars. The deal is not expected to substantially increase...
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Samuel Adams Creator Reaches Billionaire Status
On Monday, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index added a new member to the billionaires club. Sixty-four year old Jim Koch, the creator of the renowned Samuel Adams craft beer, reached the benchmark of a...
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JP Morgan at the Center of a Financial Storm
This past Thursday, September 19, U.S. bank regulators found fault with many of JP Morgan Chase Company’s policies. Specifically, the company charged customers for Identity Theft Products that were...
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Chipolte Makes a Commitment to More Natural Food Sources
With the advent of the heart-wrenching scarecrow commercial that was released earlier this month, Chipolte has made the United States aware of its commitment to finding farms that are sustainable and...
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American Tobacco Company Buys British E-Cig Company
The third largest tobacco company in the United States, Lorillard, purchased the British electronic cigarette company, SKYCIG during the past week. Lorillard produces Newports, the second highest...
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EBT Glitch Causes Shopping Frenzy
Dozens of shoppers crowded into Wal-Mart stores in the towns of Springhill and Mansfield, Louisiana on Saturday October 12, after receiving word that their EBT cards spending limits were not showing....
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Dominos Surprising Business Techniques
Over the past few years, Dominos has come back into the hearts and minds of consumers with a whole new product. The company has overhauled its pizza sauce, cheese, and dough to come up with a pizza...
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Local Fare Outpacing American Fast Food Chains in China
As health concerns increasing permeate the global forum, diners in China have begun to sway away from western fast food chains such as McDonalds and Pizza Hut, and towards Chinese fast food and other...
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Toys R Us to Open at 5pm on Thanksgiving
Toys R Us new opening time of 5pm on Thanksgiving was announced Monday on several websites that advertise black Friday deals. This will be the earliest that any major retailer has opened for black...
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Cut in Assistance Programs Hurting Wal-Mart’s Bottom Line
Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it expects sales to be down at the end of the year due to cuts in government programs and benefits, especially the recent cuts in the SNAP, or food stamp program....
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Restaurant to Give Away Free Meals on Thanksgiving
Kay Cook, the owner of the restaurant K’Jun Shack in New Caney, Texas has decided to use her Thanksgiving to help those that are less fortunate. The restaurant usually serves Cajun style foods, such...
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Fast Food Strike in Works
According to organizers, fast food workers throughout 100 cities will walk off the job on Thursday in an effort to push employers to pay a more reasonable wage. If all workers participate, this will...
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Free Shipping Spike for 2013
The number of companies offering free shipping this year has spiked compared to previous years. One of the reasons behind the spike is that surveys done last year by customers that made online...
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Return Policies Tighter This Year
If you have been into a major retail store the day after Christmas, chances are you seen the massive line at customer service to return unwanted gifts. While this is to be expected after the holiday,...
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Target’s Reputation Falls Dramatically
Target’s Buzz score dropped drastically after the announcement was made that hackers may have gained access to millions of customer’s credit and debit accounts. Buzz score is a way to measure the...
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Legal Weed Sales Going Well
Colorado residents rang in the New Year in a new way, as the state became the first to start selling marijuana legally for recreational use on January first. About 34 stores were mobbed as customers...
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Pawn Stars Fan gets Priceless Letter
The cast of Pawn Stars, the hit show on the History Channel, got a letter and a note on Reddit, and decided to make a most compassionate move last week. The note on Reddit alerted the men to a letter...
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Engineer Creates Wet Diaper Detector
Michigan engineer Eric Schuh decided that he had had enough of checking his daughter’s diaper to see if it was wet or soiled. In true engineer fashion, he decided to invent something that would make...
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Little Girl Calls out Lego Company
A very spirited young girl was frustrated with her lack of girl options for Legos. Instead of keeping quiet on the subject, she decided to voice her concerns to the company itself. In a very strongly...
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Snapchat Hack Mimicks Groupon
Snapchat has recently been experiencing security issues regarding the confidentiality of users’ names and telephone numbers. After a breach that results in millions of Snapchat users’ information...
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Gap Announces Wage Raise
The retail giant Gap recently announced their intent to raise the minimum wage of their employees. The store claims that by June 2014, all U.S. employees will be paid at least $9 an hour, and will...
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Lego Movie Genius Business Move?
Being the top blockbuster release in the United States for three straight weeks now, The Lego Movie has been indisputably successful in this market, and has even expanded to stir excitement in markets...
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Proportionate Doll in the Works
Have you heard about the girl that aspires to look like a Barbie doll so much that she has committed to surviving without food or water? While that may be an extreme example of the result of the...
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Massive Honda Minivan Recall
A faulty fuel pump strainer cover is to blame for the recently announced recall of 886,815 Honda Odyssey minivans. Honda Motor Company fears that the faulty fuel pump strainer cover may deteriorate...
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Hobby Lobby Debate Sparks Outrage
Hobby Lobby, which is run by the Green family and has made itself known as a Christian-owned company, is challenging the Healthcare provision that obligates companies to cover the costs of birth...
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FDA Approves Futuristic Looking Migraine Headband
Migraines affect about one in seven adults and are one of the top 20 causes of disability according to the World Health Organization. Migraine sufferers have had medications and home remedies to...
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Blackfish Bill Put on Hold
Bill AB2140, dubbed “the Blackfish Bill”, was reviewed in California today. The bill would effectively ban the keeping of Orcas for entertainment purposes in California. The Assembly Water, Parks, and...
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Google Glass Available Today!
Today marks the first day that anyone in America who is 18 years old or older can purchase Google Glass without a special invitation. Does this mean the beginning of science fiction-esque cyborgs...
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New Regulations for E-Cigarettes may Affect Sales
The FDA issued a proposal yesterday that sets a foundation for regulating the sale of e-cigarettes and related products. While the proposal is not expected to make immediate changes, the intention is...
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Target Chairman Resigns
The CEO of Target, Gregg Steinhafel, has resigned after a hard few months in the wake of the major security breach that happened around Christmas. During the breach, millions of customers’ personal...
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Sriracha Maker Refuses to Move
Last October, several residents in Irwindale, California complained to city officials that the smell of the Sriracha plant was overwhelming. The residents claimed that the fumes from the factory made...
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7-11’s Wacky Summer Promotion Gets Buzz
It is nothing new for 7-11 to come up with a Slurpee promotion when the summertime draws near. However, this summer 7-11 is kicking it up a notch with some zany, hipster-inspired mustache straws and...
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Chobani Inspires Hashtag Movement
Chobani evoked some emotion with the under-lid message “Nature got us to 100 calories, not scientists. #howmatters” Many disapproved of the line for the message that it instilled-that what comes from...
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Boy Gets Deep-Fried Paper towel at KFC
A 29-year-old mother and her seven-year-old son were disgusted to find that one of their pieces of KFC chicken was not chicken at all, but a blue paper towel that has been breaded and fried. The...
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“Big Med” New Yorker feature, and the beauty of Cheesecake Factory Medicine
Atul Gawande wrote a delectable feature in this week’s New Yorker, taking a deep look at The Cheesecake Factory’s business structure, and the possibility of applying it to medicine. It’s equally...
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COSTCO. Providing copious amounts of Beef-a-Reno and CSR
If Walmart is the devil in the space, a true angel might be emerging. A recent article published in TriplePundit, “Costco, the genuine retail CSR leader?”, was trending on Reddit, which may be an...
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Apple Be Stackin’
As the world takes a huge beating on Facebook, now with a market cap of under 40 bil, Apple continues to crush. The most valuable company in the world, it’s striving without the late, great Steve Jobs....
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