Business Archive for

01 May 2016

Starbucks Ice Coffee Causes $5 Million Lawsuit

Starbucks Hit With $5 Million Lawsuit By Woman Claiming Her Coffee Had Too Much Ice

AirBnB banned in Berlin

AirBnB Banned In Berlin For Renters Offering Entire Apartments

Starbucks Comes to South Africa with Plans for More Locations

Halliburton, Baker Hughes To Call Off $28 Billion Merger, Report Says

Halliburton, Baker Hughes To Call Off $28 Billion Merger, Report Says

02 May

Yahoo is up for sale and Mayer could get $55 million should she leave.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Gets $55 Million If She Gets Fired, Verizon May Send Her Packing

Dunkin’ Donuts Opening 15 Restaurants In Hawaii, Testing Curbside Delivery

Johnson & Johnson to pay $55 million in talc ovarian cancer lawsuit

Johnson & Johnson To Pay Another $55 Million Over Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

03 May

Hulu Cable-Like Broadcast And Streaming Service Coming

Hulu Announces Cable-Like Broadcast Streaming Service, But There’s A Catch

Chris Kyle Limited Edition 1911 Legend Series TRP Pistol Released By Springfield Armory

Chris Kyle Limited Edition 1911 Legend Series TRP Pistol Released By Springfield Armory

04 May

Aeropostale closing many of its U.S. stores and all Canadian stores in 2016.

Aeropostale Store Closings 2016: Retailer Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Forcing The Closure Of Many Locations

05 May

Apple Loses Trademark Case, No Longer Has Exclusive Rights To The 'iPhone' Name In China

Apple Loses Trademark Case, No Longer Has Exclusive Rights To The ‘iPhone’ Name In China

Amazon Is Investing In Cargo Planes

06 May

Zynga Worth Less Than HQ: Gaming Company Known For 'FarmVille' And 'Words With Friends' Worth Less Than Office

Zynga Worth Less Than HQ: Gaming Company Known For ‘FarmVille’ And ‘Words With Friends’ Worth Less Than Office

07 May

Zynga HQ More Valuable Than Zynga

Zynga HQ More Valuable Than Zynga Itself? Not So Fast!

Walmart Brings Back Greeters And Increases Wages For Their Hourly Employees Again, Plans To Beef Up Security

Walmart Brings Back Greeter Positions And Plans To Increase Wages For Their Hourly Employees Again, Plans To Beef Up Security

08 May

Uber and Lyft will leave Austin on Monday.

Uber, Lyft Intend To Leave Austin After Disappointing Prop 1 Results

IRS Deadline For Native American Volunteers Nears, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Needs Diversity

10 May

Oil Prices Drop As Canada Wildfires Move Away From Oil Sands

Oil Prices Drop As Canada Wildfires Move Away From Oil Sands

11 May

Walmart Sues Visa Over Chip-Enabled Debit Cards

Walmart Sues Visa Over Chip-Enabled Debit Cards

12 May

Google will remove all payday lender ads as of July 13.

Google Announces Removal Of All Payday Loan Ads

Forbes Unveils World's Most Valuable Brands For 2016

‘Forbes’ Unveils World’s Most Valuable Brands For 2016

Michael Lewis, author of 'The Big Short,' 'Flash Boys,' and 'Moneyball' has been quoted with regard to the existence of a screenplay following the life of legendary stock trader Jesse Livermore.

Michael Lewis Writes Jesse Livermore Screenplay

2.5 billion arctic drilling abandoned

Oil Companies Abandon Arctic Drilling, Dump $2.5 Billion Worth Of Drilling Rights

13 May

McDonad's restaurant signage

McDonald’s CEO Claims Technology Will Replace $15 Minimum Wage Workers

Apple goes up against Uber in China with investment in Didi Chuxing.

Apple Enters The On-Demand Ride Business With $1 Billion Investment In Didi Chuxing

14 May

His 32nd birthday is one to celebrate

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook CEO Officially Earns More Than Anyone Else On Planet

Pfizer Lethal Injection

Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Says No More Use Of Their Drugs For Lethal Injection Executions In The United States

15 May

Warren Buffett And Quicken Founder Considering Yahoo Bid

16 May

Google Is Now Worth More Than Apple...Again

Google Is Worth More Than Apple Again

17 May

George Soros Invests In Gold Mining Through Barrick GOld

George Soros Gets Gold Fever, Buys Stake In Gold Mine

18 May

Jeff Bezos asks shareholders to be responsible.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos To Members: ‘Be Responsible’

19 May

Bayer Monsanto takeover

Bayer And Monsanto: Takeover Bid Confirmed As Bayer Stocks Fall And Monsanto Shares Rise

Gold Jewelry Is Getting More Expensive, And Gold Investment Is To Blame

Gold Jewelry Is Getting More Expensive, And Gold Investment Is To Blame

20 May

People with autism are a benefit to their employers.

Employees On The Autism Spectrum An Amazing Asset, Businesses Find: ‘It’s Not Charity’

21 May

Bayer Could Pay $63 Billion To Acquire Monsanto

Bayer Could Pay $63 Billion To Acquire Monsanto

22 May

Scandal-Hit Volkswagen Gives 120,000 Workers A 5 Percent Pay Raise

Scandal-Hit Volkswagen Gives 120,000 Workers A 5 Percent Pay Raise

Sports Authority Sign

Sports Authority To Close All Stores, Going Out Of Business Sales Start Next Week

Why Ballooning Oil Stockpiles Aren't Driving Down Prices

Why Ballooning Oil Stockpiles Aren’t Driving Down Prices

'Shark Tank' star Robert Herjavec

‘Shark Tank’ Star Robert Herjavec Has Advice For Women About Asking For A Raise

24 May

Brexit Fears Grow On Wall Street Amidst Anxieties Over China, Oil Prices

Brexit Fears Grow On Wall Street Amidst Anxieties Over China, Oil Prices

Corporate America Keeps Hoarding Cash: U.S. Companies Held $1.6 Trillion Last Year

Corporate America Keeps Hoarding Cash: U.S. Companies Held $1.6 Trillion Overseas Last Year

25 May

One Of China's Richest Men Vows To Crush Disney In China

One Of China’s Richest Men Vows To Crush Disney In China

Robots could replace staff at McDonald's

McDonald’s Former CEO: Buying Robots Cheaper Than Paying $15 An Hour For Someone To Bag Fries

SEC Looks Into Alibaba: Chinese E-Commerce Website Faces Scrutiny From U.S. Authorities

SEC Looks Into Alibaba: Chinese E-Commerce Website Faces Scrutiny From U.S. Authorities

26 May

Softbank humanoid Pepper hired by Pizza Hut

You’re Fired: Pizza Hut Hires SoftBank’s Pepper, Apple Supplier Replaces 60,000 Workers With Robots

Oil Prices Hit $50 A Barrel For The First Time In Seven Months, But Will They Stay There?

Oil Prices Hit $50 A Barrel For The First Time In Seven Months, But Will They Stay There?

27 May

Chris Sacca of 'Shark Tank'

‘Shark Tank’ Guest Judge Chris Sacca Has Strong Opinions On Donald Trump

28 May

Apple To Make Movies? Maker Of The iPhone's Interest In Time Warner Could Indicate Media Ambitions

Apple To Make Movies? Maker Of The iPhone’s Interest In Time Warner Could Indicate Media Ambitions

29 May

Death Threats Are A Thing At The Apple Store

$250 million trophy apartment

Amazing $250 Million Trophy Apartment Listed In New York City

Should Investors Pounce On Yellen’s Rate Hike Hint?

Should Investors Pounce On Yellen’s Rate Hike Hint?

30 May

Boston Dynamics To Change Hands From Google To Toyota

Boston Dynamics To Change Hands From Google To Toyota — Here’s Why A Japanese Carmaker Is Interested In Walking Robots?

Why Hershey Is Making Beef Jerky

Why Hershey Is Making Beef Jerky

31 May

Cities With Longest Working Week Revealed By New Study

McDonald's begins its discrimination

McDonald’s Allegedly Discriminates Against Their Blind Patrons At The Drive-Thru