The announcement that the Amazon billionaire would buy the newspaper is reason to cheer, since it may mean that better days are ahead for the legendary U.S. daily
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Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos to Buy Washington Post for $250 Million
Bezos, who is worth an estimated $25 billion, said the newspaper’s values “will not change”
Tech Newcomers Face Big Challenges Disrupting Cable
The race to disrupt the market is heating up, but huge obstacles remain to infiltrate a $100 billion industry where both content creators and distributors are happily making money hand over fist.
$50 Tickets Anyone? Florida Theme Parks Try Out Discounted Weekday Admissions
Ski resorts have discounted weekday tickets to boost business on slow days for years. For the most part, though, theme parks have been reluctant to use the strategy, mainly out of fear of devaluing their product.
Retirement Income: Here’s a New Tool You Might Actually Use
BlackRock just unveiled a new retirement income index that removes the guesswork. Next up: bond funds pegged to the index for near certain guaranteed income.
CBS, Time Warner Cable Blackout Drags On as Consumers Fume
With no agreement in sight, 3.5 million CBS viewers around the country remained blacked-out from programming
From Board Games to Cameras: How Smartphones Are Gutting Other Industries
After toy manufacturers Hasbro and Mattel posted below-expected profits for the second quarter of 2013 this month, many placed blame on the same phenomenon: the rise of smartphones and tablets. The Wall Street Journal attributed Hasbro’s tough times to “the threat of mobile devices that are competing with physical toys and changing …
You’ll Never Guess Where the Nation’s Best Craft Beer Is Brewed
There are only nine craft breweries in tiny Delaware, according to a recent count. But the state hosts what’s been named the nation’s best craft beermaker in a new poll.
Waffles & Pretzels: The Hot, Quirky Features on Fast Food Menus Everywhere
In the quest for new and surprising menu items, fast food chains like Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Popeye’s have jumped on two comfort foods—waffles and pretzels—and they’re being served in ways you’d never imagine.
At Long Last, a Bar at the Supermarket – With $1 Bottles During Happy Hour!
Suddenly, going out to the grocery store doesn’t seem like such a chore.
Another Tepid Jobs Report Raises More Questions than it Answers
The Labor Department announced today that the U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in June and that the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.4%. The feds also said that job growth in April and May was slower …
Big Beer’s Sales Slump – And Yet Profits Rise
The latest beer-consumption data demonstrate that drinkers will pay more for a product they deem as superior—be it locally brewed craft beer or an upscale mass-market beer like Budweiser Black Crown.