Sandwich shop Subway wants to battle McDonald’s Happy Meal head on. The fast food chain is prepping its largest marketing campaign ever for its kids meals in hopes of convincing children that veggies can be cooler than
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Stamps Will Cost 3 Cents More Sunday
The cost of mailing post cards will also go up by one cent
7 Things Extremely Persuasive People Do
Sometimes you absolutely have to make your point. Here are 7 tips on how to do it effectively with style and grace.
The Auto Industry’s Hard Sell to Convince Your Kids They Need a Car
These Companies Want to Kill Your Cable Box
Intel’s grand aspirations to launch a disruptive pay-TV service are dead, but the dream of a modern, more competitive television experience lives on. A cadre of big-name tech companies (and at least one startup) are quietly
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Tech Titans Are Living in a Naïve, Dangerously Insular Bubble
I attended two very different and interesting events in Davos on Thursday. A “fireside chat” with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, and financier George Soros’ annual media dinner. While both touched on issues of …
After Losing Billions, JPMorgan Chase Gives CEO Jamie Dimon a Raise
After heated meeting, board decides to reward Jamie Dimon for stewardship during tough times
No, Iran’s Rouhani Doesn’t Tweet
Time to stop imagining he’s some kind of hipster-cleric and judge him by what he does
Microsoft Earnings Beat Analyst Estimates, Stock Rises 4.4%
The software giant brought in nearly $25 billion in the last quarter
Carl Icahn: Apple Would Make Ideal PayPal Suitor
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants eBay to spin-off its surging PayPal unit. On Wednesday, eBay said its board considered Icahn’s proposal and rejected it, setting the stage for a potential showdown between the technology …
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Bitcoin Solves a Huge Problem for the Global Economy
Everyone’s talking about the fast growing digital currency Bitcoin. Jamie Dimon hates it, Marc Andreessen loves it, and Alan Greenspan thinks it’s a bubble with no intrinsic value.
I think Bitcoin reflects the fact that …
6 Products and Brands Psyched the Seahawks and Broncos Are in the Super Bowl
Dozens of companies have paid $4 million apiece so their 30-second commercials will be aired during the Super Bowl. But other brands and products are bound to get plenty of attention during the Super Bowl buildup simply due to …