On Monday, Amazon very quietly made a policy change, pushing the minimum requirement for free standard shipping from $25 to $35. The tweak is likely to cause some shoppers to think twice about placing orders at Amazon. But …
Jobs Report Tells Us the U.S. Economy Still in Desperate Need of Electroshock
While the attention of the media and lawmakers in Washington has flitted from the recent government shutdown to the troubled rollout of the Obamacare website, today’s jobs numbers offer a stark reminder that the U.S. economy has …
This Is How Apple’s New Retail Genius Angela Ahrendts Thinks About the Business
Apple’s recent announcement that it is hiring Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts to take on its flagging retail business created a stir in Silicon Valley. Not only will Ahrendts be the only top female executive at Apple, she will be …
U.S. Adds Fewer Jobs Than Expected, But Unemployment Ticks Down
Unemployment down to 7.2 percent
Shoppers Snatch Up $250 Boxes Without Knowing What’s Inside
Would you cough up $250 to a luxury retailer without knowing exactly what you were getting? Plenty of Neiman Marcus shoppers found just such a deal — which supposedly has a value of $600 — too tempting to pass up.
Citing Red Tape, Mining Giant Quits Indian Exploration Projects
Move is major blow to India’s bid to become less dependent on fuel imports
After Disaster, Netflix Is Back From the Brink
The streaming company is now roaring thanks to smart investments in original content
JC Penney Will Sell Fewer Martha Stewart Products
The move is a win for rival Macy’s, which sued both Stewart and Penney’s for violating what it claimed was an exclusive licensing deal to sell the home diva’s wares
Google Unveils Tools to Access Web From Repressive Countries
The tech titan is introducing products to track Internet attacks and aid free expression
The Indie Beer Business Is About to Boom
After a popular American craft brewer sold out to the “devil,” some are wondering if more mergers and acquisitions will inevitably follow. And what might that mean to the thriving, vehemently independent craft beer scene?
How Brands Tried to Capitalize on the Facebook Outage on Twitter
Taking it to Twitter.
This is the First Ad for the Gold iPhone
Gold, gold, gold, and more gold