Companies Work to Make Processed Food Look Natural by The Associated Press Jun 18th 2013 10:00AM Food companies are coming to grips with the trend among consumers who don't want fast food and packaged snacks that look overly processed.
3 Ways Stock Buybacks Hurt Investors by M. Joy Hayes, Ph.D. Jun 18th 2013 5:00AM Walmart's $15 billion stock buyback plan may be popular with investors, but is it really in their best interests? Read this before celebrating buybacks as an unqualified good.
Think Facebook Execs Are Overpaid? Tough Noogies by M. Joy Hayes, Ph.D. Jun 18th 2013 5:00AM Facebook's 2013 proxy voting results suggest most outside shareholders are unhappy with its executive compensation system. Too bad. There's nothing they can do about it.
Shareholder Urges Smithfield Breakup Over Buyout by IBTimes Jun 17th 2013 12:05PM A big shareholder pushes Smithfield Foods to split itself up and offer itself to other bidders, rather than proceed with a takeover by a Chinese firm.
Ex-Workers: BofA Lied, Rewarded Foreclosures with Gift Cards by Reuters Jun 16th 2013 6:00PM Six former Bank of America employees have alleged that the bank deliberately denied eligible home owners loan modifications and lied about mortgage payments and documents.
Why is Pandora Buying a Radio Station ... in South Dakota? by Rick Aristotle Munarriz Jun 13th 2013 5:00PM There's an odd inequality in online music royalties: Radio station operators that run streaming websites pay less per online song than Pandora. Enter, station KXMZ-FM.
Upbeat U.S. Economic Data Stops Global Selloff by DailyFinance Staff Jun 13th 2013 4:35PM Before the open, it looked like this week's market losses would continue, following another big selloff in Japan. But some positive economic data managed to stop the bleeding.
Meet Warren Buffett's 28-Year-Old Protege, Tracy Britt by Business Insider Jun 13th 2013 8:25AM Plucked from obscurity, 28-year-old Tracy Britt has become Warren Buffett's right-hand woman -- and a front-runner for a leadership role when the Oracle of Omaha steps down.
Big Blue Issuing Thousands of Pink Slips Amid Restructuring by IBTimes Jun 13th 2013 6:50AM Computer giant IBM reportedly has begun the process of laying off employees in the U.S. as part of a worldwide restructuring plan estimated to cost about $1 billion.
India's Apollo Bids $2.5B for No. 2 U.S. Tire Maker, Cooper by Reuters Jun 12th 2013 2:27PM India's Apollo Tyres agrees to buy U.S.-based Cooper Tire for about $2.5 billion in a deal that would make Apollo the world's seventh-largest tire maker.
Pfizer Settles Protonix Patent Case for $2.15B by The Associated Press Jun 12th 2013 9:31AM Pfizer says it has reached a $2.15 billion settlement with a couple of generic drugmakers over sales of their versions of the heartburn drug Protonix.
Mass Marketing: P&G to Blanket Manhattan with Product Samples by The Associated Press Jun 12th 2013 7:36AM Procter & Gamble plans to blanket Manhattan on June 19, giving away thousands of trial-size products as the consumer-products maker aims to build awareness about its...
Altria Enters E-Cigarette Market, Igniting Competition by The Associated Press Jun 11th 2013 9:35AM Tobacco company Altria is set to introduce its first electronic cigarette under the MarkTen brand in Indiana starting in August.
What to Watch: 2 Conferences, 2 Earnings Reports, 1 DVD Box Set by Rick Aristotle Munarriz Jun 10th 2013 1:00PM From new iProducts to a tax giant's biggest quarterly report of the year, let's go over some of the items that will help shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street.
IHS Plans $1.4 Billion Acquisition of Carfax Operator RL Polk by The Associated Press Jun 10th 2013 7:05AM Business information and analytics firm IHS says it will spend $1.4 billion to buy the privately held R.L. Polk, which operates vehicle history report provider Carfax.
Disclosures on NSA Spying Alarm Lawmakers, Tech Companies by Reuters Jun 10th 2013 6:40AM Companies say they didn't offer the NSA "direct access" to "bulk" data, but the scope and secrecy of the surveillance created an uproar on Capitol Hill and in Silicon Valley.
Google Close to Buying Israeli Mapping Start-Up Waze: Report by Reuters Jun 10th 2013 6:00AM Google is close to buying the crowd-sourced mobile navigation app Waze for $1.3 billion, potentially trumping rival offers, an Israeli newspaper reported on Sunday.
5 Winners and Losers of the Week in Business by Rick Aristotle Munarriz Jun 7th 2013 11:35AM From clever moves by Microsoft and Amazon to an ill-conceived layoff at Zynga, here are the week's smartest moves and worst misses in the business world.
Microsoft Unveils Update to Unpopular Windows 8 OS by The Associated Press Jun 5th 2013 7:10AM Software-giant Microsoft has unveiled the updated version of its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system at the world's second largest computer show in Taipei.
BlackBerry Starts Selling New Q10 Smartphone with Keyboard by The Associated Press Jun 5th 2013 5:00AM The first keyboard-equipped BlackBerry Q10 running the company's new operating system hits U.S. stores on Wednesday, starting with T-Mobile.
Market Movers This Week: Wintry Earnings and iRadio Buzz by Rick Aristotle Munarriz Jun 3rd 2013 11:38AM Among the things sure to move the market this week, a fast-growing mattress retailer will uncovering its financials and we'll get a raft of fiscal details from retailers.
Starbucks to Ban Smoking Within 25 Feet of Cafes by The Associated Press May 31st 2013 6:00PM Starbucks is expanding its no-smoking policy to outdoor seating areas. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it'll start banning smoking within 25 feet of its cafes on Saturday.
Why Are These CEOs So Overpaid? by Eamon Murphy May 30th 2013 4:45PM The staggering growth of CEO pay might have something to do with executives' control over their own compensation. These are the chairmen/CEOs enjoying the biggest paydays.
Something Big is Eating Your Old Favorite Restaurant Chains by Rick Aristotle Munarriz May 30th 2013 9:55AM It's not the best of times to be running a casual dining or fast food chain. Their sales are sputtering because another restaurant category is eating their lunch.
Microsoft Offers a Peek into Windows 8 Updates by The Associated Press May 30th 2013 9:30AM Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows.
Ten Brands That Will Disappear in 2014 by 24/7 Wall St. May 28th 2013 4:50PM Every year, we predict 10 major brands that won't survive to the end of the following year. Click through the gallery to see which of your favorite brands might bite the dust.
Tech Companies' Bold New Offices Test 'Campus Curse' by Reuters May 28th 2013 6:47AM Much of corporate America is retrenching on the real estate front, but four influential technology companies are each planning headquarters that could win a prize for hubris.
Winners and Losers of the Week: Xbox One, Cruises and Coffee by Rick Aristotle Munarriz May 24th 2013 12:05PM From Sea World making a big splash to Carnival experiencing rough seas, here's are this week's best and worst in the business world.
Which Stocks Will Be Winners? Employees Spill the Beans by Rich Smith May 24th 2013 10:30AM Wondering how a company is really doing? Ask its rank-and-file employees. Glassdoor has done just that; here's how you can use their answers to buff up your portfolio.
P&G Brings Back Lafley as CEO by The Associated Press May 24th 2013 6:59AM Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble brings back its former CEO, A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, who left in 2009.
Proxy Advisory Firm Fined $300K for Alleged Data Breach by Reuters May 23rd 2013 2:25PM ISS settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert tickets.
