Chipotle stock tanks after earnings. Was it a little too hot?
Higher food prices are also affecting Chipotle’s bottom line. Food costs rose an hefty 35% last quarter as certain meat prices are at historic highs. But customers can rejoice: Chipotle…
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Charlie Hebdo to return on Feb. 25
Watch: Mayor says Paris will sue Fox News – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed…
Google Is Preparing To Launch Its Own Ride-Sharing Service
Feb 2 (Reuters) – Google Inc is preparing to offer its own ride-hailing service, putting it in direct competition with Uber, Bloomberg News reported, citing a person close to Uber’s…
Dow jumps 275 points as oil prices rebound
“When you see an asset class in free fall, it’s hard to get excited about anything else. You’re not going to buy stocks because you’re afraid falling oil is a…
RadioShack employees wonder: What’s next?
Even if RadioShack is circling the drain, staffers won’t necessarily be out of work immediately. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time,…
Alibaba strikes financing deal with Lending Club
Read next: Non-bank loans: Quick, easy…and addictive? Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two…
Ford reveals 316 horsepower Focus
It will be equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. The highest-powered version of the Focus available now is the 252-horsepower Focus ST which sells for prices starting at $24,370. Pricing…
Is the 3-D printing revolution already over?
Rendering images in 3-D and printing them out is undeniably cool. It’s something that many businesses in a variety of industries are using. Clothing, engine parts, food and hearing aids…
Wall Street bets on Staples-Office Depot marriage
In a letter to Staples CEO Ron Sargent last month, Starboard suggested that it could enlist other shareholders to join its cause if the company didn’t cooperate. Staples responded that…
Why That ‘Like A Girl’ Super Bowl Ad Was So Groundbreaking
An ad for pads stole the show during the Super Bowl. Always, one of the biggest makers of feminine care products (the things women use during their period), debuted a…
Justice Deferred Is Justice Denied By Jed S. Rakoff | The New York Review Of Books
So-called “deferred prosecutions” were developed in the 1930s as a way of helping juvenile offenders. A juvenile who had been charged with a crime would agree with the prosecutor to…
A High-End Hotel Stay, With a Touch of Risk
To usher in 2015, Tim Ratliff booked a four-star hotel in Boston for half its typical price. He did not, however, know which one it was. Mr. Ratliff, an air…
Here’s What The People Delivering Your Instacart Groceries Really Think
In today’s app economy, part-time work just isn’t what it used to be. Once upon a time, a part-time job at a supermarket would have meant spending hours behind a…
RadioShack Prepares To Shut Down In Deal With Sprint: Report
(Reuters) – Troubled electronics retailer RadioShack Corp is preparing to shut down the chain in a deal that would see half the stores taken over by Sprint Corp, Bloomberg News…
RadioShack In Talks To Sell Half Its Stores To Sprint, Shutter the Rest
(Bloomberg) — RadioShack Corp. is preparing to shut down the almost-century-old electronics chain in a bankruptcy deal that would sell about half its stores to Sprint Corp. and close the…
Patriots Dynasty Has a Claim on Being the Best
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox FEB. 2, 2015 – Those Steelers, like the Packers of the 1960s, also deserve credit for their dominance. They often won handily….
Here Are The Best Cities To Find A Job In 2015
The U.S. job market just had its best year for hiring in 15 years, and according to a recent report from jobs website ZipRecruiter, certain cities in the West, Midwest…
Doom and gloom dominates Corporate America
Strong dollar, weak guidance: Just look at what United Technologies (UTX) said late last month when it warned of below-consensus results. The helicopter and elevator maker said that while it…
Why should we trust the Sony PlayStation Network ever again?
But it’s been especially patchy lately. In August, digital punks calling themselves “Lizard Squad” interrupted the PlayStation Network along with several others. On Dec. 8, they attacked knocking the network…
‘American Sniper’ now ranks as No. 1 war movie at the box office
The war movie milestone is significant. Critically-acclaimed movies set in Iraq, like “The Hurt Locker,” and other post-9/11 features like “Zero Dark Thirty,” earned just a fraction of what “Sniper”…
Offshore corporate cash piles at risk from Obama tax plan
“I don’t think this is going to pass,” said Kelly Phillips Erb, a tax attorney in the Philadelphia area, who said the proposed tax rate of 19% is unrealistically high….
3 stocks we’re never selling
This unique competitive position combined with a focus on maintaining dividends is a recipe for long-term profits for investors and makes the stock worth holding forever. Related: Are We on…
Stocks plunge, but bonds are still red hot
And the dollar is on fire right now. Higher interest rates and strong currencies often go together like peanut butter and jelly. But it all comes down to safety. Investors…
New Lands’ End CEO comes from Dolce & Gabbana
Huber led the apparel company through its spinoff last year from another iconic American brand, Sears (SHLD). Sears bought Land’s End in 2002. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data…
Super Bowl XLIX posts record overnight TV ratings
According to ESPN’s Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell, 89% of the TVs on in Seattle during the game were tuned into the Super Bowl. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market…
Greece: We’re not looking for a fight over debt
Read more: Greek banks plunge as new government challenges bailout Campaign promises to end austerity don’t mean Greece would not meet its obligations to the ECB or IMF, Tsipras said…
Julián Castro: Obama’s housing chief wants to talk about the middle class, not politics
But Castro said he is confident that 2015 can be “a year of housing opportunity.” Falling gas prices, easing home prices and low interest rates mean “more folks will have…
Another new record for Super Bowl streaming
An NBC Sports spokesman said the average streaming viewership number is not yet available. Even with a peak of 1.3 million simultaneous viewers, the online streams account for barely 1/100th…
Media Titans Murdoch and Bloomberg at Play in Politics and News
David Carr THE MEDIA EQUATION When Mitt Romney announced on Friday that he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination for a third time, he cited the desire to “give…
FCC will seek heavier regulation of the Internet
“There’s a cop on the beat, but we’re not going to tell you what’s illegal yet,” the person said. Wheeler’s approach falls in line with President Obama’s firm stand in…