Blizzard 2015: There’s a run on toilet paper
Customers also seem concerned about keeping the lights on and staying warm. Duraflame log sales jumped up too, according to Putterman. Walmart (WMT) sold out of eggs Sunday night in…
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IBM disputes report of 112,000 layoffs
IBM analysts are skeptical of the report too. “I don’t know if the report’s right or wrong, but I believe it’s very likely a gross exaggeration,” said Frank Gens, chief…
4 stocks popping thanks to Snowmageddon
Finally, Compass Minerals (CMP), a maker of salts sold to businesses and consumers to help de-ice highways, streets and sidewalks, rose about 1%. Let is snow? Now should long–term investors…
Elon Musk stars on The Simpsons
Related: Billionaires battle for the Internet in space Still, Musk convinces money-hungry business titan Montgomery Burns to build some of his electric-powered dreams. But that leads to a $50 million…
Blizzard of 2015: Winners and losers
–Hardware stores and gas stations: Nothing sells shovels like a snowstorm. There’s also a spike in interest for ice scrapers, sand, salt, snow blowers and gas to run them. This…
This money manager hates Carl Icahn
Related: Icahn is battling the workers’ union of the Taj Mahal casino But Scherrer said his firm first invested in eBay because it believed it is better off with PayPal….
Barbie-maker Mattel CEO out as sales falter
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Syriza won, so what’s next for Greece?
3) Restructure debt: Here’s where the battle really begins. Greece’s new guard wants austerity measures such as tax hikes and government spending cuts to be revised. But the country’s international…
This Chinese brand is worth more than Alibaba
Related: Jack Ma: Alibaba is still a baby Millward Brown, owned by WPP (WPPGY), said that more competition can be expected between Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu (BIDU, Tech30) — China’s…
Europe plays it tough with Greece
“We believe it is important, that the new government put measures in place that will continue Greece’s economic recovery. That also means that Greece must abide the rules it has…
No, you can’t fly drones over the White House
These restrictions do have some merit. A relatively small drone can carry a few pounds at a time. And if it’s loaded up with just one pound of, say, C-4…
U.S.-based Bitcoin exchange set to open
San Francisco-based Coinbase, which opened in June of 2012, has until now solely been a platform where merchants and their customers can conduct transactions using bitcoins. – Chicago Mercantile Association:…
Disney launches ‘Frozen’ cruise
Disney said that evening dances on the pool deck will be “followed by fun just for adults in the nightclub featuring dance performances and frozen specialty drinks.” – Chicago Mercantile…
To avoid Sony’s fate, companies play war games
“What this is at its heart is a critical decision-making game,” said Craig Stronberg, a consultant at the firm who designed the game. Related: Obamacare site tells marketers you smoke…
NFL (officially) comes to YouTube
The NFL is one of TV’s most reliable and massive hits. With a lot of TV content shifting to digital platforms, it only makes sense to give the league’s highlights…
How to skip the pre-blizzard frenzy in stores
The list of most requested items for New Yorkers include: Water Flashlights Snow boots and snow pants Pet food Candles Alcohol Prescriptions Mac chargers – Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc….
Ex-employee of Fox-owned station commits suicide outside 21st Century Fox HQ
Perea did not work at Fox News Channel. But he invoked the cable news channel’s name in online complaints. Perea had posted a long list of YouTube videos titled “American…
U.S. deficit to ‘hold steady’ until 2018, then start growing
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Blizzard doesn’t stop Wall Street trading, yet
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Apple Pay won’t add to Apple’s profit
Related: Apple Pay is a win for (smart) retailers Yet with Apple taking just 0.15% of every Apple transaction, all that love and goodwill isn’t going to add anything significant…
S&P cuts Russia’s credit rating to junk
The nation’s currency has plunged to all-time lows, raising concerns that it is headed for a full-blown financial crisis. It’s lost over 40% of its value against the U.S. dollar….
ID thieves stealing tax refunds still a big problem, IRS says
“Taxpayers should protect their computers and only give out their Social Security numbers when absolutely necessary,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in a statement Monday. More specifically, the IRS recommends…
Blizzard costs flyers big bucks
Related: Get paid for canceled flights – 8 must have travel aps “It’s tough to quantify how much of that is out-of-pocket expenses, and how much is productivity,” said Tulinda…
Uber to limit price surges during blizzard
Sky-high prices during Superstorm Sandy led to Uber’s current policy. The New York Attorney General’s office negotiated the policy with Uber, and said the company agreed to “limit prices during…
Bob Dylan has a ‘gift’ for AARP members: Free copy of his new album
Dylan is known for his songwriting, but this album is his take on hits from the 1920s through the 1950sthe work of Rogers and Hammerstein, Frank Sinatra and the like….
Euro slips after anti-austerity party wins Greek elections
On the campaign trail, Tsipras said he would cut taxes and force Germany and other creditors back to the bargaining table to renegotiate the terms of the bailout package. He…
Bernie Sanders: 7-point plan for saving ‘the disappearing middle class’
Sanders is setting himself up for a major clash in Congress. Republicans now control both houses, and he was recently given the top opposition spot on the Senate Budget Committee….
Northeast blizzard: What you need to know if you’re traveling
Virgin America (VA): Travelers headed into or out of Boston, New York, Newark or Washington airports on Tuesday may change their reservation without fees. More from Virgin America. – Chicago…
When Silicon Valley takes LSD
Tim Ferriss, a Silicon Valley investor and author of “The 4-Hour Workweek,” says he knows many successful entrepreneurs who dabble in psychedelics. “The billionaires I know, almost without exception, use…
Are smart drugs driving Silicon Valley?
The idea: mix and match enough of them to find the killer combo; the winning blend is what’s known as a “stack.” Asprey’s stack is ever evolving as he experiments…