ConAgra CEO Sean Connolly says a zero-based budgeting review "took every expense and put it out in the parking lot." That's where moving vans will soon be parked, as the company prepares to shifts it headquarters to Chicago with a corporate staff that's leaner by 1,500 workers, culled from several locations worldwide.

The long-awaited Tesla Model X crossover SUV that goes to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds seems to be "awesome" inspiring. The word appears in headlines in both "USA Today" and "Wired." Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk put aside one of the six existing vehicles for himself and, when all is said and done, who wouldn't want a car that comes not only with "falcon wing" doors but also with its own "bioweapon defense mode"?