Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
AT&T's $48.5 billion agreement yesterday to purchase satellite TV operator DirecTV and its 20.27 million U.S. video subscribers will provide a muscular competitor to the bulked-up Comcast-Time Warner
but the … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
AAA Travel says it expects 36.1 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home this Memorial Day weekend, up 1.5% from last … Read the whole story
AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
The crossover, as of this writing, is sitting in a giant red locker, an outsized version of Amazon's new delivery-locker system for consumers with … Read the whole story
FOOD
by Karlene Lukovitz
The site also features several videos created as part of a new, multiplatform campaign based on the Bacon Club. (Registering as a club member … Read the whole story
AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
Notes a GM spokesperson: "It's a creative way to express the fact that the next-generation Escalade is significantly upgraded, especially the interior. And it's … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Tanya Gazdik
Bridgestone Americas is using a well-known actress to target women, mothers and those concerned about safety. The Nashville-based tire manufacturer has tapped Emmy-award winning … Read the whole story
TELECOM
by Aaron Baar
Although more than a third of consumers (35%) are concerned about losing coverage if they switch, 15% say they don't believe there's any difference … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
It is remarkable how much certainty there is in the world. For instance, consider the conventional wisdom of Jill Abramson's sudden departure from "The … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Marcus Fischer
Don't like your Google search results? Move to Europe. Read the whole story