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Media Mayhem, But Time Warner and Comcast Hang Tough

By Jeff Reeves
Time Warner Cable, Charter and Comcast are all up YTD on buyout talk. But, downward pressure thanks to streaming may sink them all, soon.

R.I.P Buddy Baker: 5 Things to Remember About NASCAR’s ‘Gentle Giant’

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Buddy Baker, the 'Gentle Giant' of NASCAR that won the 1980 Daytona 500, has passed away at the age of 74 due to lung cancer.

The Fantastic Four Movie: A (Bad) Review Roundup

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
The Fantastic Four movie is out and its getting low reviews from just about every reviewer over its story and poorly executed ending.

Abercrombie & Fitch Puts an End to Controversial On-Call Shifts

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Abercrombie & Fitch has announced that it's putting an end to on-call shifts, with the first stores ending the practice being in New York.

Colorado Confirms Its 2nd Plague Death for 2015

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
The state of Colorado has confirmed that a resident has died of the deadly disease plague, the second one in 2015.

Microsoft Upgrades Maternity & Paternity Leave Benefits

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Microsoft has upgraded its maternity and paternity leave benefits, offering 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave.

Netflix to Offer ‘Unlimited’ Maternity, Paternity Leave for Employees

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Netflix has announced that it's now offering unlimited paid maternity and paternity leave for its employees for one year.

Kim Kardashian Book ‘Selfish’ Flops in U.S.

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Kim Kardashian’s book ‘Selfish’ has been met with poor reviews. Amazon users have been relentless on the selfies book.

Princeton Review: Vanderbilt College Has the Happiest Students

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
The Princeton Review has named Vanderbilt University as the college with the happiest students in the United States based on a survey.

Princeton Review: Top Party Schools 2015-16

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
The Princeton Review has released its list of the top party schools in the United States for the 2015 to 2016 school year.

Macy’s Same-Day Delivery Heading to 17 Cities

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Macy's is expanding it same-day delivery that it tested out last year to include more cities and bring the total offering areas up to 17.

Study: Picky Eaters May Grow Up to Be Depressed, Anxious

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A new study claims that children that are picky eaters could grow up to be depressed and anxious because of their extreme tastes.

Report: New Ebola Vaccine Is ‘Highly Effective’

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A new Ebola vaccine provided by Merck is being called 'highly effective' following a small study in Guinea, West Africa.

Dairy Queen Hosts ‘Miracle Treat Day’ for Children’s Miracle Network

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Dairy Queen is hosting 'Miracle Treat Day' to help benefit Children's Miracle Network with all many locations participating.

The Cheesecake Factory Has 1/2 Price Slices on National Cheesecake Day

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
The Cheesecake Factory is celebrating National Cheesecake Day -- today -- by offering slices at half price

GOING VIRAL: What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Coca-Cola?

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
The effects of Coca-Cola on the body have been going viral lately following an article about what it does in an hour's time.

How CVS, IBM Will Use ‘Watson’ to Manage Your Chronic Health Condition

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
CVS and IBM are teaming up to help manage patients' health with the Watson AI that could predict potential problems with patients.

Royal Dutch Shell Layoffs: RDS to Cut 6,500 Jobs

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A series of Shell layoffs will see the oil company cut 6,500 jobs as part of an effort to prepare for a long-term drop in oil prices.

How the New Tesla Referral Program Works

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Tesla has announced that its offering a referral program for owners of its Model S that will net new and existing buyers rewards.
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