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Starbucks Makes a Bigger Move Into Beer and Wine

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Starbucks Evenings is the company's new effort to sell beer and wine at its locations when the traffic starts dying down.

QVC, ZU: Owner of QVC to Buy Zulily for $2.4 Billion

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Liberty Interactive, owner of the QVC shopping channel, has announced that it will buy shopping website Zulily for $2.4 billion.

Volkswagen Recall: 420K Vehicles Need Airbag Fix

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A new Volkswagen recall includes 420,000 vehicles sold in the United States from 2010 to 2014 that have issues with their airbags.

Sesame Street Moving From PBS to HBO

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Sesame Street will be showing up on HBO first for the next five years and will have half-hour episodes with more episodes per season.

‘Frozen’ Director: Tarzan Could Be Anna and Elsa’s Brother

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Chris Buck, the director behind Disney's 'Frozen', linked Tarzan to Anna and Elsa, before destroying the internet's fan theories.

Elvis Week: Graceland Online Auction to Feature 170+ Items

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
This week is Elvis Week, a yearly event in remembrance of the the singer's death, and there's an auction with a lot of memorabilia on sale.

BodyArmor: Dr Pepper Snapple Buys $20M Stake in Gatorade Rival

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Dr Pepper Snapple has bought a $20-million stake, worth almost 12%, in sports drinks BodyArmor, which has Gatorade and Powerade as rivals.

Sundar Pichai: 5 Things to Know About the New Google CEO

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Google has a new CEO in Sundar Pichai, the man behind Google Toolbar and Chrome, now that former CEO Larry Page has left the role.

‘Deadliest Catch’ Star Tony Lara Dies at 50

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Deadliest Catch star Tony Lara has died at age 50. The fisherman appeared on six episodes of the reality TV show.

Symantec (SYMC) to Sell Veritas to Carlyle Group for $8 Billion

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Symantec has announced that it's selling Veritas to Carlyle Group for $8 billion in a deal that will close by the start of next year.

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.
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