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Amazon Feud: AMZN Tells Hachette to Lower E-Book Prices

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Amazon is telling Hatchette that it wants the publisher to lower the price of e-books in an effort to sell more and make more money.

Kellogg (K) to Close Georgia Plant, Cut 325 Jobs

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Kellogg (K) is closing a Georgia plant and cutting 325 jobs. The plant will close for good by the end of 2015.

Walmart (WMT) Buys Shopping App Luvocracy

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Walmart (WMT) is acquiring shopping app Luvocracy and most of its staff in a deal to improve how the retailer presents its products.

Tesla, Panasonic Reach TSLA Gigafactory Battery Deal

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Reports claim that Tesla Motors and Panasonic have come to an agreement on the former's gigafactory for creating batteries.

Smith & Wesson (SWHC) to Pay $2M in SEC Bribery Case

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Smith & Wesson has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over bribery allegations.

HIT Study: Seniors Can Transform Health With ‘6 Seconds of Exercise’

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A small HIT study claims that short bursts of exercise could be beneficial to the elderly and help them lower their blood pressure.

Tesla Rumors: Nevada May Be a No-Go for TSLA Gigafactory

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Nevada may have lost its chance to be home to the new Tesla gigafactory as workers on its possible site have been laid off.

FB News: Angry Mob Kills Woman, 2 Girls Over Facebook Post

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A Pakistani mob killed a woman and two girls after a member of her religious sect was accused of making a blasphemous post on Facebook.

Team Sets New Record for Going Cross Country in a Tesla

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
A team from Edmunds.com has set a new record of 67 hours for driving across the united States in one of Tesla's Model S cars.

Merck Layoffs: MRK to Cut Another 600 Jobs

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Merck (MRK) is cutting 600 jobs less than a year after cutting 8,500 jobs as part of a massive retrenchment.

AMZN: Amazon Employee Buzzes By Space Needle With Drone

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
An Amazon employee is being accused of crashing a drone into the Seattle Space Needle, but video of the flight doesn't show that.

US Bank Sweepstakes: Want to Win a Tesla Model S?

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
US Bank is hosting a sweepstakes that gives anyone who opens an account through the bank the chance to win a Tesla Model S.

5 Things to Know About New US Walmart CEO Gregory Foran

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Walmart's U.S. division is getting a new CEO in Gregory Foran as Bill Simon decides to step down after four years in the role.

AAPL News: 20,000+ Employees Sue Apple Over Meal Breaks, Unpaid Wages

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Apple is being sued by more than 20,000 employees over alleged violations of the California Labor Code concerning meal breaks and more.

Yahoo (YHOO) Buys Flurry to Up Its Mobile Ad Game

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Yahoo and Flurry both announced via blog posts that the former would be buying the latter in a deal that may have cost $200M to $300M.

TSLA: Tesla Adds Robots, Revamps Calif. Plant for Model X SUV

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Tesla is temporarily shutting down its factory in California to upgrades it with 25 more robots in preparation for the Model X.

AMZN: Amazon Stock Downgraded by Citigroup

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Amazon stock has been downgraded to a neutral rating by Citigroup prior to the release of the company's Q2 earnings report.

TWTR: Katy Perry Makes Big MH17 Blunder on Twitter

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Katy Perry made a huge gaffe on Twitter (TWTR) when she lamented the loss of 100 UNICEF volunteers on the MH17 flight.

Verizon Rewards Program: 5 Things to Know

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
A Verizon rewards program is being launched for the company's subscribers. Here are five things to know about it.
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