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An Unstoppable Climb in C.E.O. Pay
By Gretchen Morgenson WHEN we made our annual foray into the executive pay gold mine in April, chief executives’ earnings for 2012 showed what appeared to be muted growth on the year. The $14 million in median overall compensation received … Continue reading
Verizon plans sweeping wireless revamp
By Bloomberg News Verizon Wireless is planning a sweeping upgrade of its network this year after surging congestion and deteriorating speed allowed AT&T Inc. to close the gap on service quality. Following years of Verizon dominating the industry in speed … Continue reading
7 Institutions That Have Grown So Monstrously Big They Threaten to Destroy America
By Richard Eskow Bigger isn’t always better. From the Tower of Babel to Teddy Roosevelt’s trust-busting, that principle’s been enshrined in law and legend since the dawn of history. Have we forgotten the lesson? Corporations, databases, storehouses of personal and … Continue reading
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Tagged banks, business, corporations, economy, influence, investing, law, life, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, politics, Taco Bell, United States, wall street, Walmart
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Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank’s $21.6B offer
By Phil Goldstein Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) shareholders overwhelmingly approved Japanese operator SoftBank’s offer to acquire 78 percent of Sprint in a $21.6 billion deal, handing SoftBank and its CEO Masayoshi Son a major victory in SoftBank’s quest to outbid Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network (NASDAQ: … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Charlie Ergen, Dish, Dish Network, Masayoshi Son, Softbank, Sprint, Sprint Nextel
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Sean Combs’ ‘Revolt TV’ Signs Deal with Time Warner Cable
By C. Daniel Baker Revolt TV, the upcoming cable network led by Sean “P Diddy” Combs, has finalized a national carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable. Together with previously announced distribution, this will make Revolt one of the largest launches … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Cable television, CNN, Comcast, entertainment, MTV, Revolt, Sean Combs, television, Time Warner Cable
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Why AT&T And Verizon May Start Charging You More Fees
By Timothy Stenovec Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more and more fees on your wireless bill. That’s one of the takeaways from a new report of the U.S. mobile market, according to Tero Kuittinen, a mobile analyst and vice … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, business, Chetan Sharma, consumer, Fee, money, Subscription business model, Verizon, Verizon Communications, wireless
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The Evil Lies of Crazy Bankers: 6 Former Employees Expose Inhuman Greed of BofA
By Thom Hartmann Just when we thought the big banks couldn’t hit a new low, they did. Six former employees of Bank of America have come forward, alleging that the big bank intentionally denied eligible homeowners mortgage loan modifications, and … Continue reading
Sprint, Clearwire Agree to New $5 Per Share Acquisition Deal
By Ben Munson Sprint today announced that Clearwire has accepted Sprint’s raised bid of $5 per share to buy out Clearwire. The new deal values Clearwire at approximately $14 billion and represents a 47 percent premium over Sprint’s previous offer … Continue reading
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Tagged broadbandd, business, cellular, Clearwire, Comcast, Dish Network, Intel, Shareholder, spectrum, Sprint, Sprint Nextel, technology, Tender offer, wireless
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Sticker shock: Why are glasses so expensive?
If you wear glasses ahem the more fashionable term, “eyewear” you may find this report from 60 Minutes extremely interesting.
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Tagged 60 Minutes, business, Consumer Goods and Services, eyewear, glasses, health, Luxottica, shopping, Vision
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American power in the 21st century will be defined by the ‘rise of the rest’
By Joseph S. Nye Jr. In the last century, the United States rose from the status of second-tier power to being the world’s sole superpower. Some worry that the United States will be eclipsed in this century by China, but … Continue reading →