AT&T Pulls Out of T-Mobile Deal
Posted in Business on Dec 19th, 2011
AT&T is ending its $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA, citing fierce government objections.
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Wireless carriers agree to end ‘bill shock’
Posted in Business on Oct 18th, 2011
Those surprise overage charges on your wireless bill will soon be a thing of the past.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns
Posted in Business on Aug 25th, 2011
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has resigned and will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, the company said late Wednesday. Jobs will stay on as Apple’s chairman.
Playboy puts entire 57 years of magazines online
Posted in Business on May 20th, 2011
Good news for those who thought their copies of Playboy were gone forever when their moms found them and threw them away.
Wal-Mart recalls 2 million fire-prone heaters
Posted in Business on Dec 16th, 2010
- Wal-Mart is recalling more than two million electric heaters because of a “fire and burn hazard,” the company said Thursday.
Worker at taxpayer-funded agency in Virginia plays hooky for 12 years
Posted in Business on Aug 28th, 2010
A worker was paid for 12 years without ever showing up for work at a Norfolk, Virginia, agency funded by federal, state and local money, officials say.
As the World Turns’ stops spinning after 54 years
Posted in Business on Jun 24th, 2010
You can view the clip on YouTube: Dr. Bob Hughes lunching with a fellow doctor in a scene aired live on “As the World Turns“ the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963.
Playboy ‘readers’ get 3-D centerfold in June issue
Posted in Business on May 11th, 2010
Playboy readers who can only imagine what it would look like if a centerfold jumped right off the page are getting new specs to help them see into Hef’s world.
Legg Mason to cut 250 jobs in Baltimore area
Posted in Business on May 10th, 2010
Money manager Legg Mason Inc. said Monday that it will cut 250 jobs in the Baltimore area — 30 percent of its local work force — in an effort to boost profits by shipping the work to affiliates around the world.
U.S. Postal Service plans to do away with Saturday mail
Posted in Business on Mar 2nd, 2010
The U.S. Postal Service plans to propose Tuesday an adjusted mail service schedule, which will likely cut Saturday delivery. The agency will also suggest closing some branches and expanding its use of self-service kiosks in grocery stores and other popular retail spots, as part of its effort to work its way out of a mountain [...]
Rumor Has it Magic Johnson is looking to buy Ebony Magazine
Posted in Business on Feb 14th, 2010
There have been discussions,” Eric Holoman, president of Los Angeles-based Magic Johnson Enterprises, said yesterday in an interview. “There’s no definitive agreement.” He declined to comment further