by Max Zahn | Oct 13, 2018 | Companies, News |
Bernie Sanders isn’t stopping at Amazon. His next target: McDonald’s. The Vermont Senator, a longtime critic of the wages paid to entry-level Amazon workers, praised CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday when he announced a raise of starting pay to $15 per hour. Then Sanders...
by Matthew Cutler | Oct 11, 2018 | News, Rubicon |
Sirius XM’s acquisition of Pandora could deepen digital advertiser’s relationship with drive-time. Pandora’s ad-driven streaming will catch the millions of listeners Sirius doesn’t hook with trials of its subscription service popular in new vehicles, said Sirius XM...
by Hernán Goicochea | Oct 9, 2018 | Amazon, Five Below, Retail |
With Toys R’ Us having closed its doors, Five Below seeks opportunity to target families searching for new toy destinations. The closing of all Toys R’ Us stores across the U.S., as part of a bankruptcy liquidation, left many families feeling nostalgic over childhood...
by Sarah Min | Oct 9, 2018 | Companies, Disney, News |
Disney has agreed to Fox’s decision to sell its stake in Sky, the European pay television company. The sale improves Disney’s balance sheet, allowing the company to direct its already considerable assets into a streaming app that’s promised to roll out in late 2019....
by Willa Rubin | Oct 8, 2018 | AT&T, AT&T, News |
Photo: Luismt94 After two acquisitions this summer, AT&T plans to take on platform advertisers like Facebook and Google. Investors aren’t yet sure the pivot will pay off. The telecom giant recently unveiled a new advertising platform, called Xandr, honoring...
by Ben Foldy | Oct 8, 2018 | AT&T, Companies, News |
AT&T (NYSE: T) has joined forces with the U.S. Department of Justice in mounting complementary legal challenges to California’s new net neutrality law. The move aligns the two recent antagonists, as the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is still...
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