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 Scarlett Kuang | Oct 12, 2018 | News |
When convention-goer Scott Kelly arrived last Saturday at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, a Marriott property in downtown San Fncisco, he had to elbow his way through a picket line and a clamorous hotel lobby. After he got into his room at 8:45 p.m., chanting from...
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 Graison Dangor | Oct 9, 2018 | News |
Image: CVS store in Willimantic, Connecticut. Photo by flickr user JJBers Allowing CVS and Aetna to merge would create a $147 billion healthcare juggernaut against which no pharmacy or insurance company could hope to compete, said opponents of the deal in a hearing...
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...
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