Evan Hanson
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The New York City Council says "No, Thanks" to Walmart's philanthropy. The retail giant has been making donations to New York City charities, but the City Council thinks this is a ploy by the giant...
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When LeBron James had to leave Game 1 of the NBA finals because of leg cramps, fans took to Twitter. Why didn't Gatorade prevent the cramps, they asked? Gatorade tweeted back.
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'Orange is the New Black' means a lot to Netflix -- and its investors. This weekend is likely to witness a lot of 'binge -watching' as the second season began streaming this weekend.
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It's been nearly three years since America's space shuttle program died. But don't lose heart -- space tech inventor and hi-tech investor Elon Musk has a plan to return American astronauts to space...
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Earlier this week, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a variety of new features coming to its operating systems, OS X and iOS. While all of them should improve the user...
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It's been two years since the old Sara Lee business was broken up, but as the bidding war over Hillshire Brands proves, there was a lot of pent up value in the diversified consumer goods company and...
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Fox's teen drama "The Fault in Our Stars," starring Shailene Woodley, is expected to top Tom Cruise's "Edge of Tomorrow" at the box office this weekend. Fox has had a great start to the summer with...
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The Department of Defense awarded $3.84 billion in defense contracts Thursday, including projects for F-35 fighter jets, X planes, and U.S. Navy ships. The military contractors include Boeing, BAE...
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Lockheed Martin wins three separate Pentagon defense contracts for more than $606 million, including Ballistic Missile Defense System flight tests and work for the U.S. Navy.
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Sales of Jack Daniel's whiskey boosted Brown-Forman's fourth-quarter earnings. Premium whiskey continues to power growth, showing the spirit has far more staying power than other adult beverages,...
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Apple may start using Lightning headphones on its iPhones and iPads, though consumers may be upset to find that their current headphones no longer work.
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Both 30-year fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) and 15-year FRMs got more expensive over the past week, with 30-year FRMs rising two basis points to return to the 4.14% level of two weeks ago, and 15-year...
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Costco Wholesale Co. saw strong sales gains in May, with total sales rising 8% year-over-year to $8.8 billion for the four weeks ending June 1. For the 39 weeks ending on June 1, its sales rose to...
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The U.S. Department of Defense awarded 7 contracts on June 4 totaling $194.5 million. The recipients included: Rolls Royce, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon.
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This week the Houston Astros' Jon Singleton became baseball’s first prospect to ever agree to a long-term deal before playing a game in the major leagues. Worth a guaranteed $10 million over five...
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