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Do you want to live to be 100 years old? Very few people make it there. Living to be 100 takes a lot of effort.
Panera Bread Makes a Clean Break Toward Sustainability
Both Panera Bread and Chipotle Mexican Grill have committed their companies to sourcing ingredients from only the most wholesome suppliers who've themselves promise to uphold certain standards.
Is the Charlotte Bobcats-to-Hornets Rebrand Good for Business?
The Charlotte Hornets are back again. When the NBA franchise moved to New Orleans in 2002, the Charlotte Bobcats were born. But as of last year, the New Orleans team became the Pelicans, so…
PepsiCo Drinks In Gatorade’s Social Media Performance at Game One of NBA Finals
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.
Teen Drama “The Fault in Our Stars” Is Poised to Top Tom Cruise’s “Edge of Tomorrow” at Box Office
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…
Will the Houston Astros-Jon Singleton Contract Forever Change the Business of Baseball?
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 years,…
Here’s Why Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks Will Be Serving Lunch
McDonald's owns breakfast, but lunch is still up for grabs and Starbucks and Dunkin Brands are both hoping to claim it.
How Steve Ballmer Can Justify His $2 Billion Bid for the LA Clippers
Last week Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, bid $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers -- a price most experts consider way too high. Is this just a vanity purchase or is…
Domino’s ‘No-Hitter’ Campaign Backfires
via Keith Allison, Flickr.A marketing campaign is only as good as its social media exposure, and sometimes things can go wrong quickly. That’s especially true on today’s Internet, and it’s a lesson Domino’s Pizza…
Will Northwestern’s ‘Purple Pricing’ Kill the Secondary Ticket Market?
ThinkstockIn 2004, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) used an unfamiliar mechanism, known as a Dutch auction, to issue shares of its IPO. Unlike a traditional auction, which lets bidders compete for an item that rises in…
Will the Chicago Cubs Win the World Series?
Image via Floyd Wilde, Flickr.You know the story. The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908, by far the longest championship drought in baseball. So naturally, fans take this to mean their…
Why No CEO Hall of Fame?
There are several CEO of the Year awards. But there is no CEO Hall of Fame picked by writers from business magazines, websites, television business shows or newspapers. However, there should be.
States Where People Can’t Get a Mortgage
ThinkstockAlthough the U.S. housing market is improving, lending standards remain tight. Banks have become extremely vigilant in their lending practices, requiring a more stable income, enough money for a sizable down payment and a…