Although many media pundits have declared that newspapers are in a death spiral, group buying may — just may — have an antidote. This business is a perfect fit for the existing newspaper sales force, which has a deep Rolodex …
I may be an outlier, but I’ve decided to unsubscribe from nearly all my group-buying deals. Instead, I’m focusing on Yipit, an aggregation service that makes group buying more like shopping for groceries than waiting for that i…
When Google (GOOG) offered to buy Groupon for $6 billion, board members stood to make millions of dollars each. Co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky could have walked away with $2.4 billion between them.
So why did they say no?
The answer, it…
Among Monday’s top online stories for investors: Seven stocks insiders are buying like crazy; financial books for your holiday gift list; and would you trust a former hedge fund manager who is also an ex-con and former sex offe…
While news that Groupon has rebuffed Google’s $6 billion offer has stolen the limelight, Amazon’s $175 million investment in LivingSocial could end up shaking up the daily-deal business and helping the No. 2 e-coupon company ga…