With so many jurors talking about cases they’re on via social networks, judges are now updating their warnings to jurors about the sanctity of jury deliberations to include social media. Some are even confiscating smartphones i…
For most outfits, it’s marketing 101: Products need to look attractive, sensual and delicious. But some brands have taken the opposite approach. By proudly touting their foul, harsh flavors, they’ve built a loyal base by convin…
Carrot farmers want to convince young eaters to put down that bag of chips and pick up a pack of baby carrots. So, a new ad campaign will use weapons favored by the junk-food giants: flashy snack bags, video games, humor and Yo…
Stocks closed higher Friday for the seventh time in the last eight sessions, helped by fewer jobless claims and a stronger-than-expected reading on wholesale inventories and sales. Volume was especially light at the end of the …
Now that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has HP’s Mark Hurd, he could be getting ready to make his next move — and go for all of HP. Sounds crazy, but at least one respected tech analyst thinks it’ll happen. And he notes that Ellison…