Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Americans buying big boats has Yamaha targeting 30% marginsJul 06, 2015 6:54 am - TOKYO - Yamaha Motor is forecasting profit margins at its marine business to almost double to 30 percent in the next few years as rich Americans buy bigger boats and out...
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How Zappos converts new hires to HolocracyJul 06, 2015 6:54 am - DeVonTae Browne didn't know anything about the management discipline of Holacracy before showing up at orientation for his new job in customer service at Zappos. "I wasn...
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Truckers enjoying low diesel fuel pricesJul 06, 2015 6:54 am - It's a good time to be a trucker. While retail gasoline has surged by 25 percent this year, diesel prices have fallen by more than a quarter a gallon. The difference bet...
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Grillers rejoice low propane fuel pricesJul 07, 2015 6:27 am - The fuel that will grill millions of hot dogs nationwide on the Fourth of July is giving energy producers heartburn. Propane inventories have soared to the highest seaso...
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JetBlue's free checked bag disappears with new fare systemJul 06, 2015 6:54 am - JetBlue Airways Corp., in the first major makeover of its fare system, will end a free checked-bag perk but offer passengers more ticket choices. The move, being introdu...
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Founder stepping down after starting Nike at age 26Jul 07, 2015 6:27 am - Nike is losing its top shoe salesman. Phil Knight announced he'll step down next year as Nike chairman, bringing to a close a half-century saga that began when he founde...
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McDonald's localizes menus with pulled pork, bacon McMuffinsJul 06, 2015 6:54 am - McDonald's is thinking global but acting local. The world's biggest restaurant chain, hoping to appeal to wider swathes of Americans, is working to offer more locally re...
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Facebook's next billion likes hinges on AfricaJul 05, 2015 8:21 am - North America has a population of about 500 million, and two-fifths of them are on Facebook. In Africa, with more than 1 billion people, just 120 million use the social ...
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Facebook will share ad money to score more premium videoJul 05, 2015 8:21 am - Facebook Inc. will begin sharing advertising revenue with companies that post videos on its social network, a step toward luring more premium content away from sites lik...
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6 things you need to know about Apple MusicJul 05, 2015 8:24 am - Finally. Apple Music is finally available and with it Apple enters the subscription streaming music game up against power players Spotify and Rdio, something the once-ki...