Mountain Dew Pulls ‘Racist’ Ad Created by Hip-Hop Artist
An ad for Mountain Dew created by the founder of hip-hop group Odd Future has been pulled after critics lambasted its violent undertones and one called it ”arguably the most racist commercial in history.” The video was created by Odd Future’s co-founder, Tyler Gregory Okonma, who… Read More »
EmailRealty Firm Offers Raises for Company Tattoo
Anthony Lolli, founder and owner of Rapid Realty, is giving his employees a chance to show their team spirit and earn some extra cash by getting a tattoo of the company logo on their bodies. Rapid Realty, based in Brooklyn, N.Y., with 62 locations from… Read More »
Jobs Report Summer Chill for Economy?
Is a spring and summer chill ahead for the US economy? After this week’s upbeat reports on surging home prices and reasonably solid consumer spending, ADP, the payroll firm, released gloomy numbers on job creation just two days before the Labor Department’s April employment survey…. Read More »
Cheaper Gas Predicted for Summer Driving
Morning Business Memo…. Gas prices usually head higher during the spring and summer but not this year. The American Automobile Association’s new forecast says drivers are likely to pay less this summer, with prices dropping to below $3.40 a gallon in most states by July,… Read More »
Pregnant T-Mobile Employee Clocked Out to Use Toilet
Kristi Rifkin had been working at T-Mobile Call Center in Nashville for four years when she got pregnant with her third child. She says she loved her job. “I had a great run,” Rifkin, 40, told ABC News. “I was making bonus. T Mobile was… Read More »
Jason Collins Custom Jersey Sales Spike on Wash. Wizards’ Online Store
Washington Wizards center Jason Collins’ jerseys got a boost in online sales after he became the first openly gay athlete on a major U.S. team sport. Team spokesman Scott Hall told ABC News that 100 percent of custom jerseys ordered from the team’s online store… Read More »
Inmates Review Prisons on Yelp
It’s not unusual to go on Yelp to find reviews of restaurants or stores, but now the online review website includes posts about prisons from around the country. Purported inmates, employees and visitors are using Yelp to rate and review institutions from Rikers Island in… Read More »
Home Prices Gain for 13th Straight Month
The U.S. residential real estate market continues to recover with prices rising for the 13th month in a row, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released Tuesday morning. The seasonally adjusted 20-city home price index rose 1.2 percent month-to-month in February, the 13th consecutive… Read More »
Apple CEO Charity Auction Hit By Card Fraud
The charity auction for a coffee date with Apple CEO Tim Cook is back on after the highest bid was discovered to have been made with a stolen credit card. The date with Tim Cook, along with 137 other experiences, benefit the Robert F. Kennedy… Read More »
Deficit Surprise: US Pays Down National Debt
Morning Business Memo…. For the first time since 2007 – before the recession – the US Treasury is planning to make a down payment on the federal debt. The budget deficit has been shrinking more than expected. Thanks to government spending cuts, and higher tax… Read More »
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