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 »
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 »
NY Man’s Tweets Spoil News Stories
Spoiler alert: His name is Alex Mizrahi, from Brooklyn, N.Y., and his Twitter handle takes the gas out of Huffington Post’s own Twitter headlines by beating the news site to the punch line. Mizrahi launched @HuffPostSpoilers last August with the intent of tweeting the meat of Huffington Post… Read More »
T-Mobile Offers Refunds for ‘No-Contract’ Offer
Mobile phone users who purchased T-Mobile equipment and financed the purchase using T-Mobile’s Equipment Installment Plan may be eligible for a refund after the company settled alleged a suit over “deceptive advertising” of its “no-contract” plans. On Thursday, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a… Read More »
Flash Crash Over AP Tweet Hoax Eyed
Morning Business Memo… A weird thing happened to the stock market last week, and now financial regulators want to know if something much worse could cause a crash in the future. Someone hacked the Associated Press Twitter account and tweeted that President Obama had been… Read More »
Bumbling Burglar Viral Video Used to Sell Pastrami
It’s not a typical suspect’s attire: pajama pants, a deep v-neck and pantyhose over his head. That’s possibly why footage of a man’s failed burglary attempt of a Northern California grocery store went viral, and now the owner is looking to reap the benefits. “Kent’s… Read More »
Hyundai Pulls Attempted Suicide Ad
Hyundai apologized and pulled an ad that portrayed a man trying to commit suicide by running his automobile in a closed garage. The one-minute video was made by a German ad agency, and brought to the attention of CNET by a woman whose father had committed… Read More »
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