On April 14, 2010
Big Oil Does the Math, Proposes a New Tax on Itself
A snowflake may have just fallen in Hell: Several large oil companies, including Shell and BP, have reportedly helped design a new gas tax for the United States that would add a significant cost to fuel for consumers and businesses.
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On April 14, 2010
Ethanol Ad Wars: Corn Takes on Sugarcane in a Battle Over Tariffs and Tax Credits
The U.S.-based corn ethanol industry and the Brazil's sugarcane ethanol supporters squared off this week in dueling ad campaigns that hope to shape public perception on the fuels.
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On April 14, 2010
News Corp. Throws Another “Hail Mary” in Its Antitrust Litigation
News Corp. (NWS)'s failure to settle an an antitrust lawsuit on Monday over its domination of supermarket advertising fits in with owner Rupert Murdoch's historic record of delaying legal action as much as possible, no matter how hopeless the situation
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On April 14, 2010
Twitter’s New Ad Model Is Way Too Subtle
Twitter's ad strategy may be too subtle to let the company make the money it will need.
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On April 14, 2010
New Jersey Towns Battle — and Beat — the U.S. Navy
The Navy invested in a large amount of housing at a base in Monmouth County, New Jersey. They never ended up using it and planned to transfer it to the public market. The local towns prevented this from happening due
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On April 14, 2010
Sinopec-Conoco: China Conquers the Energy World, One JV at a Time
The Sinopec-Conoco oil sands deal is another example of China's new approach to snapping up energy resources: the joint venture.
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On April 14, 2010
Mountains of Business Wisdom: Six Months of Conversations with Top B-School Profs
We review the last six months of Wednesday interviews with top business school professors from around the world.
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On April 14, 2010
Future Shock: When Not to Listen to Stock Analysts
New research suggests that stock analysts do worse in their forecasts during economic downturns
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On April 14, 2010
Food Fight: Sodexo Contract Becomes Catnip for Congress
Sodexo (SDX) is the French based food service company that won a contract to operate U.S. Marine Corps mess halls. They are involved in a fight with the SEIU over which union represents them. The contract is up for renewal
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