Articles filed under Bloomberg
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McDonald's localizes menus with pulled pork, bacon McMuffinsJul 05, 2015 6:09 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 04, 2015 7:18 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 04, 2015 7:15 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 04, 2015 7:14 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...
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The Apple watch hasn't killed FitbitJul 04, 2015 6:32 am - The Apple Watch was expected to be a disaster for companies like Fitbit. It hasn't been. While Fitbit's sales dipped as anticipation for Apple's smartwatch grew, the com...
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U.S. companies hiring more, payroll report showsJul 03, 2015 7:16 am - Companies in the U.S. boosted employment in June by the most in six months, signaling the job market is strengthening, according to a private report based on payrolls. T...
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Skype wants to replace your landlinesJul 03, 2015 7:09 am - Microsoft Corp.'s Skype wants your company to rip out its landlines and place calls over the Web instead. Skype will roll out new products that will let companies replac...
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New Balance to challenge Nike with biggest ad campaign everJul 03, 2015 6:33 am - NEW YORK - New Balance is planning an advertising blitz that's twice as big as any in its 109-year history, taking aim directly at Nike. The sneaker company began its fi...
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New York City pushes limits to Uber in effort to reduce congestionJul 03, 2015 5:30 am - NEW YORK - So many New Yorkers are signing up with Uber Technology that Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council members blame the company and other ride-sharing services f...
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Ford takes next step to accelerate development of self-driving carsJun 27, 2015 5:12 am - Ford Motor Co. is moving the development of its self-driving cars from the research lab to its advanced engineering operations in anticipation of putting an autonomous a...