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After Christmas sales

As retailers are crying over the poor sales before the Christmas holiday, today was something to look forward to.
Today I went to the local Wal-Mart to see how after Christmas sales were going and the store was packed. Not extremely crowded, but definitely more …

MillerCoors gets rid of alcoholic energy drink Sparks

After being attacked by attorney generals from various states, MillerCoors has pulled alcoholic energy drink Sparks.
MillerCoors was being criticized for continuing the brand after Anheuser-Busch/InBev pulled their alcoholic energy drinks in June. Critics say that the drinks are more appealing to and encourage underage …

Disney gives up on Narnia series

After this summer’s Prince Caspian, Disney has decided that it would not be in their interests to go ahead with Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe grossed $292 million domestically while Prince Caspian grossed $141 domestically…the international ratio is …

GMAC given access to bailout funds

The Federal Reserve has granted GMAC, a major lender to GM dealers, the status of a bank holding company. This decision effectively gives GMAC access to the bailout funds for the financial sector.
This also came out today:
“While GMAC has not quantified its capital injection request …

Re-gifting

Christmas is over and some of us may have gotten something that isn’t exactly what we were looking for. And while we shouldn’t…sometimes we re-gift. If you were the recipient of a re-gifted present and didn’t know it, then someone did something right. If you’re …