Archive for August 5th, 2014:

Report: Sprint, T-Mobile call off merger plans

Date: Aug 05 2014
Report: Sprint and T-Mobile scrap their plans to merge         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/71194151/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Report-Sprint-TMobile-call-off-merger-plans/ Read More »

SBGA and Make-a-Wish Foundation Grant Six-Year-Olds Wish to Visit Hawaii

Date: Aug 05 2014
1888PressRelease - After a full week of sun and sand on the shores of Hawaii, Aryam and her family returned home filled with memories from the trip and gratitude to those who helped make Aryam's most heartfelt wish come true. ...Read More »

Scientific Revolution or Freaky Science? Genetic Cross-Species Experiment Results in Human Shark-like Teeth

Date: Aug 05 2014
1888PressRelease - Filmmaker Kit Farrell seeks interview subjects for documentary film profiling revolutionary discoveries in interspecies genetic research. Filmmaker Kit Farrell has begun production on "Who Am I?", a feature documentary to explore transgenic experimentation currently underway in labs around the ...Read More »

Help for Veterans and their Families is coming to Dade City

Date: Aug 05 2014
1888PressRelease - Innovative Nonprofit Provides Treatment to Veterans who suffer from PTSD. The Circle of Veterans (COV) is a small but growing nonprofit started by an Army Veteran and his wife. The organization was formed to provide alternative therapies for individuals ...Read More »

21st Century Fox withdraws bid for Time Warner

Date: Aug 05 2014
21st Century Fox withdraws bid in face of Time Warner pushback, Fox share price drop         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/71177065/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~st-Century-Fox-withdraws-bid-for-Time-Warner/ Read More »

Retirees get creative to eat cheap at restaurants

Date: Aug 05 2014
Retirees over the age of 65 bought an average of 193 meals at a restaurant last year         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/71130206/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Retirees-get-creative-to-eat-cheap-at-restaurants/ Read More »

Stocks Tumble as Worries About Russia and Ukraine Build

Date: Aug 05 2014
Filed under: Market News, Stock Markets, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images BY KEN SWEET NEW YORK -- Renewed concerns that tensions could flare up between Russian and Ukraine pushed U.S. stocks sharply lower Tuesday. The market had been moderately lower all day, weighed down by ...Read More »

Surprising Winner in This Round of Coach-Kors Bag Fight

Date: Aug 05 2014
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Retail, Upgrades and Downgrades, Investing Hong Wu/Michael Kors/Getty Images Here's something that you don't see every day. On Monday, Michael Kors (KORS) posted strong quarterly results with sales and earnings soaring 43 percent and 50 percent, respectively. ...Read More »

Future of Shopping Is All About Tech, but Not All Online

Date: Aug 05 2014
Filed under: Shopping, Shopping Trends Getty Images By J.J. Colao Back in 2012, I wrote a piece titled, "Five Trends Driving Traditional Retail Towards Extinction." Looking back, I'm generally happy to see that the trends I examined are still valid, though "extinction" might ...Read More »