Archive for June 7th, 2012:

Consumers’ emotional attachments to food drive new products

Date: Jun 07 2012
How people feel about food determines what Whole Food stocks, the thickness of Stonyfield's yogurt, what appetizer Applebee's will add next. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/YQza-c5B96g/1 Read More »

LinkedIn hack is latest blow to online confidence

Date: Jun 07 2012
A hacker posted the encrypted passwords of as many as 6.5 million LinkedIn users on the Internet. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/LuBQ57es-_U/1 Read More »

Proposed change in investment adviser oversight under fire

Date: Jun 07 2012
House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday held its latest hearing on a bipartisan bill designed to give the industry more oversight. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/ECFV3Xpx3gs/1 Read More »

The Chilling Letter Eisenhower Drafted in Case the Nazis Won on D-Day

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: PeopleBy Eloise Lee On this day 68 years ago, nearly 3 million Allied troops readied themselves for one of the greatest military operations of world history. D-Day. And the push that lead to Hitler's defeat. At least 160,000 of those troops ...Read More »

The Safra Dynasty: The Mysterious Family of the World’s Richest Banker

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: People, BankingBy Carrie Hojnicki Joseph Safra is the richest banker in the world, according to Forbes. And, incidentally, the name Safra means yellow, or gold, in Arabic. Convenient. Especially since the illustrious family has had their hand in the gold trade ...Read More »

Amusement Parks’ Attendance Numbers Were All Fun in 2011

Date: Jun 07 2012
Filed under: Earnings, LifestyleTurnstiles were clicking in earnest last year. The Themed Entertainment Association is out with its latest report card on the state of the amusement park industry, and the numbers are encouraging. The world's 25 largest theme parks saw ...Read More »