Television looks to boost revenue from video-on-demand
Cable television giant Comcast has heavily marketed its video-on-demand service over the years, and its subscribers have responded with 30 billion downloads since its inception in 2003.The problem:...
View ArticleOptions and the conservative investor: Proceed with caution
Are options a type of security that conservative investors should consider out of their league? It depends on how they’re used — keeping in mind that they’re typically used for speculation.An option is...
View ArticleGoing on road not an issue for human resources executive
Martha Kimura goes on the road every other year, touring.Her audience: Employees of the far flung Akron-headquartered ACRT Inc., a company that helps utilities manage the vegetation near power...
View ArticleObama spends $600 million on rail projects that benefit private companies
WASHINGTON: The railroad industry brags in its national publicity campaign that it spends billions of dollars improving its infrastructure “so taxpayers don’t have to.”But the ads don’t tell...
View ArticleBattle for holiday shoppers heats up
This holiday season, it’s Amazon vs. everyone else.The online giant has attracted customers from big store chains such as Walmart and Best Buy with low prices and convenient shipping. Now, stores are...
View ArticlePrinting company specializes in burning desire to grow
CLEVELAND: What kind of printing company would set 21 people on fire, including its CEO?The same kind of company that would deliver its products with employees wearing bright red oven mitts and open an...
View ArticleFirstEnergy ‘right-sizing’ could help its stock performance
When FirstEnergy Corp. used the words “right-sizing” to describe to the investment community an important change in how the electric utility will operate in the future, it did not come as a surprise to...
View ArticleHow much house can you really afford?
Is buying a new home an investment, a savings vehicle or a lifestyle choice during a time when prices are rising?Homes in many parts of the country are getting less affordable than ever. According to a...
View ArticleHOLIDAY MOBILE SHOPPING DIGITS
Looking at mobile shopping by the numbers:• 46 percent of shoppers will use smartphones.• 41 percent will use tablets.• 14 percent use coupons from their mobile phone.• 1 in 3 smartphone owners ages 18...
View ArticleTumblr brings hipster twist to year-end lists
Tumblr is where the Internet’s cool kids hang out. That’s why Yahoo paid $1.1 billion to buy the blogging site in one of this year’s most buzzed-about deals.Now, Tumblr is flaunting its hipster...
View ArticleMobile shopping transforms holiday retail season
If the crowds at the mall seem a bit thinner this holiday season, it may be because more shoppers are at home, buying gifts on an iPad.This year, more consumers than ever before are expected to rely on...
View ArticleOhio gas prices shoot back up to start week
COLUMBUS: After dropping to around the $3 mark, prices at the pump in Ohio are back up to start the week.The average Monday morning was $3.24 for a gallon of regular gas in the survey from auto club...
View ArticleModerate revenue changes for Ohio’s 4 casinos
COLUMBUS: Revenues at Ohio’s four casinos changed only moderately last month.Data released Monday by the Ohio Casino Control Commission shows that Cleveland’s casino saw the most fluctuation, with a...
View ArticleRuby Tuesday agrees to $575K settlement
PITTSBURGH: The restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc. is paying $575,000 to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit over five locations in Pennsylvania and one in Ohio.The U.S Equal Employment...
View ArticleGovernment sells remaining stake in GM
DETROIT: The U.S. government ended up losing $10.5 billion on the General Motors bailout, but it says the alternative would have been far worse.The Treasury Department sold its final shares of the...
View ArticleS&P hits record; government sells GM shares
NEW YORK: The stock market notched another record close Monday.Food distributor Sysco rose the most in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index after the company announced an agreement to buy rival US Foods...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Dec. 9
LOCAL BUSINESSSBA nominations soughtThe district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting preliminary nominations for the 2012 Small Business Person of the Year Award.Eligible are...
View ArticleNew American Airlines emerges as deal closes
FORT WORTH, TEXAS: American Airlines emerged from bankruptcy protection and US Airways culminated its long pursuit of a merger partner as the two completed their deal Monday to create the world’s...
View ArticleING U.S. wins fixed-annuity contract as Allstate narrows focus
ING U.S. Inc. will begin selling fixed annuities through Allstate Corp. agencies as the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer ceases to offer its own brand of the retirement products.The...
View ArticleTeamsters set vote on givebacks at YRC
YRC Worldwide Inc., the trucking company that is seeking worker concessions to help refinance almost $1 billion of debt, said the Teamsters union agreed to vote on the givebacks next month.Union...
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