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Staples Data Breach Impacts 115 Stores and 1.16 Million Customers

Staples Inc announced that more than 1.16 million customers could be affected in the massive data breach that exposed credit and debit card data of shoppers who used their cards in 115 stores around America from August 10 to September 16 2014.

Dec 20, 2014

Cancelling 'The Interview' could Cost Sony Pictures up to $80 Million

With security and litigation costs, the studio would have to shell out something about $200 million and above.

Dec 20, 2014

Unilever Drops Lawsuit against Hampton Creek Mayonnaise

Unilever PLC, the famous consumer goods giant, announced on Thursday that it was dropping a mislabeling lawsuit against San Francisco-based food startup Hampton Creek Foods.

Dec 19, 2014

American Apparel Receives Acquisition Bid from Irving Place Capital; Is Dov Charney Planning a Comeback?

American Apparel, the famous hipster clothing brand, was reportedly approached by private equity firm Irving Place Capital for a possible buyout right after it fired controversial CEO Dov Charney.

Dec 19, 2014

Aer Lingus Rejects Takeover Bid from British Airways' Owner IAG, Citing Undervaluation

Aer Lingus, the Irish airline, rejected a takeover bid from IAG, the parent company of British Airways on Thursday asserting that the deal undervalues its worth.

Dec 19, 2014

Seth Rogen and James Franco Get Beefy Bodyguards After Sony Hackers Demand Ban on 'The Interview'

Seth Rogen and James Franco, the two actors who portray assassins on a mission to "take out" North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un in the now-cancelled movie "The Interview", have been given stronger bodyguards as the hackers who demanded the movie not be released threatened 9/11-type attacks on theaters and anyone who tried to watch the movie.

Dec 18, 2014

McDonald's Scaling Back on Its Quarter Pounders, Premium Chicken Sandwiches and Snack Wraps

McDonalds, the fast-food giant, announced on Monday that it would cut down the variety of offerings in its Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Premium Chicken Sandwiches and the Snack Wrap range in some select experimental markets.

Dec 18, 2014

Uber Promises to Invest in Customer Safety Amid Passenger Security Controversies

Uber announced in a blog post on Tuesday that it will invest in passenger security across all its markets.

Dec 18, 2014

Why US Federal Reserve Won't Raise Interest Rates Anytime Soon

The US economy has been mapping a steady growth over the past 11 months.

Dec 18, 2014

Jennifer Lawrence Beats Kim Kardashian As Most Googled celebrity of 2014

Jennifer Lawrence, the "Hunger Games" actress beat out Kim Kardashian, the woman who tried to "Break the Internet" to top the list of the most searched celebrity in 2014, according to Google Trends.

Dec 17, 2014

Dov Charney Fired! American Apparel Hires New CEO

Dov Charney, the CEO of American Apparel – the hipster clothing brand – has finally been given the boot months after first announcing the sacking. The company has hired fashion executive Paula Schneider, a new woman CEO to head the company.

Dec 17, 2014

China, India and Russia Among Most Corrupt Developing Countries

Some of the biggest developing economies in the world that include China, India and Russia are also the most corrupt, a new report by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), an international corruption watchdog showed.

Dec 17, 2014

Russian Ruble Falls to 16-year Low despite Interest Rate Hike; Putin's Power at Stake?

The Russian ruble fell to a new 16-year low on Wednesday despite the government's frantic efforts to prevent a slide reflecting a possible weakness in Putin's power grip over the region.

Dec 17, 2014

The 2014 Pop Danthology is Finally Here! Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and More

Behold! The king of mash ups is here – Welcome the Pop Danthology 2014.

Dec 16, 2014

Standard Chartered Sheds Consumer Business Units in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Standard Chartered, the British multinational banking giant, sold its consumer finance units in Hong Kong and Shenzhen to a consortium of investors for a deal worth $600 to $700 million as a part of their new restructuring deal.

Dec 16, 2014

Olam International Buys Archer Daniels' Cocoa Business for $1.3 Billion

Olam International Ltd., the agro-products supply chain and the world's largest shippers of coffee and cocoa, has agreed to take over Archer Daniel Midland's (ADM) cocoa business for a deal worth $1.3 billion.

Dec 16, 2014

BT Group in Talks to Buy EE Limited for $19.6 Billion

BT Group Plc, the British multinational telecommunications giant, is reportedly in talks of buying UK-based mobile network operator EE Limited for a deal worth $19.6 billion.

Dec 16, 2014

'Sometimes I'm a Bad Girl Too' – Taylor Swift Tells Barbara Walters

Taylor Swift, the "Shake it Off" hitmaker, was one of the chosen people on the two-hour special of "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014" and talking to the host about her clean image, Swift revealed she had a wild side too.

Dec 15, 2014

Sony Xperia Z5 To Follow Xperia Z4's Lead With New Design, 2K Screen In Q4 2015

Sony Pictures Asks News Outlets to Stop Publishing Hacked Emails

Sony Pictures urged all news outlets to stop publishing the leaked emails that hackers exposed in the past few weeks, in a strongly worded letter released on Sunday.

Dec 15, 2014

PetSmart Bought for $8.7 Billion in Largest Acquisition Deal

PetSmart, the pet-supplies retailer, will reportedly be bought out by a consortium of investors shelling out $8.7 billion for the company. This marks the largest acquisition deal of 2014.

Dec 15, 2014

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Articles by Rapti Gupta

Staples Data Breach Impacts 115 Stores and 1.16 Million Customers

Cancelling 'The Interview' could Cost Sony Pictures up to $80 Million

Unilever Drops Lawsuit against Hampton Creek Mayonnaise

American Apparel Receives Acquisition Bid from Irving Place Capital; Is Dov Charney Planning a Comeback?

Aer Lingus Rejects Takeover Bid from British Airways' Owner IAG, Citing Undervaluation

Seth Rogen and James Franco Get Beefy Bodyguards After Sony Hackers Demand Ban on 'The Interview'

McDonald's Scaling Back on Its Quarter Pounders, Premium Chicken Sandwiches and Snack Wraps

Uber Promises to Invest in Customer Safety Amid Passenger Security Controversies

Why US Federal Reserve Won't Raise Interest Rates Anytime Soon

Jennifer Lawrence Beats Kim Kardashian As Most Googled celebrity of 2014

Dov Charney Fired! American Apparel Hires New CEO

China, India and Russia Among Most Corrupt Developing Countries

Russian Ruble Falls to 16-year Low despite Interest Rate Hike; Putin's Power at Stake?

The 2014 Pop Danthology is Finally Here! Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and More

Standard Chartered Sheds Consumer Business Units in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Olam International Buys Archer Daniels' Cocoa Business for $1.3 Billion

BT Group in Talks to Buy EE Limited for $19.6 Billion

'Sometimes I'm a Bad Girl Too' – Taylor Swift Tells Barbara Walters

Sony Pictures Asks News Outlets to Stop Publishing Hacked Emails

PetSmart Bought for $8.7 Billion in Largest Acquisition Deal

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

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