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Tyson Foods Shuts Down Iowa Beef Plant Citing Over-Expanded Costs For Dairy Cattle
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has shut down one of its beef processing plants in Iowa, citing over-expanded costs of dairy cattle.
JetBlue Shares Boost Amidst Crude Oil Price Drop, Signaling Increased Growth
Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. increased by 1.63 percent to $24.40 in afternoon trading on Monday, The Street reports, signaling the company's continually-increasing growth.
Xiaomi Breaks Smartphone Sales Record By Selling 800,000 Redmi Note 2 Models Within 12 Hours
Xiaomi Technology Co., based in Beijing, has once again broken sales records with a new achievement: the company sold over 800,000 models of the Redmi Note 2 within twelve hours of its release.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Slams New York Times Description Of Workplace Environment
Amazon Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Bezos has criticized the New York Times for what he claims is an inaccurate description of the company's workplace environment.
New Target COO John Mulligan To Manage Stores, Properties And Supply Chain
Target Corp. Chief Executive Brian Cornell has appointed former finance chief John Mulligan as the company's new chief operating officer, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Walmart Plans To Have 11,000 Stores In 27 Countries By The End Of This Year
Walmart, one of the world's largest multinational retail corporations, plans to have 11,000 stores in 27 countries by the end of fiscal year 2015, MarketWatch reports.
Pinterest Now Offers 2.5 Million Products Available For Purchase With Buyable Pins
Pinterest, which launched its newest Buyable Pins feature last June, now offers 2.5 million products that are available for purchase through the site.
Albertsons Officials Pursue IPO Estimated To Rake In $100,000, Signaling Continued Growth
Albertsons Companies Inc., one of the largest grocery chains in the United States, is pursuing an initial public offering of its stock, National Real Estate Investor reports.
Business Software Supplier Infor Purchases GT Nexus For $675 Million
Infor Inc., one of the country's largest enterprise software companies, is set to purchase GT Nexus, the privately-owned cloud supply chain platform based in Oakland, Calif.
GameStop Grants $100,000 To 40 Recipients Of 'Power To The Scholars' Scholarship Program
American video game retailer GameStop has announced that it will grant $100,000 in scholarship money to 40 recipients of its "Power to the Scholars" program.
JetBlue Appoints Steve Priest To Vice President Of Structural Programs Position
JetBlue has appointed Steve Priest, former Senior Vice President for British Airways, to the position of VP of Structural Programs on Monday.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Unveils 'Charging Snake' For Model S Vehicles
Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Motors, unveiled the new "Charging Snake" that is used for Model S electric vehicles, Discovery reports.
Verizon Simplifies Smartphone Package Deals, Starting With Fixed Cost For Unlimited Talk, Text And Data Usage
Verizon officials have announced plans to simplify its smartphone package deals, which will begin with offering customers a fixed cost for unlimited talk, text and data usage.
Netflix's Paid Maternity And Paternity Leave Time Period Surpasses Those Of Facebook And Google
Netflix announced on Tuesday that it will introduce a new maternity and paternity leave policy that grants employees an unlimited amount of time away from work during the first year following childbirth or adoption.
Disney Shares Drop 8 Percent Following Release Of Unfavorable 3rd Quarter Revenue Results
Shares of Walt Disney Co. dropped eight percent on Wednesday following the release of its unfavorable third-quarter results.