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KRAFT FOODS CEO: Teenagers In Europe Have Given Up Candy, And It's Hurting...

Kraft Foods Inc. reported Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 5 percent as higher prices helped offset pressure from commodity costs and currency exchanges rates. The company said that it...

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The 10 Biggest Lies Told By American Apparel's Top PR Man (APP)

Ryan Holiday, American Apparel's PR man, has published a book about how he spent years lying to the media and manipulating bloggers to advance the agenda of the company and his other clients, which...

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Qantas Puts Customer On Hold For 15 Hours

An Australian man who rang the Qantas airline to confirm his flight to New York has claimed that he was put on hold for 15 hours – longer than it would have taken to fly there. An Australian man who...

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VOTE NOW: Help Us Choose The World's Best Design School

At a time when four to five billion people will soon connect to the Internet through mobile devices, talented user-interface and product designers have become a critical part of of successful...

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The Olympics Called A 'Complete And Utter Disaster' For London Businesses

London businesses are seeing a drastic drop in sales as natives avoid leaving their homes during the Olympic games. From restaurants to hotels, everyone's hurting, reports Samantha Conti at Women's...

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30 AND UNDER: 9 Young Founders Who Are Running Billion-Dollar Companies

There's arguably nothing more impressive than founding a company and turning it into a billion-dollar business before you turn 30. In the tech world, more and more wunderkinds are emerging. Here are...

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Business Insider Is Hiring A Conference Programmer For Our Growing Events Team

We're hiring a Conference Programmer to join the growing Business Insider events team. Business Insider events are designed like the web site: fast-paced and to-the-point. Informed editors moderate the...

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HEY BOSTON: Why Don't You Ban This Anti-Gay Corporation Too?

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, along with the mayors of Chicago and San Francisco, has said he doesn't want anti-gay-marriage brand Chick-fil-A in his city. This may be a popular move in those cities, but...

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22 Proven Ways To Be A Better Negotiator

Negotiation is the key to getting what you want, whether in the boardroom or anywhere else. Luckily there's a science to it, as established by countless psychological studies. BI Contributor Eric...

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These Creepy Ice Cream Commercials Will Haunt Your Dreams

Little Baby's Ice Cream, a small ice cream shop in Philadelphia has just released two of the most oddly terrifying commercials that the dessert industry—maybe any industry—has ever seen. The spots...

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How Two Former Male Models Broke Into The High-End Cocktail Business

This article originally appeared on American Express Open Forum. When promoting a new business, it probably doesn't hurt that Parker Boase and Gregory Lucas used to be models. But these two guys are...

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Sorry Consumer Startups, If You Don't Have At Least 10 Million Users You...

The days when a startup could sell investors on a dream and no revenue are coming to a close, says angel investor Chris Dixon.Now, if you're a consumer startup (ad based/no clear business model) and...

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How Information Overload Ruins Your Brain [INFOGRAPHIC]

Hedge fund manager James Altucher recently wrote about how multitasking can kill you. Neuroscience shows that our brains simply weren't created for it. Yet many people continue to live hyper-connected...

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Brain Scientist: If You Answer 'Yes' To These 4 Questions Then You Are Diseased

Jeff Stibel, a brain scientist and author tells Harvard Business Review that if you have four specific symptoms, you suffer from a common ailment. Do you have it? Better to find out sooner rather than...

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A Hilarious 15 Year History Of Wall Street

It's been a rough summer on Wall Street — the LIBOR scandal, JP Morgan's trading loss, Knight Capital's trading error... Must we go on? But it's important to put all that in perspective. Compared to...

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10 Million Users Is Not The New 1 Million Users—If It Were No Startup Would...

Yesterday, one of New York's most active angel investors Chris Dixon wrote: "ten million users is the new one million users." Dixon said there is too much competition in the consumer startup space. So...

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The Pros Share 8 Tips On Turning Contacts Into Connections

This article originally appeared on American Express Open Forum. Networking is important for any business for a number of reasons. Whether you're seeking out contacts that could help fuel your company,...

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The Career Benefits Of Not Swearing

Roy Baumeister wrote a wonderful book on the benefits of self-control, or discipline. He notes self-control is one of the most important traits in predicting success in life, good relationships,...

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QUIZ: Can You Match The Brand With Its Jingle?

Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of branding is what industry insiders like to call an "audio logo." Good brands tend to have distinctive music or sounds, which they put a lot of time and...

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Your Local Applebee's May Turn Into A Nightclub After 10 PM—Here's Today's Ad...

Some Applebee's restaurants in the south are sexing up their family-friendly reputation and becoming known as "Club Applebee's" between the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. UPDATE: See our photogallery of...

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