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Beck’s Beer Loses False Advertising Suit, Beer Actually Brewed in the U.S.

Summary: Anheuser-Busch must pay up for allegedly leading its consumers to believe that Beck’s beer was brewed in Germany, when…

General Electric to Sell Most of Its Fleet-Financing Business

Summary: General Electric will sell a majority of its fleet-financing business to a Canadian company called Element. According to the…

CVS to Acquire Target’s Pharmacy and Clinic Businesses

Summary: CVS will purchase Target’s pharmacy business for close to $2 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, CVS Health…

First Patent Lawsuit Filed over Apple Watch

Summary: MASA LLC has accused Apple of infringing its patents with the Apple Watch. According to Bidness Etc., a “patent…

Discrimination Case Not Over for Abercrombie & Fitch

Summary: The Supreme Court has ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch may have discriminated against a prospective employee when she was…

Charter Merges with Time Warner Cable

Summary: Charter is merging with Time Warner Cable. Well, Time Warner Cable Inc wanted to sell itself to somebody. As number…

The True Cost of a Nice Manicure

Summary: Inside the world of New York salons, an ugly truth lurks below the surface—that workers are underpaid, if they…

Kansas Bans Uber

Summary: Due to a Senate vote on Tuesday, Uber will no longer be allowed to operate in the state of…

Comcast and Time Warner to Discuss Merger with Department of Justice

Summary: Comcast and Time Warner Cable are scheduled to meet with the Department of Justice this week to discuss a…

United States Cannot Circumvent Foreign Privacy Laws, Microsoft Says

Summary: Although the United States served a warrant on Microsoft in 2013, asking for data to be turned over, the…

Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Twitter

Summary: Tina Huang has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, alleging that mostly males are selected for promotions. A woman who…

Apple Must Pay $533 Million for Patent Infringement

Summary: Apple must pay over $500 million to a company that claimed it infringed several of its patents. According to…