DETROIT — U.S. auto sales cooled off in May as dealers started running short on some popular, fuel-efficient models and buyers were turned off by sharply lower incentives.
Deals aren’t likely to come back until the end of this summer. Some experts are advising people to delay their purchases if they can.
Campbell Soup, like other food companies, has been hit by rising prices for commodities and a weak consumer base, Chief Executive Douglas Conant told CNBC Thursday.
But, he said, the 140-year-old Campbell [CPB Loading... () ] is taking a long-term perspective and not losing any sleep about the last 18 months.
Next Monday, Apple is going to reveal its plan for an Internet-based anywhere-access media service called iCloud. Amazon just launched something called “Cloud Player” for uploading and streaming your own music to all your devices. Meanwhile, Google has launched a beta version of its own bring-your-own-music service, and like pretty much everything else Google offers, it lives in “the cloud.”
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer ( @devindwyer ) reports: Rep. Anthony Weiner has insisted he was the victim of a hack job when a lewd photo of a man’s crotch got posted publicly to his Twitter account Friday.
But he doesn’t have many colleagues, who presumably face similar risks from operating social media accounts, rallying to his side.
Marc Jacobs’ is still one of the most highly anticipated shows of New York Fashion Week . But a New York Times profile of the impending CFDA Lifetime Achievement award recipient painted a bit less rosy picture of the designer’s place in the fashion food chain.
More than 200 people crowded into Borders, on Commons Way, Wednesday to get a real look at one of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
“Housewife” Teresa Giudice visited the Bridgewater store to sign copies of her newest book, “Fabulicious! Teresa’s Italian Family Cookbook.”
The crowd began gathering late in the afternoon for the scheduled signing at 7 p.m. Borders General Manager Dot Smith said she expected at least 100 people, but that number quickly swelled to well more than 200.
“Gone With the Wind” defined Atlanta, the South and the Civil War for millions of people around the world. As the novel turns 75, the conjunction of that event with the 150th anniversary of the war it depicts — inexcusably romanticizes, many would say — is crackling like crossed wires.
Most other best-sellers published in 1936 have been relegated to oblivion (Charles Morgan’s “Sparkenbroke”) or, at best, school reading lists (Aldous Huxley’s “Eyeless in Gaza”).
Used for an hour a day, the Kindle e-book reader runs for a month without needing a battery charge, says Amazon. But Barnes & Noble, its key competitor, begs to differ: The Kindle has almost double that battery life, according to test results B&N released this week.
The claim, contained in an e-mail B&N sent to reporters, marks a curious twist in a battery-life battle that’s been brewing since last week. The tussle apparently matters a lot to B&N and Amazon. More later on why it may be moot to consumers.
Phone books, long a staple of U.S. life, are fading quickly as lawmakers and phone companies see green benefits in limiting their delivery.
Most targeted are the residential white pages that list home numbers. An increasing number of states are approving requests by phone companies, which want to stop delivering these unprofitable, generally ad-free books unless requested by land-line customers.