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Why did Chick-fil-A cross the road, pull funds for gay marriage foes?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By Patrik Jonsson After enduring a major public-relations tsunami this summer, Chick-fil-A, the Atlanta-based sandwich shop that's closed on Sundays, says it will end its decade-long corporate support of culture-warrior groups that oppose gay marriage. "Going forward, our intent is to leave the

Why did Chick-fil-A cross the road, pull funds for gay marriage foes?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

Why did Chick-fil-A cross the road, pull funds for gay marriage foes?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

Doritos Super Bowl contest teams with Michael Bay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By MAE ANDERSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Doritos is upping the prize for its annual "Crash the Super Bowl" contest, bringing in Michael Bay, a big name movie director who is no stranger to crashes himself. The Frito Lay snack chip brand's seventh annual contest allows viewers to

Procter & Gamble adds Wildberry flavor to Prilosec

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By MAE ANDERSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Procter & Gamble is adding a blast of fruit flavor to a pill that you swallow whole - a first for the world's largest consumer products maker. In the biggest change to heartburn medication Prilosec since it became an over-the-counter drug

Starbucks turns up heat on coffee brewer market

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks Corp. is turning up the heat on the single-serve coffee market, and someone might get burned. The Seattle-based company says it will start selling its new single-serve brewer online this week for $199. The machine will be rolled

Veteran Intel executive set to retire next year

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Long-time Intel executive Sean Maloney plans to retire from the computer-chip maker at the beginning of next year. Maloney, 56, will end his 30 years at Intel Corp. in January, the company said Wednesday. During his Intel career, Maloney has worked around the world and

Key events involving Yahoo and its performance

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By The Associated Press On Tuesday, Yahoo said it has completed a long-awaited $7.6 billion deal with China's Alibaba Group, and will distribute most of the proceeds to its shareholders. Here are some key developments involving Yahoo Inc. and its performance: Nov. 17, 2008: Yahoo Inc. says

Google goes low-tech to unleash Nigeria potential

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By YINKA IBUKUNAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Despite all its cutting-edge technology, Google Inc. has turned to the humble text message to break into Nigeria's booming economy. The search engine has started a service in Nigeria, as well as in Ghana and Kenya, which enables mobile

Yahoo closes $7.6 billion deal with Alibaba Group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo has completed a long-awaited $7.6 billion deal with China's Alibaba Group, generating a windfall that could help ease the pain of Yahoo shareholders who have endured the company's foibles during the past few years. After