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PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi

PepsiCo to Restructure With Job Cuts

PepsiCo has always been in direct competition with Coca-Cola Co., but now it seems that the company's main problem is higher costs for materials. A restructuring plan was announced Thursday that includes cutting 8,700 jobs internationally.

PepsiCo's Plan Leaves Some Investors Thirsting for More

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PepsiCo Inc Chief Executive Indra Nooyi laid out a plan to turn around the company's North American soft drink business that includes ramping up advertising, cutting thousands of jobs and a bigger-than-expected decline in near-term earnings.

Can Google's ‘Home Entertainment System’ Compete with Apple iTV?

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The battle for the control of the living room has begun. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is building a home-entertainment system that streams music wirelessly through the home. The announcement from Google comes as rumors about Apple's television set, dubbed iTV, have started to surface.
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AOL Hires Chief Content Officer for Troubled Patch

AOL Inc, which has been investing heavily in content to make up for declining revenue from dial-up Internet access, has hired an executive for the newly created position of chief content officer at its struggling Patch hyperlocal news network.
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Shares of McClatchy Jump after Strong Earnings

The Sacramento, Calif.-based company reported net income of $42 million, or 49 cents a share, up about 184 percent from $14.8 million, or 17 cents a share, in the year earlier period. The company reported operating income of $90.3 million, up 6.4 percent compared to $84.9 million in the year earlier period.
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RIP Big Pun: Big Punisher Fans on Twitter for 12th Anniversary of Death [VIDEOS]

Big Pun was the first Latino rapper to make a platinum album. Known for his proficiency as a rapper, his rapid and steady flow, his heavy use of alliteration, and his complex internal and multi-syllabic rhyme schemes, the Bronx-born rapper died 12 years ago today at just 28 years old on Feb. 7, 2000. The cause of death was a heart attack brought on by his life long struggle with obesity.
Gangs in London breed dangerous dogs by injecting them with steroids for fights, use them in drug deals and other crimes

Pit Bulls Against McDonald’s: Two Other Pulled McDonald Ads

McDonald's has apologized, as well as pulled an advertisement that has animal lovers up in arms. The fast-food chain had a radio ad that said eating their Chicken McBite's was less risky than petting a stray pit bull, shaving your head, naming your son Sue or giving your friends your Facebook password. The radio ad ran in the Kansas City area for a few days until people started 'barking' their complaints.
The Super Bowl may be known as the biggest sporting event of the year, but last night's match up also shattered social media statistics. According to PC Mag, the televised event set two new records on Twitter for the number of tweets per second. After the

Super Bowl 2012 Twitter Statistics: Two New Records Set After Giants vs. Patriots

The Super Bowl may be known as the biggest sporting event of the year, but last night’s match up also shattered social media statistics. According to PC Mag, the televised event set two new records on Twitter for the number of tweets per second. After the Giants’ victory, Twitter traffic reached 12,233 tweets per second and 10,245 during Madonna’s half-time performance.
Super Bowl 2012 Features Galaxy Note: Specs of Samsung Hybrid Announced

Super Bowl Commercials 2012: Top 5 Must-Watch Tech Ads

Companies spent millions of dollars on Super Bowl 2012 ads, and no less than five tech firms doled out some must-watch gems this year. While Apple didn't buy any ad time during the Super Bowl, one of their arch rivals did, and several Web sites ponied up to get their names out there as well.
Rogers Beach in Aruba, it sure looks like the kind of place to forget about a crushing defeat.

Patriots are Going to Aruba?

The Caribbean nation of Aruba has offered the New England Patriots free vacations after their loss in Super Bowl 46.
Now that the Super Bowl is over, it's time to start talking about what's next on the television radar. Theater geeks and music fans are buzzing over NBC's latest musical drama, "Smash," which makes its official debut on network television tonigh

'Smash:' Will NBC Show Outdo 'Glee' with Katharine McPhee? [VIDEO]

Now that the Super Bowl is over, it’s time to start talking about what’s next on the television radar. Theater geeks and music fans are buzzing over NBC’s latest musical drama, “Smash,” which makes its official debut on network television tonight. But what makes this Broadway-based music series different from its predecessors “Glee” and “High School Musical?”
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BSE Sensex Rises for Fifth Straight Session

The BSE Sensex rose for the fifth straight session on Monday, ending 0.58 percent higher, after last week's robust U.S. jobs data helped improve risk appetite, but the rally in the local market is expected to take a breather soon.
President Barack Obama

Obama Has Edge Over Romney in Small Donors

It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad base of supporters who have given him the symbolic vote of confidence with a donation of less than $200.

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