Dan Bobkoff
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Windows 8 sales soft in changing market
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 24, 2012
Microsoft launched Windows 8 to capture a share of the touch screen computing market. But PC sales are down and tablet competition is stiff
Delta swamped with flight attendant applicants
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 24, 2012
Delta has at least 22,000 applicants for 400 flight attendant openings. Flying may have lost its glamour, but a job in the skies has other benefits.
Japanese electronic brands lose luster
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 21, 2012
How many Sony, Panasonic or Sharp gadgets did you buy this year? Japan’s electronics giants have lost their competitiveness -- and perhaps creativity.
Tax debate revives question of who's rich
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 18, 2012
Fiscal cliff negotiations on tax rates hinge on an issue that has vexed the tax policy debate for years: What income level defines rich?
Viral ads grab more Internet eyeballs
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 13, 2012
Advertising Age’s top 10 viral ads show that many ad campaigns now originate on the Internet rather than as TV commercials.
Concert will rain charity on Sandy victims
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 11, 2012
The 121212 concert in New York’s Madison Square Garden has raised more than $30 million, and the show hasn’t even started.
Retailers could step up freebies for shoppers
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 10, 2012
As holiday season heads into the last stretch, retailers are gauging just how much they have to give away to get skittish shoppers to spend.
Fannie Mae, big banks halt holiday evictions
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 7, 2012
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and some big banks will halt evictions from foreclosed homes during the holidays. Is this altruism or a publicity stunt?
Bank of America backs off fees, again
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Dan Bobkoff
Dec 3, 2012
After reversing a plan last year to charge a monthly fee for debit cards, Bank of America reportedly is delaying new checking account fees.
Why fast-food workers struggle to unionize
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Dan Bobkoff
Nov 29, 2012
A walk-out by workers at several fast-food chains in New York marks latest effort to organize an industry with high worker turnover.