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May 2015

Lewis Hamilton’s new contract

As our Rian Bosse told you, American millennials aren’t much interested in auto racing. But globally, one racing star attracts a wide audience: Lewis Hamilton.

Auto racing and millennials?

Sunday marks the Grand Prix de Monaco, the world’s most prestigious auto race. On the other side of the Atlantic, American race fans will be

No answers in Takata airbag recall

Takata, the Japanese auto supplier, agreed on Tuesday to recall 33.8 million defective airbag inflators. It is the largest automotive recall in history. There’s only

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Five tips for covering agriculture

From following commodity prices to food trends, there are many different aspects of the agriculture beat you’ll need to understand in order to best report on

Avian Flu impacts supply, price

This year’s outbreak of Avian flu, also known as bird flu, may be the worst ever for American agriculture producers. There has been bird flu

Coke gets free ad thanks to Mad Men

In 2008, the HBO series The Sopranos unexpectedly faded to black. Then came the Journey song “Don’t Stop Believin.’ Sales for the classic hit skyrocketed

Will consumers make move to Windows 10?

Microsoft’s Build 2015 developer conference ended earlier this month with several bits of news about Windows 10, the firm’s newest operating system, which will be

Expect GM turnaround to last a decade

Board members at major corporations rarely share their thoughts about how companies are run. So, it’s worth checking out comments made to Bloomberg by E.

Consumer confidence plunges

Earlier this week, we told you about concerns over retail sales. On Friday, there was another surprise indication that the economy might be faltering. Consumer

Why we aren’t buying stuff

The retail sales report is often seen as one of the indicators of the health of the economy. And if April is any indication, consumers

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