More than 20% of companies expect an increase in relocations this year, a vast improvement over last year when more than half of polled companies anticipated a decrease, a new survey finds.

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People@Work: Rising Relocations Are Another Good Sign for Jobs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 May 2010 09:00:00.

PepsiCo is starting to make rebranding missteps a habit. This time it's Gatorade. Despite the simple "G" on the bottles, there are now so many brands and flavors of the sports drink that consumers need a users guide to figure out which one to buy.

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Gatorade's Rebranding: So Confusing It Requires an Ad to Explain It originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 06 May 2010 18:00:00.

Peter Arnell, the advertising guru who charged PepsiCo a bundle to wreck its Tropicana brand, has now done the same to Gatorade. Who will be his next victim?

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Meet Peter Arnell, Madison Avenue's Dumbest Genius originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 May 2010 15:00:00.

DailyFinance recently looked at companies that may benefit if California legalizes marijuana, a question set for the November ballot. To learn of the actual consumption habits of the marijuana demimonde, we asked some experts in New York a burning question: Sweet snacks, or savories?

Continue reading Want Some Pizza With That Pot? Stoners Weigh in on Legalization's Big Winners

Want Some Pizza With That Pot? Stoners Weigh in on Legalization's Big Winners originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:00:00.

No, Seattle-based Starbucks won't be adopting a comprehensive recycling plan -- only 11% of shareholders voted for that. The global coffee shop chain, which has been spending much of its marketing money on promoting its "Shared Planet" initiatives lately, believes it's doing enough.

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Starbucks Is Trashing Its Green Image originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:00:00.

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Qwest, Nokia, eBay

Stocks in the News: Qwest, Nokia, eBay originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:03:00.

When the state of California announced that a marijuana legalization measure would be on the state's November ballot, the ensuing discussion covered a range of topics from medicine to morality. But few pundits brought up the biggest factor of them all: money. With a potential market of millions of pot smokers, decriminalization of marijuana could open the door to a vast, largely-untapped market for smoking paraphernalia, accessories and other lifestyle accoutrements.

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Pot Economics: Who Stands to Profit if Marijuana Is Legalized? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:30:00.

Beverage company stocks may remain a sweet investment even if recently proposed soda levies are enacted. Companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been diversifying into healthier product lines, which should help reduce the impact of soda taxes on their bottom lines.

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Why Soda Taxes May Not Make Beverage Stocks Go Flat originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:55:00.

Are people who eat lots of junk food addicts? A new study provides evidence that some people who consume a lot of junk food experience cravings much like drug addicts do, require increasingly larger amounts of food to feel good, and have an even harder time quitting.

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Study Says Junk Food Is as Addictive as Heroin or Cigarettes originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:30:00.

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Google, Walgreen, Wendy's

Stocks in the News: Google, Walgreen, Wendy's originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:46:00.