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Is the all-you-can-eat model ever a good idea?

Interview with
David Lazarus
May 9, 2012
Unlimited data plans, unlimited airline miles, all-you-can eat buffets -- looking at the logic (or lack of) behind companies that launch all-you-can-eat plans.

Ancestry.com rakes in profits, buys up competitor

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson
Apr 26, 2012
Ancestry.com Inc. will soon take over rival family history website Archives.com for the price tag of around $100 million.

Do airline mergers deliver on their promises?

by
Stacey Vanek Smith
Apr 26, 2012
It's rumored that US Airways may soon merge with the bankrupt parent company of American Airlines. Mergers usually bring promises of frequent flier guarantees and hub airport assurances, but do they actually happen?

Colorado corporations buy Tahoe ski resorts

by
Jeff Tyler
Apr 17, 2012
Companies from Colorado bring jobs and capital to Lake Tahoe's ski industry, but also higher prices and local dissent.

The social networking deal

by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 9, 2012
A quick look at the social media landscape, and not everyone is happy about the Facebook-Instagram deal.

AT&T finally sells its Yellow Pages unit

by
Mark Garrison
Apr 9, 2012
AT&T said it is selling its Yellow Pages unit to private equity firm Cerberus. One a powerhouse, the Yellow Pages is losing to online rivals.

The social networking deal

by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 27, 2012
A quick look at the social media landscape, and not everyone is happy about the Facebook-Instagram deal.

Is this the beginning of merger season?

Interview with
Julia Coronado
Apr 2, 2012
The beauty and fragrance company Coty went public with its offer to buy rival Avon for about $10 billion -- that's an offer Avon so far has rejected. And Express Scripts and Medco -- two companies that process prescriptions at the drug store -- have gotten federal approval for their merger.

Avon rejects $10 billion takeover offer by Coty

Interview with
David Gura
Apr 2, 2012
Coty is world's biggest perfume maker, making scents for the likes of Calvin Klein and Stetson. In a statement, Avon said it wants nothing to do with the offer.

Avon hopes to rebound without help of Coty

Interview by
Stacey Vanek Smith
Apr 2, 2012
The door-to-door make up company Avon got a buyout offer this morning from Coty for $10 billion. Coty is world's biggest perfume maker. It makes perfume for the likes of Calvin Klein and Stetson. In a statement, Avon said it wants nothing to do with the offer.

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