Wednesday, 31 December 2014
The lights of the northern sky!
Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Is Set for On-Demand and Wider Online Viewing
By BROOKS BARNES via NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1xzGpHm
This Is Why Brands Say "Bae"
“To borrow a millennial phrase, we’re on cleek,” said Taco Bell’s incoming CEO. Not everybody know’s what I’m talking about right now. That means you’re on point.”
In the eyes of young people, Taco Bell is "on cleek," its incoming CEO told investors on a call earlier this month, explaining that it's millennial speak for "on point."
A new Twitter account, @BrandsSayingBae, delighted the Internet this week, calling out chains from IHOP to Taco Bell for imitating teen vernacular on social media as part of their earnest pursuit for consumer engagement — a holy grail sought through "baes" and "on fleeks."
The screenshots are entertaining, poking fun at Jimmy John's for replies like "whatcha waitin for bae," or Applebee's for tweeting "#WontonTacos on fleek." The account's bio reads, sarcastically: "It's cool when a corporation tweets like a teenager. It makes me want to buy the corporation's products."
@BrandsSayingBae's current location, according to its bio: Hell.
There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same
Pension Funds Playing Bigger Role in Reinsurance
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH via NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1EKjT58
MonoLake
Peter Praet of E.C.B. Says More Eurozone Stimulus May Be Needed
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autumnal sunrise
As Graceful as a Swan
Black Redstart
Snapchat Plans a Global View of New Year’s Festivities
By EMILY STEEL via NYT Business Day http://ift.tt/1BifwZ5
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Two Standing Tall
6 Pieces Of Corporate News Released While No One Was Reading
More people on holiday, fewer people paying attention. It’s a perfect recipe for a corporate disclosure to fly beneath the radar.
Daily Journal Corporation
The California-based legal publisher is also big shareholder in many US banks, thanks to the leadership of its chairman and Berkshire Hathaway number two Charlie Munger. On Monday it said that one of its quarterly earnings statements "should no longer be relied on."
The problem is an expected change in how some deferred revenue will be taxed. The company said it reached this decision on December 29 — Monday — after discussing it with its new auditor, BDO.
Daily Journal had removed its prior auditor, "Big Four" member EY, in June after a dispute over its internal controls. Daily Journal also said it had notified the NASDAQ on Tuesday that it won't be able to file a timely annual report, which violates the exchange's listing rules. The company also disclosed that it "it will not provide preliminary, unaudited results for fiscal 2014 until it has more certainty regarding BDO's position on the income tax accounting."
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Paper Maker Settles With Justice Department Over Acquisition
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