8-year-old is YouTube's highest earner with $26M
Ryan Kaji, who reviews toys on YouTube, has been named by Forbes as the platform’s highest earner in 2019. His channel Ryan’s World has 22.9 million subscribers and earned $26…
QVC shopping chanel founder Joseph Segel dies
Joseph Segel, the founder of QVC, died on Saturday, according to a news release from the company that owns the shopping channel. He was 88 years old. Source link
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner agree deal to create world’s third largest automaker
The companies said in a joint statement Wednesday that they expect the 50-50 merger to be completed within 12 to 15 months, pending approval from shareholders and regulators. Fiat Chrysler…
Hallmark Channel is facing backlash after it pulled ads featuring same-sex couples
Earlier this week, Hallmark parent company Crown Media Family Networks removed ads from online wedding planning company Zola showing same-sex couples celebrating marriages. Zola said in a statement that the…
A$AP Rocky Gives Concert In Sweden After Assault Conviction
Stockholm (Reuters) – U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky returned to Sweden to perform at a concert on Wednesday, just months after he was convicted for assault following a high-profile trial that…
‘Peloton wife’ actress Monica Ruiz blames her face for the ad backlash
The ad, which showed Ruiz tirelessly vlogging a year’s worth of Peloton workouts after her husband gifted her the stationary bike, was called sexist, tone-deaf and alarming, to name a…
'Ghostbusters' trailer takes us back to 1984
Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman who made the first Ghostbusters classic, directs the new franchise film. Source link
Buyer beware! These are the tricks online stores use to get you buying more stuff
Websites, it turns out, employ a series of “dark patterns” meant to mislead or coerce online shoppers into making a decision that isn’t always in their benefit, it says. You…
Black Friday sets a record and consumers are still spending on Small Business Saturday
With Thanksgiving landing six days later than last year, retailers amped up their advertising and served up deep discounts on items such as appliances, sporting goods, televisions, consumers and toys,…
Despite criticism, these stores remain open on Thanksgiving
Bolstered by low unemployment, rising wages and strong consumer confidence, retailers are preparing for a busy shopping weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. An estimated 165 million people are…