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The causes of food cost inflation aren't about to go away.  Demand in emerging economies for a higher quality and more varied diet will increase, and ethanol production will make it more difficult for producers to respond quickly to the market. 

- The economy is working in favor of McDonalds. - Recent menu additions (coffee) are adding to average check.

eBay’s deal with Buy.com represents a tectonic shift in a marketplace known for its “level playing field.”   Will the shift help? As Rany Smythe says in his blog, “If you ever wanted a preview of the "New eBay," I've got a treat for you, it will look a lot like Buy.com's eBay store.”  ...

Sure, Google gets the best out of the deal with a weakened Yahoo and a non-strengthened Microsoft, but I'm not sure if this deal would have been good for Microsoft anyway.  They showed a lack of brutish eagerness that has hurt Yahoo, near fatally, and that hurt could help Microsoft climb up the...

Buyers beware is an understatement with Sprint Nextel.  They have so many gashes in their underbelly that I have difficulty seeing how they could be a worthwhile acquisition, unless the price drops much further.  T-Mobile is not in a powerful position in the market, and combining the two seems...

Yahoo's move into Yahoo Glue is a smart concession in the basic textual search world and a desire to innovate the search experience.  Good for them.  But this is a complicated delivery in a world dominated by simple user experiences, and that is what Yahoo must concentrate on in order to succeed....

Employees posting full profiles at work certainly poses dangers to employees, should they be arrogantly drawn and rudely sketched. But this and other elements of the Social Web allow for benefits to both employee and employer.  More importantly, this two-way conversation is inevitable, so it is...

In the short-term, Sprint has salvaged their WiMax opportunity, but a quick look back shows you how much they have really lost.  On the other hand, sly Google had another ace up its sleeve, and their wireless strategy is becoming clearer by the day.

- Commodity prices are rising and distribution costs are up. - Consumers are not willing to accept menu price increases.

In the absence of a sweeping change in federal legislation, insurance underwriting today is regulated by the states.  This means that when the Mississippi or Texas or Alaska state legislature passes a new bill governing the use of credit scores in insurance underwriting, all involved parties must...