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According to a report today by the Wall Street Journal, competing office supply giants OfficeMax and Office Depot are currently in the middle of merger talks. The report says that the merger negotiations are in the advanced stage. The WSJ doesn’t say where their information on the merger comes from, and spokespersons from both companies [...]

“Amara’s Law”, named for the scientist and futurist Roy Amara states, “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” This is a good concept and at Contra the Heard we try it keep in mind when evaluating the tide of change emanating [...]

The golden age of Social Networks is starting to become a golden pain in the ass. The internet and tv news are abuzz today over revelations that some employers are asking job candidates for their Facebook login credentials, DURING the job interview. Some companies, such as Sears, are utilizing a Facebook app that allows them [...]

On Monday, March 19th, Starbucks will be opening its first new Evolution Fresh juice bar. This is one of the biggest moves Starbucks has made outside its coffee shops. It is hoping that this move will boost the company’s position in the fifty billion dollar sector of health food. The first juice bar will be [...]

Friskies has just unveiled a new video game at the South-by-Southwest conference that you and your cat can play on the iPad called “You vs Cat.” This game is like air hockey in which the pet owner flicks a piece of cat food toward the goal while the cat tries to deflect it by pouncing [...]

The global economy is not getting any better at the moment.The second largest toy company in the United States has decided to let go 170 of its employees around the world. Hasbro Incorporated decided to make the job cuts to save cost and make the company even better. Hasbro spokesman Wayne Charness said 82 percent [...]

WalMart has just signed a deal to build its first Neighborhood Market grocery store in Los Angeles.  By building this Neighborhood Market grocery store, they are hoping to compete with the traditional grocery store chains such as Safeway, Inc. and Kroger.  They want to put pressure on what is considered one of the nation’s competitive [...]

Over the next five years, General Electric Company is planning on hiring five thousand veterans.  In addition, they are going to invest five hundred eighty million dollars to expand their aviation business according to an announced that was made today, February 13th.  This announcement came as part of a four day event in Washington, D.C. [...]

Soon the sales of plastic water bottles will be banned in the Grand Canyon because all the empty plastic bottles that people are leaving behind in the par are spoiling the views of the natural wonder.  A plan has been approved to eliminate the sale of bottled water within the next thirty days.  To offset [...]

LOS ANGELES—Since NFL 2011 season kickoff last September, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and import specialists assigned to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) cargo operations have seized 304 parcels containing a total 10,710 counterfeit NFL jerseys. The combined estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of these seizures is $847,000. CBP officers discovered the infringing parcels [...]