msnbc.com: U.S. business http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3174179/ns/business-us_business/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2010 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:25:03 GMT News 60 NASCAR sponsors seem to be in driver’s seat NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s team is turning to social media in order to attract sponsorship deals.In sharp contrast to the go-go mid-2000s, when NASCAR top teams regularly reeled in eight-figure sponsorship deals, companies now are demanding more for less.





NASCAR - Sport - AutoRacing - Motorsports - Organizations]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=5707ff6d457b8fba823835e45a52ce30 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35315129/ns/business-sports_biz/ AP NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s team is turning to social media in order to attract sponsorship deals.


]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:03:43 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35315129/ns/business-sports_biz/ Japan Airlines keeps alliance with American Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1&p=64&kw=Delta+Air+Lines'>Delta Air Lines</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1&p=64&kw=American+Airlines'>American Airlines</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1&p=64&kw=Japan+Airlines'>Japan Airlines</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1&p=64&kw=Japan'>Japan</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=37f397c809865f8c317f0da90a0da6c1 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35310704/ns/business-us_business/ Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:01:12 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35310704/ns/business-us_business/ Winter athletes fight to get day in sun Which U.S. Olympians will be able to turn their athletic prowess into endorsement gold? Click to see the top 11 hopefuls. When it comes to endorsements, summer Olympic stars outshine, outlast and outearn their chilly-weather brothers and sisters. Will this year's winter crop get a moment in the sun?





Sport - Summer Olympic Games - Olympic Games - Olympics - Events]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=a6bb426b2797bc35c5a06fa7f1e507f2 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35085223/ns/business-sports_biz/ Which U.S. Olympians will be able to turn their athletic prowess into endorsement gold? Click to see the top 11 hopefuls. more photos Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Which U.S. Olympians will be able to turn their athletic prowess into endorsement gold? Click to see the top 11 hopefuls.


]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:03:16 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35085223/ns/business-sports_biz/ Slide show: Golden opportunities: Turn gold into green Which U.S. Olympians will be able to turn their athletic prowess into endorsement gold? Click to see the top 11 hopefuls. Which U.S. Olympians will be able to turn their athletic prowess into endorsement gold? Click to see the top 11 hopefuls.





US Olympian - Olympic Games - United States - Sport - Winter Olympic Games]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=f848e2b6dcfae4b078c21d3b40428255 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34853462/displaymode/1247/beginSlide/1/beginChapter/1/beginTab/1/ Which U.S. Olympians will be able to turn their athletic prowess into endorsement gold? Click to see the top 11 hopefuls. more photos Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Which U.S. Olympians will be able to turn their athletic prowess into endorsement gold? Click to see the top 11 hopefuls.


]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:06:26 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34853462/displaymode/1247/beginSlide/1/beginChapter/1/beginTab/1/ Little-guy sponsors score Olympic talent Headblade founder Todd Greene's relationship with Olympic skeleton driver Zach Lund has boosted the product's profile but also done the athlete a world of good in the morale department. In Vancouver, look for the little-guy sponsors of athletes who hung in with training help and endorsement deals when many corporate giants pulled back during the economic meltdown.





Olympic Games - Vancouver - Sport - Olympics - Events]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=efa8bbc12fa248a22a64ee20f12f0c7c http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35221302/ns/business-sports_biz/ AP ?Mark Maziarz (435)649-0002 mark@maziarz.com Headblade founder Todd Greene's relationship with Olympic skeleton driver Zach Lund has boosted the product's profile but also done the athlete a world of good in the morale department.


]]> Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:57:55 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35221302/ns/business-sports_biz/ Doritos’ ‘House Rules’ ad is tops with users A young man lays down the law to his mom’s date in the Doritos ad.For a second straight year Doritos let the public create its Super Bowl ads. And evidently the public knows what the public wants.






Super Bowl advertising - Doritos - Super Bowl - Games - Advertising]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=eaf4f402ba398eff63881af5361d6c32 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35300918/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ Doritos A young man lays down the law to his mom’s date in the Doritos ad.


]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:39:26 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35300918/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ The best and worst of Super Bowl ads Our Super Bowl Ad Showdown allows you to watch all the ads from the big game and weigh in on what was good and what definitely wasn't.Let the record show that 2010 was the year of older women being viciously tackled in Super Bowl commercials.





Super Bowl - Sport - United States - Ten-Pin - Bowling]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=4535e00f95a70877ec95c1acbd09716d http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35290235/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ Our Super Bowl Ad Showdown allows you to watch all the ads from the big game and weigh in on what was good and what definitely wasn't. Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Our Super Bowl Ad Showdown allows you to watch all the ads from the big game and weigh in on what was good and what definitely wasn't.


]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:59:37 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35290235/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ Magazine circulation falls 9 percent in U.S. Purchases of magazines at newsstands fell 9 percent in the second half of 2009, a slight improvement from the 12 percent year-over-year decline in the first half of the year.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2218"/><br clear="all"/> <img src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?kw=" align="absmiddle" /> <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94&p=64&kw=Magazine'>Magazine</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94&p=64&kw=Newsagent'>Newsagent</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94&p=64&kw=United+States'>United States</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94&p=64&kw=List+of+magazines+by+circulation'>List of magazines by circulation</a> - <a href='http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94&p=64&kw=Magazines+and+E-zines'>Magazines and E-zines</a> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=144580a2fef4504e75b1e595c5d2ed94 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35299892/ns/business-media_biz/ Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:26:43 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35299892/ns/business-media_biz/ Restructuring CIT taps ex-Merrill chief as CEO Feb. 8: CIT Group taps former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to be its chairman and CEO. CNBC's Mary Thompson has the details. (CNBC)Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain is taking over as chairman and CEO of CIT Group as the commercial lender continues to restructure following a time in bankruptcy protection.




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Merrill Lynch - John Thain - CIT Group - Business - United States]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=b620ac8aa78ee584ddff80c4b494de54 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35291470/ns/business-us_business/ CNBC Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Feb. 8: CIT Group taps former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to be its chairman and CEO. CNBC's Mary Thompson has the details. (CNBC)


]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:48:52 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35291470/ns/business-us_business/ Super Bowl goes into overtime, with the ads Our Super Bowl Ad Showdown allows you to watch all the ads from the big game and weigh in on what was good and what definitely wasn't.Think Sunday night's Super Bowl seemed like it had a lot of ads? You're right. Commercials took up nearly 48 minutes of the game — the most for any Super Bowl.





Super Bowl - Television advertisement - sport - Overtime - NBC Sunday Night Football]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=e841774f66ed2c65f1d6cab7dcde156d http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35298984/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ Our Super Bowl Ad Showdown allows you to watch all the ads from the big game and weigh in on what was good and what definitely wasn't. Copyright msnbc.com 2010 Our Super Bowl Ad Showdown allows you to watch all the ads from the big game and weigh in on what was good and what definitely wasn't.


]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:29:29 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35298984/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ Super Bowl spot unites Leno, Letterman David Letterman, right, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno in a promotional ad for CBS' "Late Show" that aired during the Super Bowl. The promo was recorded secretly last week at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York. (Other)Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey.





JayLeno - OprahWinfrey - NBC - David Letterman - Television]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=f360562a071ab9341ae7d86da8066768 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35290308/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ Other Copyright msnbc.com 2010 David Letterman, right, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno in a promotional ad for CBS' "Late Show" that aired during the Super Bowl. The promo was recorded secretly last week at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York. (Other)


]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 04:55:54 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35290308/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ JPMorgan CEO gets $16 million pay package Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan ChaseJPMorgan Chase & Co., which reported $11.7 billion in profit in 2009, awarded Chief Executive Jamie Dimon a compensation package worth about $16 million.





JPMorgan Chase - Jamie Dimon - Chief executive officer - Business - United States]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=10fe3645b5aa81f30e2bdfc5806142c0 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35256188/ns/business-us_business/ Reuters Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase


]]> Fri, 5 Feb 2010 22:46:55 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35256188/ns/business-us_business/ 10 best Super Bowl ads of all time Michael Jordan and Larry Bird's "The Showdown" ad in 1993 was a friendly competition. These days, it might have been more tense.The best Super Bowl commercials tend to reflect happier times. Here is a celebration of the 10 best ads of all time, along with our guess of what each would look like if it filmed in 2010.





Super Bowl - Television advertisement - Sport - Super Bowl XLIV - Football]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=ec9acefbfe2228d38d4cbd8e18902493 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35174030/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ McDonald's Michael Jordan and Larry Bird's "The Showdown" ad in 1993 was a friendly competition. These days, it might have been more tense.


]]> Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:52:14 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35174030/ns/business-business_of_super_bowl_xliv/ Economics of Hollywood changed in 2009 “Paranormal Activity” was filmed for only $11,000 yet grossed $100 million-plus for Paramount Pictures, making it among the top-grossing movies of the year. The film's bottom line was boosted by friend-to-friend reviews on Facebook and Twitter, which lured moviegoers into theaters.Last year was a game-changing year for Hollywood, and no one quite knows what the future holds for the movie industry.





Paranormal Activity - Hollywood Los Angeles California - Paranormal - Film industry - Ghosts]]> http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=239f36c496da4e86627230b606ed444f http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35110847/ns/business-media_biz/ AP “Paranormal Activity” was filmed for only $11,000 yet grossed $100 million-plus for Paramount Pictures, making it among the top-grossing movies of the year. The film's bottom line was boosted by friend-to-friend reviews on Facebook and Twitter, which lured moviegoers into theaters.


]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:14:11 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35110847/ns/business-media_biz/ Outlook 2010 Page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=fd6e9a5cff4da54ac30c85a88a7e3853 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34331077/ns/business-us_business/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34331077/ns/business-us_business/ Success in Hard Times Front Page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=396bbdf3ab45d821bf2d388a46cdc0fd http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34524859/ns/business-success_in_hard_times/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34524859/ns/business-success_in_hard_times/ Aviation Front Page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=853567c48929c455dd22a9ee58b8851e http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033633/ns/business-us_business/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033633/ns/business-us_business/ Going Green Front Page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=83f8a0b0f5046b83bd32d8f32ab833a1 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17950339/ns/business-going_green/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17950339/ns/business-going_green/ Sports Biz Front Page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=b9d6f68bec83c811a4c2af3f63d3c931 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20878131/ns/business-sports_biz/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20878131/ns/business-sports_biz/ Media Biz Front Page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=fdc1215199283c40a1d14c1f5ce2f2f6 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20872911/ns/business-media_biz/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20872911/ns/business-media_biz/ Reinventing America Front Page http://pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=64980debab76144118e76a0eac3c3b72 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29496655/ns/business-reinventing_america/ News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29496655/ns/business-reinventing_america/