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‘Liking’ Facebook’s IPO could be problematic

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:29pm MST

When Facebook’s stock eventually hits trading floors, fans who want to get in on the company’s first public stock offering are likely to feel as left out as the Winklevoss twins.
What to watch for in this year's Super Bowl ads

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:20am MST

Several brands, including Chevy, Doritos and VW, went into launch mode weeks prior to the kick-off, hoping to get more bang for their bucks.
Union membership rates are no longer falling

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:20am MST

After steep declines since 2008, the unionization rate leveled off last year, pointing to what is either a number that just can’t go any lower, a lull in yet more union membership hemorrhaging, or the beginning of a labor turnaround.
Auto parts chain Pep Boys going private

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:03am MST

Auto parts chain Pep Boys has agreed to be taken private by the investment firm The Gores Group.

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But seriously folks, these Super Bowl ads didn't need toilet humor or pratfalls

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:47am MST

Here are eight highly effective Super Bowl ads that played it straight, and in some cases even tugged at the heart, to get their message across, instead of pratfalls and toilet humor.