American Airlines and United 9/11 lawsuits may finally get resolved.

Andy Murray is poised for endorsement deals after historic U.S. Open win.

Apple will boost carriers and U.S. economy with release of iPhone 5 as Samsung is ready to sue and iPad Mini pictures leak.

Burberry rocks luxury sector with warning of lower sales and profits.

Chevrolet disputes Reuters' Volt report.

Chrysler unveils new models to dealers, prices new Viper around $100,000.

Dallas Morning News launches social-content marketing company.

FedEx and UPS gain ground in China.

GM stops deliveries of several popular 2013 vehicles to fix OnStar glitch.Continue reading...

Zynga today released FarmVille 2 on its website and Facebook, described as "Zynga's next-generation social game that delivers a brand new farming experience through stunning visuals, beautiful animations and new ways to visit and interact with friends. FarmVille 2 allows players to create a beautiful farm and express themselves in a world that feels alive and reacts to every touch." More details in the video below.Continue reading...

Daily deal fatigue is trending. The e-bubble created by Groupon, LivingSocial and Google Offers is springing leaks. Groupon, the granddaddy of the genus, is hitting the proverbial wall in earnest. Some of its early backers are jumping ship, the Wall Street Journal reports, potentially indicative of a larger loss of faith in the business model as a whole. 

Andreessen Horowitz, purchaser of 5.1 million shares at $7.90 each has sold them all; Fidelity sold one-third of its stake (down to 13.2 million) between March 31 and June 30; Maverick Capital retains fewer than 2 million shares as of June 30, down from 6.3 million three months earlier.

Since its November IPO, Groupon shares have dropped 82%, making it now worth $3 billion, about half of Google’s purchase offer in 2010. Groupon is not alone in disappointing expectations for investors and analysts as Facebook and Zynga join a collective memory of the dot-com bust in 2000. Daily Deal Media reports that 798 daily deal sites closed down between July and December, 2011. Continue reading...

Groupon, grandfather of daily deal websites and portmanteau for "group coupon" is under scrutiny after its second quarter revenue fell short of expectations, exacerbated by the frail European economy which curtailed online coupon sales.

In the biggest decline since November’s IPO, its shares fell 23% to $5.80 on Monday, leaving the company with a market value of $4.88 billion, significantly less than the $6 billion buyout offer from Google before it chose to go public. 

“We had some challenges in Europe,” commented Groupon's chief financial officer Jason Child. “Because over half of our business is outside the U.S., the strengthening of the U.S. dollar versus the variety of currencies that we transacted declined since we gave guidance last quarter.” Continue reading...

Heineken to assume control of Tiger Beer producer Asia Pacific Breweries for $4 billion.

NASA sees $2.5 billion Mars Rover "Curiosity" successfully land, Twitter explodes.

Unilever sets sights on overtaking Skinny Cow with Magnum brand.

London 2012 Olympics boosts personal brands of Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis, Michael Phelps, Gabby Douglas, and Andy Murray. 

Abercrombie & Fitch leads brands entering India via web partnerships.

Apple iPad grabs 68% of global tablet sales.

Applebee's woos late-night diners.

AT&T plans to phase out 2G networks.Continue reading...

Apple and Samsung trade jabs as their high-stakes patent trial begins in San Francisco.

Avon opens talks to settle bribery charges.

BMW warns about tougher market conditions.

Bud Light Premium helps AB InBev sell less beer for more.

Coach suffers from competition from Michael Kors and other handbag purveyors.

Ford brand loyalty validated by new ranking.

Gap fall kids campaign continues bright color theme.

Google buys Wildfire social marketing firm.

Heineken invites creatives to redefine draught beer experience.Continue reading...

Google homepage logo pays tribute to the opening of the XXX Olympic Games in London.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledges $2.5 million in support of gay marriage as Chick-Fil-A deals with firestorm created by CEO’s gay-marriage stance.

Barclays reveals new interest-rate probe and more U.S. lawsuits.

Airbus delays A350 over production problems.

Apple acquires fingerprint security firm.Continue reading...

KFC degrees now an educational option in the UK.

NBC Universal says Olympics ad sales reach $1 billion.

Roku raises $45M from News Corp. and others.

Alcatel-Lucent to slash jobs after loss.

Amazon and Apple heat up their war on multiple fronts.

Boeing improves forecast.Continue reading...