The Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing debate over net neutrality made headlines throughout the week cultivating the FCC’s decision Friday to assert its authority over the Internet. Friday proved to be a big news day with the release of revised U.S. economic growth numbers, which proved to be less substantial than originally assumed.
What follows is a list of what Talking Biz News views to be this week’s top 10 stories.
Monday:
- How Chipotle is forcing sit-down chains like Olive Garden to rethink lunch, by Sarah Halzack of The Washington Post
- Oscars TV ratings are a flop, by Tom Huddleston Jr. of Fortune
Tuesday
- Pebble’s new smartwatch breaks Kickstarter records, raising $1M in just 34 minutes, by Harrison Weber of VentureBeat
- As Republicans concede, FCC expected to enforce net neutrality, by Jonathan Weisman of CNBC
Wednesday
- Macy’s is making its own version of T.J. Maxx and Nordstrom Rack, by Sapna Maheshwari of BuzzFeed
- Starz CEO Albrecht hints at possible merger with Lions Gate, by Jeff Berman of The Street
Thursday
- Hedge manager sues the US government over a ‘reckless’ raid that shut down his $4 billion firm, by Julia la Roche of Business Insider
- Chelsea FC signs $300 million sponsorship deal with Yokohama Rubber, by Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes
Friday
- U. S. economic growth at year’s end revised downward, by Nelson D. Schwartz of The New York Times
- FCC approves net neutrality rules, setting stage for legal battle, by Thomas Gryta of The Wall Street Journal
