Carmel Lobello
Carmel Lobello is the business editor at TheWeek.com. Previously, she was an editor at DeathandTaxesMag.com.
Latest articles by Carmel Lobello
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Wireless merger madness: Verizon may spend $100 billion on Verizon Wireless
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Vodafone says Verizon bid is too low, Soros hoards JC Penney's shares, and more in our roundup of the business stories that are making news and driving opinion
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E-cigarettes: Could they change the tobacco industry forever?
feature After losing market share, Big Tobacco is going into the e-cig business
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5 top execs who started on the sales floor, flipping burgers, or picking up trash
feature Sometimes in business, patience pays off
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Why 'sell in May and stay away' might be terrible investment advice
feature Like many pieces of age-old wisdom, this little adage doesn't always hold up to scrutiny
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Kodak sells its film business, Nissan and Honda recall cars, and more in our roundup of the business stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Chrysler has a "not so glorious quarter," home values rise, and more in our roundup of business stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Warren Buffett buys the rest of IMC for $2 billion, Netflix loses 1,800 titles, and more in our daily round-up of business news
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Netflix signs a deal with DreamWorks, a poll shows many Americans dislike their jobs, and more
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Which nation will be the next 'King of Beef'?
feature Beef consumption in Argentina, the leading consumer of beef in the world, has been on a steady decline over the past 10 years
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature The new Airbus A350 makes its maiden voyage, drug stores face a Plan B dilemma, and more
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What is activist investing, and why is it so popular?
feature Recently acquired meat company Smithfield Foods could be split into three pieces because of a vocal, highly invested hedge fund
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The 3 biggest obstacles to a solar energy boom
feature The cost of solar energy is plummeting. But it's still way more expensive than coal and natural gas
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The $4.3 trillion nonprofit sector: By the numbers
feature Nonprofits make up nearly one-tenth of the U.S. economy
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The spud wars: Are potato farmers illegally fixing prices?
feature You may be paying more for those curly fries than you should
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The growing coterie of really, really rich people around the world: By the numbers
feature Planet Earth is now home to 12 million "high net worth individuals." Go ahead, roll your eyes
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Obama hints that Bernanke may be in his last term, housing starts kick up stocks, and more
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Airlines spend more than $100 billion at the Paris Airshow, Nickelodeon refuses to limit junk food advertising, and more
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Walmart offers same-sex benefits: Will other companies follow?
feature Exxon is among the last holdouts among major corporations
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The Fed's key role in the potential Verizon/Vodafone mega-deal
feature The Bearded One may have helped lube one of the biggest deals in corporate history
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Is McDonald's to blame for last year's chicken wing shortage?
feature The fast-food giant has been stocking up wings for 18 months
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Does sending your kid to private school make you a scourge on society?
feature A Slate article sparks a debate
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3 reasons markets should expect a September to remember
feature Is a perfect storm brewing for the economy?
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Everything you need to know about the South African gold miners' strike
feature Africa's largest economy braces for the fallout
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