The National Football League remains the hottest ticket in town for TV advertisers, as inventory in the sport’s coast-to-coast broadcast packages is once again out-pricing just about everything else on the tube.
Despite the obvious drawbacks of the plastic and extra cost for something that is essentially free out of the tap, thirst for bottled water continues to grow. US bottled water volume rose 7% last year.
Credit-card fraudsters are filling up at the gas pump. The credit-card industry and gas-station owners are deploying everything from sophisticated software to heavy-duty padlocks to combat an epidemic of fuel-related theft and fraud.
Much more is highlighted in A Look Around the Nation and the World.
