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Why The First Real Toyota Prius Doesn't Deserve Any Of The Hate

It was an unassuming fairly high-tech car to get people to work efficiently.

[I]t was good at what it was meant to do. Why hate on something like that? 
Toyota made Prius to do exactly one thing and it does that exceptionally well. Give the Prius another chance. It may just be a fuel-sipping space pod, but it’s the best at what it’s made to do.

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I'm Suprised They Finally Are Doing This

Are We There Yet?

Truck stops are about American as apple pie…and Buffett’s taking a big slice. Berkshire Hathaway acquired a 38.6% stake ($ amount wasn’t disclosed) in Pilot Flying J., the largest operator of travel centers in North America. Buffett plans to up his interest to 80% by 2023.

And he’s partnering with Midwestern royalty to do so: the founding Haslam family. Jimmy Haslam is Pilot’s CEO, and also the owner of the Cleveland Browns. Jimmy’s lil’ bro? Bill, the Governor of Tennessee.

You’re probably familiar with Pilot’s rest stops from the 40 oz soda and party-sized bag of Doritos you picked up on the way to Yosemite. It operates 750 locations across the U.S. and Canada, doing a healthy $20 billion+ in revenue. That makes it the 15th largest private company in the country.

With the investment, Buffett is going all-in on commercial goods transportation. He already owns BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroads in the U.S. with more than 32,000 miles of track across the fruited plain.

Sing along with Buffett: “America, America…”

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The Anti - Social Social Network

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They See Me Rollin' - Z Edition

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A Well Executed Creation

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A Very (Overly) Pricey Unicorn

For $69,000, Would You Make History With This Uber Rare 2003 Renault Clio V6?

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Where There's Smoke . . . . .

Up in Smoke

As soon as next month, TV screens will light up with ads that state the obvious: cigarettes are “intentionally designed” to be addictive. But this isn’t your typical PSA. Large tobacco companies like Altria and British American Tobacco will be behind the campaigns.

No, the guerrilla marketing tactics of Big Tobacco haven’t stooped to “reverse psychology”…yet. The ads are mandated as part of a two-decades-old DOJ lawsuit, which took aim at tobacco companies for misleading advertising.

And now, they’re paying up.

The 30-to-45 second ads will run five days a week, for a full year, across networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC…and the full campaigns could cost Altria and British American up to $31 million each (talk about a self-inflicted wound).

Good thing these companies have just the thing to take the edge off.

Disclaimer #1: Cigarettes are intentionally designed to be addictive.

Disclaimer #2: Neither Altria nor British American paid for this article.

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