May 27--The corruption charges against officials of FIFA, the World Cup's sanctioning body, are not necessarily bad for soccer in this country. Americans love organized crime dramas.
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel put out word at Re/code's Code conference that his company is planning an IPO. Of course, Snapchat being Snapchat, the message may not be meant to last.
Hormel Foods, maker of Spam, is buying Applegate Farms, known for its organic meats. Spam takes a lot of unfair abuse, so let's resist the urge to say this deal puts the ick in organic.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to solve the city's pension woes includes projected cash from a prospective Chicago casino. If that doesn't work, he knows a guy who heard about a sure thing at the track.
McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook says searing its burgers and toasting its buns longer should improve customer satisfaction. Hard to believe it took this long to turn up the heat at McDonald's.
The Internal Revenue Service is aghast that one of its services was co-opted by criminals to steal taxpayers' identities. People who interact with the IRS should never fear they're that vulnerable -- until they're audited.
Madagascar's parliament has voted to impeach the president. The island nation's constitutional court must determine the validity of that ouster, but clearing his name may take a while for Hery Rajaonarimampianina.
Burglars got away clean after breaking into a suite of offices 43 years ago Thursday. Had an eavesdropping device they planted not malfunctioned, they might not have returned in June, when they were caught in Democratic headquarters at the Watergate complex. You know the rest.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
