Facebook ads can be effective, according to a recent study conducted by the social media giant and comScore.
9 Reasons Why This Economy Feels So Bad
The recent slump has been unusually painful, and the feeble recovery has been disappointing. But today’s economy seems even worse than it actually is
Best Buy Founder Offers $8.8 Billion to Take Company Private
Richard Schulze, the founder and former CEO of Best Buy, submitted a written proposal this morning to the firm’s board offering $24 to $26 per share to take the electronics retailer private.
Start-Ups Create Jobs, Right? So Let’s Stop Praising Small Businesses — and Fund More
By pretty much any measure, lending to American small businesses is weak. Most recently, small business borrowing dropped 5% from May to June, according to the research firm PayNet, which tracks such lending. And while May’s …
The Qualities of Outperforming Companies
Companies are changing dramatically – and so are the skills and focus needed for success.
Introverts Can Still Innovate
New ideas are only valuable if they’re shared with others. If you’re an introvert, you may not feel comfortable talking about your creative ideas. But you can still be a smart innovator by trying these three things.
The New Suze Orman? Rapper Slim Thug Writes a Personal Finance Book
Living within your means isn’t usually part of the bling-Bentley-and-Cristal lifestyle glamorized by rappers. But Houston rapper Slim Thug’s new personal finance book is loaded with tips on how to be smarter with your money. For …
Fire Up the Barbecue? Drought Will Bring on Cheaper Meat Prices for a Spell
This summer’s historic drought is bound to yield rising prices at the supermarket. The awful harvest of corn and soybeans is causing their prices to soar, and since they’re utilized in so many other foods—cereal, soda, feed for …
Are ‘Safe Accounts’ the Answer to Our Consumer Banking Problems?
So-called Safe Accounts offer extremely low fees and no overdraft penalties. Banks are still experimenting but the early results have been encouraging and a product geared at the unbanked may just right for many others too.
The Best Time for Back-to-School Shopping
About 80 million American children – from preschool to college – will return to school in August or September, and between now and then, they will need to buy school supplies and clothes.
Retailers are hoping for even …
Don’t Stifle Innovative Thinking
Entrepreneurs are by nature always thinking of innovation and the next great idea, but you may unwittingly have ways of thinking and processes that are holding you back.
Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 8.3% — But There’s Good News, Too
The unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in July, but it’s probably the most hopeful jobs report in months.