These Prices Are Linsane! Fire Sale Begins for Jeremy Lin Knicks Merchandise
Just a few short months ago, during the peak of “Linsanity,” ticket prices for New York Knicks games soared and sports apparel retailers sold out all of their Jeremy Lin jerseys as quickly as manufacturers could make them. Now …
Is High Unemployment Making Us All Sick?
Our persistently high unemployment rate is not only bad for the economy, it’s bad for our bodies and souls as well. Unemployment wears down the unemployed both mentally and physically. But high unemployment also hurts those …
Protect Your Company From Social Media Mayhem
As companies wade into social media, many find that it’s challenging to develop sound legal policies about the use of this technology. Sharon Toerek, a partner at the Cleveland law firm of Licata & Toerek, says too many companies construct social media policies in a vacuum. “It requires a multidisciplinary approach,” she |
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Lose the Pants: Hot Summers Have Men Scrambling For Utilikilts’ Rugged Skirts
Steven Villegas has sold more than 100,000 “utility kilts” for men since 1999.
Lobster Prices Are at Record Lows, But Only in New England
An unseasonably mild winter has created a glut of lobsters along the Northeast that is pushing prices to record lows. Lobstermen across the region are trying to figure out how to boost demand. But don’t rejoice over cheap …
Don’t Expect Gas Prices to Keep Getting Cheaper
The declining gas price party appears to be over. After soaring through early 2012, gas prices dipped in roller coaster fashion during spring and early summer, plummeting by 50¢ per gallon within a few months in much of the …
5 Ways Mother Nature Is Impacting Your Wallet
All of a sudden, much of the country seems to have turned into Arizona, with a hot, dry summer coming on the heels of a remarkably mild winter. Here are five ways that months of odd weather have affected—and will continue to …
Ha! Ads That Make You Laugh Don’t Really Make You Buy
It’s funny how commercials work. Or rather, according to a new study, it’s funny how some ads succeed in making viewers chuckle, but ultimately fail in what they’re supposed to do—entice couch potatoes into actually buying the …
Intel’s Earnings Warning is an Ominous Sign for the Tech Sector
Tech stalwarts like Apple, Google, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft have been powering through the recession. If these companies falter, the U.S. is in trouble.
Sure-Fire Ways to Motivate Your Staff
To achieve a purpose-fueled, engaged workforce, you should resist a one-size-fits-all approach to inspiring your employees. Instead, make an effort to help each worker recognize the importance of his or her job and how it contributes to the company’s success.