Starbucks has bounced back from the recession in a big way. Now the company is trying to figure out how it can do well for its shareholders and do good in the community at the same time.
Experts Deem Wines from New Jersey (!) As Good As France’s Finest
Must be that Turnpike terroir. In a recent blind taste test, wines produced in New Jersey—yes, that New Jersey, the state just east of Pennsylvania—held their own when matched up against whites and reds from France, some of …
Thinking About Robbing a Bank? Read This First
It would seem like easy money. You walk into a bank, hand a threatening note to a teller, gesture at the gun in your pocket (real or squirt), then walk out moments later with a big sack of cash. Oh, sure, you might have to spend …
When Dad Says ‘Don’t Waste Your Money’ on Father’s Day Gifts, He Means It
Why is it that it’s so difficult to buy gifts for dads on Father’s Day? The answer, which many marketers and quite a few sons and daughters don’t want to hear, is that plenty of dads truly don’t want anything that’s bought in a store.
Why Undocumented Workers Are Good for the Economy
Tough immigration laws in Arizona and Alabama are costing the states billions of dollars. Business and agricultural leaders have had enough.
U.S. Probe of Comcast, Broadband Giants Echoes ‘Net Neutrality’ Battles
How to Get Positive Customer Feedback
Every small business wants glowing reviews from its customers. According to a new book, the best way to get them may be to make sure you maintain your integrity.
Struggling to Pay Your Student Loans? Move to These Towns
In an effort to boost dwindling populations, some towns have come up with an inventive idea: Move here, and we’ll help pay your student loans.
Top Customer Ratings Go to ‘Low-Cost’ Airlines With Fewest Fees
In the most recent passenger satisfaction survey from J.D. Power and Associates, the two top-rated airlines are JetBlue and Southwest. While both are considered low-cost carriers, compared to the mainstream they’re more generous …
Dads ‘Worth’ Less Than They Were 10 Years Ago, Study Claims
Some people might say that a dad is priceless. As far as one new study is concerned, those people would be wrong! I’m kidding, of course. But a report released this week claims there’s a very specific price tag on dad’s …
Dimon Hearing Reveals Lingering Questions About the Health of the Financial System
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon withstood a barrage of verbal flak yesterday in the Senate Banking Committee hearing which sought to investigate the over $2 billion trading loss that his bank suffered this spring. But the …
Could That Facebook ‘Like’ Hurt Your Credit Score?
A plan to study data mining of social-networking sites bankrolled by Germany‘s largest credit-reporting agency provoked outrage after internal documents about the project were leaked to German media outlets.