The resignation of Kevin Clash – the voice of “Sesame Street’s” Elmo – following allegations of sexual relations with at least two underage boys may have short-term repercussions for the PBS kids’ show. But in the long …
On Europe’s Thanksgiving Menu: Stiffing Greece
The E.U.’s failure to unblock loans to Athens and U.K.-budget wrangles likely will make for a rancorous summit
Energize Your Network
It’s not enough to build a network, you also need to maintain it. This means preserving your connections with enthusiasm so the best ideas, resources, and talent come your way. Here are three tips for doing that:
- Bring yourself fully to every interaction. Turn off your phone. Signal interest by sitting forward and asking questions.
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The Customer Isn’t Always Right
It’s one of those unquestioned truisms that the customer is always right, but there are a few exceptions to that rule that you may want to consider adopting.
How to Help Stay-at-Home Spouses Get Credit Cards Without Risking Our Financial Institutions
A regulation requiring proof of personal income in credit card applications has justly been described as “anti-housewife”. The rules hurt the ability of nonworking spouses to access credit and build their own independent credit standing. There is a smart solution to the problem—but it’s not the one currently being proposed by the …
5 Tax Moves to Make by Yearend
There’s a reason that Wal-Mart, Wynn Resorts and hundreds of other companies are accelerating dividend payments into this year: Tax rates are going up. Individuals should be looking at similar steps. Here are five that make sense now.
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The Widening Divide Between Wall Street and Washington
There is much that divides Wall Street and Washington. The cleanliness of the streets. Sartorial daring. And the view on whether or not we’ll fall off the fiscal cliff by year’s end.
Black Friday: Fast and Frenzied
The end of Thanksgiving week represents the high point of American consumption — a purposefully designed fast and frenzied shopping atmosphere at stores all over the country. And that’s exactly how many shoppers like it.
Insider-Trading Scandal: Are the Feds Closing In on Billionaire Hedge-Fund Mogul Steven Cohen?
Billionaire hedge-fund titan Steven A. Cohen, one of the most high-profile and controversial Wall Street figures of the past decade, has been implicated in what federal officials are calling “the largest insider-trading case ever …
Selling Cars to Millennials: Quirky Models, Flashy Colors Aim to Get Gen Y Out of Neutral
Automakers are realizing that millennials are not like older consumers — and that the trusty old car models and classic sales pitches just won’t cut it.
New Job? Only Make the Sacrifices You Want To
Every job requires giving things up, such as working long hours or spending time away from family. It’s important when considering a new job to know which compromises you’re willing to make:
Study: 10,000 Identity Theft Rings in U.S.
Identity theft is big business. Now, we’re finding out exactly how big. The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million of us have our identity stolen each year. It’s topped the list of consumer complaints filed with the agency for the past 12 years running, garnering about 15% of all complaints. And new research from ID Analytics
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