Many job applicants feel that if they could just get past the initial screening process and land a face-to-face interview with a hiring manager, they’d have their chance to shine. Getting that toe in the door has gotten harder than ever in today’s market. Matthew Epstein, a 2008 graduate of the University of Central Florida, created …
Don’t Like the Car’s Price? Wait an Hour
This is the kind of negotiating that a car buyer could get used to. Through Monday, eBay is selling at least 10 new cars per day in a very unique way: The asking price for each vehicle starts at MSRP—and then drops by $500 every hour until somebody buys.
The Barclays LIBOR Scandal Is a Clear Case for Greater Consumer Protection
When it comes to managing personal financial affairs, there is only so much an individual can know. For years, the financial literacy movement missed that.
Make Creativity a Habit
Creativity is an essential skill for navigating an increasingly complex world. And yet the path to innovative thinking can be surprisingly simple. To improve your own ingenuity, practice the following:
The Stubborn Consumers Who Just Aren’t Buying Cars
At first glance, June 2012 appears to be shaping up as a fairly big month for auto sales. Industry experts estimate that 1.2 million new cars will be sold by the end of June, a rise of 18% compared to last June, and the most cars …
Women and Money: Even College Grads Flunk Personal Finance
One of the chief conclusions that financial literacy experts have drawn in recent years is that college graduates typically know enough to manage their money reasonably well. Now, a new study looking specifically at educated …
How Forces That Drive the Mobile Industry’s Growth Also Threaten Its Future
The mobile industry is enjoying a remarkable moment in business history, one that ought to make executives from other industries look on it with envy. Thanks to the burgeoning popularity of smartphones, demand for mobile …
How Louis C.K. Is Changing the Way We Pay for Entertainment
Comedic everyman Louis C.K. is a bigger star than ever — the new season of his acclaimed FX show Louie debuts today — but a ticket to his upcoming tour won’t set you back quite as far as you might expect. Why? Like an
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9 Ways to Beat the Hotel Rates Shown at Orbitz
Reactions have been mixed to the Wall Street Journal’s story revealing that, in some cases, Orbitz shows Mac users higher-priced hotel results than those displayed to people searching with PCs. The practice seems to unfairly …
More Women Are In the Workforce — So Why Are They Still Doing So Many Chores?
With all the time dedicated to getting women into the executive suite, it seems a bit silly to talk about who’s buying the groceries. But new data suggests that women in heterosexual partnerships may be just as burdened with …
The Credit Card Companies With the Most Consumer Complaints
Consumer advocates cheered and the banking industry fumed when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made its credit card complaint database public last week. Banking analyst Ken Thomas got to work. Thomas sifted through this …
Why Thursday’s Euro Summit Really Is a Make-or-Break Moment. Really.
Once again, leaders of the 27 European Union nations are holding a crisis summit meeting to tackle a spreading economic crisis and shore up the floundering euro. Once again there are ambitious proposals on the agenda of the …