The current national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.30. Drivers shouldn’t expect prices to get cheaper at any point in 2013.
Is Herbalife a Pyramid Scheme, the Target of Market Manipulation, or Just a Good Gripping Yarn?
Australian money manager John Hempton has called the battle between investor Bill Ackman and nutritional-supplement company Herbalife “hedge-fund porn.”
There is indeed something vaguely obscene about the ongoing drama, …
3 Ways to Get People to Change
You can change strategy, products, and processes all you want, but real change doesn’t take hold until your employees actually change what they do every day.
Happy Employees Mean Greater Profits
A number of studies have found a direct correlation between workplace morale and corporate results, so how can you improve employee morale – and, by extension, your bottom line?
Fiscal Cliff Aftermath: New Option for 401(k) Savers
To raise revenue, lawmakers unlocked $12 billion in taxes owed by easing the rules on when you can convert traditional 401(k) assets to Roth 401(k) assets.
Is Broadband Internet Access a Public Utility?
Should broadband Internet service be treated as a basic utility in the United States, like electricity, water, and traditional telephone service? That’s the question at the heart of an important and provocative new book by Susan …
A Heaping Helping of Chutzpah: AIG Considers Suing the U.S. Government For Bailing It Out
Update: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the AIG board has decided not to participate in the lawsuit.
Hank Greenberg didn’t get to where he is today by being timid. The former chairman of AIG built the company up …
Google Brings Free Public WiFi to Its New York City Neighborhood
Tech giant Google announced Tuesday that it has begun offering free public WiFi internet access in the southwest Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, close to its mammoth headquarters. According to Google, the new service — …
187,000 Lb. of Marijuana Annually? Legal Pot Business to Bloom in Washington
Voters in Colorado and Washington recently approved the legalization of marijuana for recreational — not “medical” — purposes. But this hardly means that the business of growing and dispensing of pot will be all fun and games.
Amazon’s Low Prices Are Targeted: Target’s Online Price-Matching Policy Becomes Permanent
Target is going on the offensive against showrooming: the cheap-chic retailer will now match the prices of identical items offered by competitors — even online competitors — year round.
What You Really Want from an Informational Interview
Informational interviews help you explore career options and make connections by giving you a safe environment to ask pointed questions. But there’s a risk: If you don’t make a good first impression, you can torpedo the relationship. Find a balance by being upfront about the help you’re asking for. You may not know exactly where …
Contract Manufacturing for Small Businesses
If your big idea is a physical product or gadget, you may need to enlist the services of a contract manufacturer to help bring your product to market.