The SEC is seeking to bar the reclusive hedge fund titan from managing investor funds.
Little Girls Losing Love for Barbie: Is Body Image to Blame?
As sales of too-perfect Mattel’s Barbies shrink, the company’s Monster High dolls find success in appealing to children’s flaws
5 Ways to Get and Keep Motivated
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I’ve posted about motivation many times, but I recently ran across this short and sweet recipe from Omar Periu, one of the world’s top motivational …
Give Disney Visitors Hi-Tech Wristbands and They Spend More Money
Once again, Disney appears to have mastered the art of rolling out a new perk for guests—that actually winds up with them spending more money at Disney. This time, it’s a wristband that serves as a combo admissions pass, room key, credit card, and reservation assistant for rides and restaurants.
Don’t Go Shopping This Weekend: Sales Tax Holidays Coming
Retailers have been promoting back-to-school deals since, well, since before many kids were even out of school. But the annoyance of endless seasonal promotions is only one reason to hold off a little while longer on back-to-school purchases.
Fast Fine Casual Food? The Continued Blurring of Chain Restaurant Categories
When a prototypical fast food chain like KFC pushes into the realm of “fast casual,” what do terms like “fast food” and “casual dining” mean nowadays?
Google, Microsoft Earn Bronx Cheer From Wall Street as Stocks Slide
Microsoft’s results were particularly ugly. The software giant’s stock is down more than 11% in Friday trading.
For Movie Industry, an Epic Summer for Blockbuster Flops
Hollywood is discovering that it’s not smart to release a bunch of $100 million movies at the same time.
Apple, Google, Facebook Join Civil Liberties Groups for NSA Transparency Push
The tech giants are asking for permission to report the number of requests they receive under the Patriot Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Close to Retiring? Uh-Oh, So is Your Financial Adviser
Wealth Advisers are an aging group. Yours may retire just when you need him most. Here’s how to handle the transition.
The Dollar Menu For Rent and Gas: McDonald’s Budget Advice for Employees Falls Short
A week after one of its franchisees was hit with a lawsuit alleging low-paid workers were forced to accept their pay on fee-laden prepaid cards, McDonald’s is again in the crosshairs of worker advocacy groups over what one …
Drugstores, Supermarkets Boycott Rolling Stone Over Boston-Bomber Cover
The drugstore chain CVS and Tedeschi Food Shops, both based in New England, are among the businesses that have announced they won’t sell the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine because it features a dreamy cover photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three and injured hundreds.