Do you lug your laptop, smartphone and other technology halfway around the world to keep up with what you are supposed to be getting away from?
The ZIP Code Turns 50
It took an ad campaign to sell Americans on its value
Savers Nightmare: Why Short Rates Won’t Follow Bond Yields Higher
Bond yields are up. But if you can believe it: that just makes investing for income more difficult.
Hertz Drives to Be King of Anytime, Anyplace, Any Duration Rental Cars
In the near future, when you swing by the drugstore or home improvement center, renting a car could be as easy as picking up shampoo or a new ratchet set.
How Kids Will Help Decide the Future of Television
Will someone please think of the children? In the ongoing battle for the future of the living room, that’s exactly what Netflix and Amazon are doing. While shows like political drama House of Cards, resurrected sitcom Arrested
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Paula Deen’s Sponsorships Disappear, But Book Sales Soar
Updated, June 28, 5:50 p.m. EST: Despite high presale numbers, publisher Ballantine Books announced Friday afternoon that it has canceled Paula Deen’s multi-book deal, including the upcoming Paula Deen’s New Testament: 250 Recipes, All Lightened Up after “careful consideration”.
Paula Deen’s new book isn’t officially for sale until …
Keep Your Company’s Social Media Accounts Safe
It’s happened to high-profile companies like McDonalds and Jeep — hackers take control of corporate social media accounts and send inappropriate messages to tens of thousands of followers. Don’t let it happen to your company. Take these precautions:
- Get serious about passwords: Don’t let social media managers choose
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Business Growth and Social Media
If you’re looking for a place to focus your business growth efforts, try social media.
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Wall Street Cop Goes After Corzine — and Derivatives Loopholes
Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has been the toughest cop in D.C. since the financial crisis, and the only person really willing to take on Wall Street. Although his term may soon be coming to an end, the CFTC yesterday showed it still has plenty of bite left by suing Jon Corzine, the former New …
Atlantic City’s Next Big Bet: Legalized Online Gambling
Business has been on the decline in Atlantic City casinos for six years and running. To stop the bleeding, casinos are betting big on online gaming—an option that, of course, gives gamblers an easy way to avoid Atlantic City entirely.
Bond Markets to the Fed: We Don’t Believe You!
The stock market may steal the headlines, but in many ways its the bond market — be it mortgage-backed securities, government bonds, or corporate debt — that is the real star of the economic show. When the Federal Reserve seeks …
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China: Just as Desperate for Education Reform as the U.S.
This article is the fourth in Foroohar’s series on Chinese business and economic developments and their effects on the global economy; find the rest of the series here.
While Americans often worry that hordes of Chinese …