As a business consultant and management professor, Peter Drucker observed the attitudes and idiosyncrasies of seven distinct generations: New Worlders, Hard Timers, Good Warriors, the Lucky Few, Baby Boomers, Gen X and even, at …
Your Toyota Prius Might Glitch Out and Stall
The world’s best-selling hybrid car has a software defect
Yes, College is Totally Worth It
The income gap between grads and non-grads is the widest it has been in half a century
Stocks Jump on Fed’s Reassurance
S&P 500 and Dow Jones up more than one percent on Yellen’s first day
PayPal President Gets His Credit Card Hacked
PayPal President David Marcus has been the victim of credit card fraud, he said on Monday. The leader of the online payments company revealed via Twitter that his credit card information had been stolen on a trip to the United …
No Dip for CVS Following Tobacco Announcement
Stock prices have risen and fourth-quarter 2013 earnings are strong
Now You Can Order Marijuana and Have It Delivered to Your Door
In Washington, placing an order for a pot delivery is now as easy as dialing up for a pizza. Only with marijuana orders, deliveries are made by characters named Otter, Wombat, and Possum.
You Can Now Flirt With Pizza Hut on OkCupid
For all the single people dreading Valentine’s Day this week, Pizza Hut is there for you. The fast-food chain is trying to find “the one” on OkCupid and is promising a lifetime supply of pizza to the person it declares its
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3 Things Janet Yellen Must Focus on as Fed Chair
This morning, Janet Yellen began her first testimony to Congress as Federal Reserve chair. As she sums up the economic health of the nation and the direction that monetary policy will take over the next couple of hours, there are …
Yellen Says Fed Will Keep Pulling Back on Stimulus
Tells lawmakers she foresees continuity with predecessor Bernanke
Target's Hacking Fix Is Itself a Huge Problem
Target missed the bulls-eye this time, a new analysis says. In response to the massive data breach it suffered during the holiday shopping season, the retailer gave its customers free identity theft protection, but it’s a …
5 Ways Twitter Plans to Defend Itself Against Harsh Critics
New features aimed at the masses