After tiny upstart carrier Samoa Air announced it would start charging passengers based on how much they weigh, travelers reacted by calling the pricing model wacky, impractical, even discriminatory. But it’s only one of several weird, possibly unwelcomed ways that flights might be priced down the line.
Advertising’s Next Big Thing: Walking Product Placements
Yes, advertisers are buying ads to bump up their promotion on your Facebook or Twitter newsfeed. But did you know that that companies are also paying bloggers hundreds of thousands of dollars to write about their products?
Money Talking: The War Over Smartphones
Joe Nocera (NYT) and Rana Foroohar (Time) join Charlie Herman (WNYC) on Money Talking discuss if the war over smartphones – Samsung vs. Facebook vs. Apple. Also, what affect the sequester is having on the economy.
Quickly Quiet Your Mind
A clear head produces the best insights. But it’s a challenge to take time off in the midst of a busy day to rest your brain. Here are three easy ways to build breaks into your day:
Cultivate Customer Connections and Grow Your Business
Looking for great ROI? Investing the time to connect and build relationships with your customers yields affordable business growth.
Why the Drugstore May Be the Last Place You Should Buy Prescription Drugs
When consumers need to get a drug prescription filled, they tend to turn to the neighborhood drugstore. Understandably so. But if drugstores were honest, some prescriptions would come with a special warning label: You May Be …
Boob Tube Saturation: After TV Sales Decline Worldwide, Will Price Drops Follow?
Consumers aren’t falling out of love with their TVs. More likely, they can’t justify replacing the big new TV they purchased not long ago, or they’ve run out of places to put yet another screen.
U.S. Economy Adds Just 88,000 Jobs in March; Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.6%
Roughly one year ago, many of us were encouraged by a string of positive jobs reports which showed the economy was adding on average 275,000 jobs per month. And then came the spring swoon, ushering in a long stretch in which the …
Is the Global Economy Slowly Falling Apart?
For Americans, the economy is likely to remain sluggish for several years, but the long-term outlook isn’t nearly as bad as the pessimists say
The Hidden Cost of Tax Refunds
Tax refunds are awesome, unless they lead you to spend more than you can afford.
Retirement Saving: Piecing Together a Perfect Portfolio
Saving for retirement has a new look. It starts with your first job and never stops. Thankfully, innovations like target-date funds and ETFs keep things simple.
Evaluate Remote Workers Fairly
We tend to trust what we can see, which makes it difficult to evaluate employees who don’t spend time in the office. Here are three ways to make sure you’re being fair in your assessment of remote workers