Realizing that students today post every dumb thing they do on the Internet, colleges now are starting to help them “erase” those digital mistakes before they become a barrier to employment. Since new grads need all the help they …
Reports of the Death of the Movies Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
For quite some time, the assumption has been that year in, year out, fewer and fewer people would bother seeing movies in the theater. Then a funny thing happened in 2012.
Google’s Federal Antitrust Deal Cheered by Some, Jeered by Others
Mississippi River Could Close to Barge Traffic Within Days
Traffic on the Mississippi River – which transports everything from grain to petroleum to coal – could come to a halt as soon as this weekend.
At Long Last, a Permanent Patch for a Dreaded Tax
The Alternative Minimum Tax has threatened the middle class for decades. Now it won’t. Score one for the fiscal-cliff deal.
Wendy’s Doubles Down on Dollar Menu
Although it bumped Burger King out of second place by positioning itself as a more upscale fast-food burger chain, now Wendy’s is supersizing its value menu by adding a second tier of under-$2 items in addition to a core group …
Put Mundane Decisions on Autopilot
Life is full of mundane decisions: what to wear, what to eat, which route to take to work. Making too many decisions about humdrum details is a waste of a limited resource: your mental energy.
College Costs: Will Tuition Discounts Get More Students to Major in Sciences?
To steer more students into high-paying fields, Florida is considering freezing tuition rates in certain areas. Will it work?
Tips for Finding Success in 2013
The start of a new year is a good time to evaluate your business and look for opportunities you might be missing or things that aren’t working as well as you’d hoped.
Online Shopping: More Popular (Yet Less Satisfying) Than Ever
Based on the sales figures, consumers are increasingly content to turn to the web to get their holiday shopping done. Judging by survey data and heaping anecdotal evidence, however, we’re increasingly dissatisfied with online …
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Should Businesses Pay Taxes on Foreign Earnings?
In 2013 businesses will push for new tax laws that allow them to keep all their earnings made overseas.
Does Selling Out to Avis Represent Success for ZipCar? Failure? Something Else?
ZipCar’s business model has been heralded as a game changer, potentially disrupting car sales and traditional car rentals alike. So what does it mean now that ZipCar has been purchased by a traditional rental car company?