When you’re on a deadline or have a particularly thorny project in front of you, it can be tempting to try to power through for long periods of time. But your brain’s ability to focus only lasts about 90 minutes before you need to take a break.
With Obama Win, Wall Street Cop Stays On the Beat
This week’s election was a cliffhanger for many people, but the stakes were higher than most for the director and staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency, which opened its doors in July 2011, was a …
Millennials: Turns Out the ‘Entitled Generation’ Is Willing to Sacrifice
The idea that all millennials act the same way, or that millennials as a group are entirely self-centered and unwilling to sacrifice is just plain wrong.
Election Day Hangover: Stock Markets Plunge as Investors Eye Fiscal Cliff
The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its worst day of the year yesterday, dropping 313 points or 2.36% as investors worried about the economic health of the eurozone and the effects of tax increases and spending cuts set to go …
Can China’s New Leader Prevent an Economic Crisis?
If Xi Jinping doesn’t boldly reform the Chinese economy, its future won’t be as bright as its past.
Sandy Ends the Silence
Even if politicians ignore climate change, the rest of us can’t
Beer Enters the Dark Ages
Is black the new pale yellow? Things are looking that way when it comes to beer.
Prepare to Answer Customers’ Toughest Questions
No salesperson likes to take a hard question from a skeptical prospective customer. But since providing good answers is often the difference between winning and losing their business, it pays to get it right:
Corporate Raiders Beware: A Short History of the “Poison Pill” Takeover Defense
Since the heyday of corporate raiders in the 1980s, so-called poison pills have been a standard – and powerful — corporate defense against hostile takeovers. So what exactly are they?
How to Find Out Who Your Influential Followers Are
One of the great things about social media is it makes it easier to gauge consumer sentiment and find opportunities.
Facebook & Work: Will Friending Your Manager Help Your Career?
Not long ago, I thought it was a bad idea to friend your boss on Facebook because of the possibility that revealing too much could hurt your progress at your current job, as well as any future opportunities. Lately, I’ve had a …
Why Dirty-Looking Money Makes Us Spend More
In a finding that gives a whole new meaning to the term “money laundering,” researchers found that people are driven to spend old or grimy bills more readily than newly-minted ones. In a forthcoming article in the Journal of …