August 2012 is shaping up as another strong month for car sales, with the total number of new vehicles sold up nearly 19% compared to the same time last year. But some categories of vehicles are experiencing hotter sales than …
Take Off Your Headphones
If you wear headphones at work you may feel they drown out distractions and help you focus. But headphones — whether you’re listening to music or not — also isolate you from your work environment and that can have negative consequences. When you’re cut off from the informal conversations going on around you, you miss out on the …
DOJ Compares Apple and Publishers to Big Oil in Ebooks Case
In its response to recent filings from Apple, publishers and booksellers on its proposed ebook settlement with three publishers, the Department of Justice addresses few specific complaints (PDF; full filing embedded below). …
Why Higher Future Tax Rates are Certain but Won’t Matter
An important part of retirement planning is estimating your future tax rate. Most financial planners assume tax rates will go up in the future. But while that may be true it doesn’t necessarily mean the amount of tax you pay …
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property
One of the scariest things for an entrepreneur is the fear that someone might steal your idea. While you can’t completely eliminate the threat of intellectual property theft, there are some basic steps you can take to protect yourself.
Booze & Caffeine: Latest Revelations About Your Drinking Habits
Do happier people binge drink more often? When comparing teens and adults, who drinks more soda? Recent surveys and studies reveal all—and the findings may be surprising.
Guess What? Most People Won’t Buy Sneakers for $300 — Or Even $200
The news that Nike was marketing high-tech, $315 sneakers with basketball star LeBron James’s name attached to them turned out to be, well, not quite true. This is a probably a good thing for Nike, since research shows that not …
Should Mitt Romney Embrace His Rich-Guy Image?
Evidently feeling that our political discourse is not silly enough yet, the kind folks at National Review have given us a cover story arguing that Mitt Romney needs to fully embrace his inner Thurston Howell. And that he should …
Helium Prices Hit the Roof, Leaving Balloon Sales Deflated
Because of a worldwide shortage of helium, prices for the lighter-than-air element have ballooned. They’ve hit the ceiling, gone sky high, been launched into the stratosphere. Has the quota for bad puns been met yet?
Exclusive: Walt Disney Co. Considers Buyout of Struggling Disneyland Paris
Purchase of Euro Disney shares the company doesn’t already own would be first step in comprehensive turnaround strategy
When to Let Go and Delegate
As an entrepreneur, you typically want to do it all yourself, but there comes a time when you need to turn over some responsibilities to someone else. In fact, that should be your goal if you want your company to grow.
Your Credit Card Rewards Aren’t Worth As Much As You Think
With issuers dangling bonuses like $100 cash back just for signing up, it can be easy to lose sight of exactly how rewarding (or not) credit card rewards truly are. You may be asking, why should it matter? It’s true that many …