Elevator pitches aren’t just for start-ups. They are helpful in job interviews, networking events, presentations, or any time you need to quickly explain your case. Instead of stumbling when asked, “What does your company do?” prepare an effective pitch that outlines win-win goals and launches a deeper relationship. Grab the …
Study: Big Corporate Donors Are Bad Investments
How about this for a new investing strategy: Avoid the stock of companies that make big political contributions. The more they give, it seems, the worse their share prices perform. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which …
Battle of the Heavy-Hitter Economists: Krugman and Bernanke Slug It Out Over Fed Policy
The lackluster U.S. economic recovery has fueled an unusually public argument between two of the most prominent economists in the country: Nobel prize-winning New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has accused Fed Chairman Ben …
How an Ad Will Persuade You to Talk to Your Kids About Money
Coming soon to a magazine, newspaper or Web page near you: emotionally charged public-service messages designed to jolt parents into having “the talk” with their kids. Not that talk. The tougher one about how to budget, save and …
Spring Slowdown: Is the U.S. Economic Recovery Stalling?
The disappointing economic growth figures released Friday by the federal government have raised the possibility that the U.S. recovery might be stalling — just when it appeared poised to achieve “escape velocity,” in which gains …
Why Can’t the Post Office Ship Beer and Wine?
The latest proposal to save the financially strapped U.S. Postal Service would allow it to ship beer and wine, overturning a temperance-era law that has been on the books for more than a century.
A Mom’s Work Is Worth $113K Annually. Or Maybe About Half That
How much is a mom worth? The answer, of course, is — everybody altogether now — “priceless.” While that’s the safest response (and I swear it’s the truth, Mom!), it’s also boring and vague.
The Future of the Euro: Why Sentiment Alone Can’t Save the Union
Being an American journalist reporting on the troubles of Europe is sometimes an ego-damaging experience. I regularly encounter economists, officials and other Europeans who take the attitude that we Yanks just don’t understand
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Chrysler Leads the Way in Another Hot Month for Sales of New Cars
After monster sales totals for new cars in February and March, April is shaping up as another solid month for the auto industry. End-of-the-month deals and incentives aim to ensure that’s the case.
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Money Talking: TIME’s Rana Foroohar Hits the Airwaves With Weekly Radio Show
Today marked the debut of “Money Talking,” a weekly radio show featuring TIME’s own Curious Capitalist columnist, Rana Foroohar, along with New York Times op-ed columnist Joe Nocera and veteran television journalist Jeff Greenfield, who hosts.
Promising to “translate” the week’s most important economic and business news for those of …
Big Banks Elbow In On Check Cashing, Payday Lending, and Other Fringe Financial Businesses
Conventional wisdom has been that low-income people are better served by mainstream financial institutions than by check cashing storefronts, payday lenders and other providers of fringe financial products. But now, that wisdom …
Has the Housing Market Finally Hit Bottom?
Housing and jobs: these are the two keys to the economic recovery really taking off, and while we’ve gotten some positive news on the jobs front recently, real estate prices have more or less continued to decline steadily since …