The conventional wisdom — not to mention a good deal of research — suggests that women are less inclined than men to take big risks with money. That’s why a new discussion paper prepared by three economists for the German …
Apple Stock: Too Much of a Good Thing?
As virtually everyone knows, Apple has had a sweet run of late. This year alone its stock shot up nearly 50%, four times the gains notched by the S&P 500 index.
But if you’re feeling miffed that you missed out on the stock …
How to Cut Your IRS Debt
If you’re having trouble paying your taxes or want to fight late fees, these tips can help you negotiate with the IRS.
Thanks to E-Books, Flat Revenue is No Problem for Publishers
Large book publishers’ most recent earnings reports reflect a new normal: Revenues are roughly flat, but profits are up—in large part due to e-books.
Visa, MasterCard Suffered ‘Massive’ Data Breach
A security industry blog warned on Friday of a potentially “massive” data breach affecting as many as 10 million Visa and MasterCard accounts.
Canada’s Penny Is No More – Is the U.S. Penny Next?
In an effort to cut costs, the Canadian government released its 2012 budget Thursday without any money designated to fund the Canadian penny. The penny’s costs have finally grown so high that the government has realized it just …
10 Fun, Weird, Sometimes Disturbing Factoids About the $640 Million Mega Millions Lottery
Tonight at 11:00 p.m. E.T., the winning numbers of a record-breaking $640 million lottery will be announced. The monster jackpot is causing a frenzy across the U.S., with players waiting up to three hours to buy tickets at “hot” stores and math nerds debating whether it’s worth it to buy a ticket. The media circus over Mega Millions even …
How Wendy’s Finally Knocked Burger King Down A Notch
There’s a restaurant in Wichita, Kan., that now offers a Bacon Portabella Black Label Burger (with mushroom sauce and Muenster cheese), an Apple Pecan Chicken Salad, a Monterey Ranch Crispy Chicken Sandwich and an Asiago Ranch …
Forget Motivation, You Need Follow Through
When approaching a difficult task — getting to the gym, writing an important presentation — you may chide yourself for lacking motivation to get it done. However, it’s often not a question of motivation, but follow through. You may want to do the task — you know it’s important — but your brain talks you out of it. You tell …
Daily Deals to Go: LivingSocial Launches Takeout & Delivery Service
For the most part, restaurant deals from the likes of Groupon, LivingSocial, and other sites have come in the dine-in-only variety. Starting Thursday, though, LivingSocial is offering takeout and delivery services at restaurants in 26 U.S. markets, with the rest of the country to soon follow.
Which City Has the Best Job Market?
The U.S. economy has finally started to see some steady, robust job growth — adding more than 220,000 jobs each of the past three months. This is surely good news for the country, but we all know that America is anything but a …
Why External Hires Get Paid More, and Perform Worse, than Internal Staff
Here is some research sure to rankle every employee who has applied for an internal promotion and been passed over in favor of someone brought in from the outside.
According to Wharton management professor Matthew Bidwell, …