A spokesperson said Ikea made the decision because of Russian ‘restrictions regarding promoting homosexual relationships’
Thanksgiving Is the New Black Friday
New research shows that holiday hours may not be such a bad idea for some retailers
3 Ways Ben Bernanke Revolutionized the Fed
Ben Bernanke’s eight-year reign as the global economy’s most influential man is coming to a close, and the Fed Chair is taking to the lecture circuit to encapsulate and defend his tenure, which may prove to be the most …
Customize Me: McDonald’s Testing Biggest Burger Change in Decades
Customers can use iPads to build their own burger
Not To Be a Grinch, But Holiday Shopping Is Looking Pretty Bad This Year
Even early black Fridays can’t save the retailers
Why Steve Ballmer Is Begging His Successor Not to Kill the Xbox
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, is on his way out. But he made clear what he thinks his successor should do: Ignore calls to sell the company’s Bing search engine and its Xbox video game console business. Speaking …
How Companies Can Survive the “Snarkpocalypse”
Last week, as JPMorgan Chase stumbled into what commentators are calling “an epic Twitter fail,” hundreds of people attending a major conference on “Managing Complexity” couldn’t help but take notice.
The event, the …
6 Tips to Maximize Credit Card Rewards
Rewards are the primary reason people pick one credit card over another, but many of us don’t really understand the rewards programs that are driving our choices. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating how
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This Year, Black Friday Basically Starts a Week Early—If Not Sooner
The truth is that this year, Black Friday deals launch much earlier than Black Friday, or even Thanksgiving.
Why Boeing is Going to War With Its Employees
Unlike a lot of businesses, Boeing’s commercial jet division knows what the future will bring. Its order book is stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey, as the next version of the workhorse 737 rolls on and production of the 787 …
Feds To Investigate Tesla Fires
CEO Elon Musk says the company asked for the probe in the hope of dispelling false concerns.
JPMorgan Chase Reaches $13B Settlement
After years of investigations