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Foodie Havens Where They Once Never Could Have Been Imagined
For years, if your stomach was rumbling at the mall, an airport, or a baseball stadium, the pickings tended to be slim, if not grim. Now that the foodie craze has gone fully mainstream, even these destinations are welcoming celebrity chefs and fancy dishes that transcend the old mall food court.
Snowden Fallout Compels Email Service To Shut Down
Lavabit, an email service offering encrypted communications that are supposedly impenetrable by third parties, shut down this week after it came to light that National Security Administration leaker Edward Snowden was using it to communicate from Moscow. Snowden’s Lavabit address was revealed by Tanya Lokshina, Deputy Director of Human …
The Great Debate: Do Millennials Really Want Cars, Or Not?
Why are young people less likely to purchase cars, or even have driver’s licenses nowadays? One theory has it that the generation that came of age with the Internet and smartphones thinks cars are pretty lame. Automakers prefer to see the situation differently—that young people today love cars just as much as any other group, but just …
Encourage Gratitude on Your Team
When employees feel valued, they are more satisfied, willing to work longer, and motivated to do their best. As a manager, it’s your job to make them feel appreciated. In addition to saying “thank you,” you can foster gratitude by:
- Developing them. People want to grow. If promotion opportunities are limited you can invest in
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Take Your Business to the Next Level
Sticking with the status quo can prove fatal for your business. Here are five tips to turn stagnation into innovation.
Money Talking: What the Washington Post Sale Has to Do With the Future of Television
What do the $250 million purchase of the Washington Post by Jeff Bezos and the continuing contract battle between CBS and Time Warner Cable have in common? This is a question I have been thinking about over the last week, as both events brought to the fore shifts in patterns of media consumption that have been underway for some time. The …
JPMorgan Faces Criminal Probe over Mortgage Bonds
(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating JPMorgan Chase over mortgage-backed investments the bank sold in the run-up to the financial crisis.
Turns Out You Only Think You’re Spending Less Money
American consumers claim that they’re not spending as much money this year on restaurants, bar tabs, home purchases, and other key categories. The actual consumer spending data tells a different story.
Measure of U.S. Jobless Claims Falls to 6-year Low
(WASHINGTON) — A measure of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits over the past month has fallen to its lowest level in almost six years, signaling fewer layoffs.
Tesla Electrifies Wall Street. Next Stop: China
Tesla’s stock price has increased by a whopping 280% so far this year
President Obama, Defender of the 30-Year, Fixed-Rate Mortgage
President Obama is availing himself of the bully pulpit again this week, with a speech in Phoenix on Tuesday and an online question-and-answer session hosted by real estate website Zillow, both of which focused on the real estate …
Twitter’s Big Push to Monetize Social TV
The company is courting advertising dollars by trying to prove that tweets can drive television ratings and help brands target more engaged viewers