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How to Deal: To be an effective boss, value employees and don't be a hypocrite (Aug-14, 23:00 EDT )-- How do I become an effective boss? This is a question I have wrestled with for the past several months. Until recently, I have not had anyone directly reporting to me. I have worked more or less independently or on a non-hierarchical team for most of...
Don't like your banking fees? Tell the FDIC. (Aug-14, 23:00 EDT )-- There are a lot of bank fees that deserve the "Slater Slide." Steven Slater is the JetBlue flight attendant who allegedly cursed an uncooperative and rude passenger, then opened an emergency exit and jumped down the aircraft's escape slide. He slid...
An investor's manifesto (Aug-14, 23:00 EDT )-- I am an investor. I do not trade my assets frequently. That's speculation, not investing. Guild Wars 2 - Business - ArenaNet - NCsoft - Video
Oil rigs' safety net questioned as governments rely on private inspections (Aug-14, 23:00 EDT )-- To ensure that oil rigs, tankers and other commercial ships are in safe operating condition, governments around the world, including the U.S. government, often rely on inspections by private firms that are hired and paid by the vessels' owners. ...
How to profit by betting against the crowd (Aug-14, 23:00 EDT )-- Is there wisdom in crowds? Many professional money managers think so, although usually the wisdom comes from doing exactly the opposite of what the crowd does. And as a smart investor, you may want to learn about and start following some of these ...
GOP should rethink opposition to health care's cost-control board (Aug-14, 23:00 EDT )-- I've got some good news for deficit hawks: This year, Congress passed legislation reducing the deficit by about $125 billion over the next 10 years. But, as they say on the infomercials, that's not all! The bill cuts the deficit by $1.3 trillion in the...
ChaCha, KGB see text messages as alternative to search engines on cellphones (Aug-14, 23:00 EDT )-- Need to know the weather forecast for Boise, Idaho? Trying to settle a bar bet about the colors of the Zambian flag? Wondering which Pauly Shore movie came first, "Encino Man" or "Son in Law"? ChaCha - Search - Web Design and Development -...
On Florida trip, Obama vows to restore oil-hit Gulf (Reuters) (Aug-14, 15:37 EDT )-- Reuters - Declaring Gulf Coast beaches "open for business," President Barack Obama visited Florida on Saturday and pledged to restore the economy and the environment of the region damaged by the BP Plc oil spill.
Democrats might be better off rallying their base to vote instead of blaming GOP (Aug-14, 11:41 EDT )-- Democrats have no illusions about what they're up against this fall: a terrible economic climate, a sour electorate and a sizable enthusiasm gap. Republican - Democratic - United States - Politics - Parties
Germany sticks to debt target despite boom: finance minister (Reuters) (Aug-14, 08:08 EDT )-- Reuters - Germany will stick to its target to borrow about 65 billion euros ($83.19 billion) this year despite record economic growth and billions in extra tax revenue, the country's finance ministry said on Saturday.
Will continue watching yen carefully: Japan's PM Kan (Reuters) (Aug-14, 06:41 EDT )-- Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the yen's sudden rise against the dollar had become a concern and he would continue to watch it carefully, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
In weekly address, Obama returns to campaign chestnut: Warning of threat to Social Security (Aug-14, 05:18 EDT )-- Reviving a scare tactic that Democrats have used before, President Obama said in his radio address Saturday that "some Republican leaders in Congress" want to privatize Social Security. Weekly Radio Address of the President of the United States -...
FDA approves ella as 5-day-after emergency contraceptive (Aug-13, 23:00 EDT )-- The Food and Drug Administration approved a controversial new form of emergency contraception Friday that can prevent a pregnancy as many as five days after sex. Emergency contraception - Birth control - United States - Food and Drug...
Lawyer's illness delays war crimes trial of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr (Aug-13, 23:00 EDT )-- The war crimes trial of a young Canadian detainee will be halted for at least 30 days while his lawyer is treated in the United States for complications from recent gallbladder surgery. Omar Khadr - War crime - United States - Warfare and...
HP shareholders file suit over CEO's exit (Aug-13, 23:00 EDT )-- LEGAL Shareholders of Hewlett-Packard have filed a "derivative lawsuit" against the technology company and its board over former chief executive Mark Hurd's abrupt resignation last week. Hewlett-Packard - Mark Hurd - Sexual harassment - HP -...
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Stocks fall for fourth straight day; some worry that economic recovery is stalled (Aug-13, 23:00 EDT )-- Stocks ended a rough week by closing down for a fourth straight day Friday, as investor concerns about a stalled economic recovery soured what had been a promising August. Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - Equities - Storage
Big chunk of economic stimulus yet to be spent by state, local governments (Aug-13, 23:00 EDT )-- As Americans puzzle over why the economic stimulus package enacted more than a year ago has failed to restore vigorous job growth, one explanation has emerged from new reports: A lot of the money is not yet out the door. Fiscal policy - United...
Rep. Maxine Waters blasts ethics panel and media, defends links to OneUnited (Aug-13, 23:00 EDT )-- A lawmaker was looking on proudly at her grandson, but this was anything but a warm occasion. Maxine Waters - Ethics - Philosophy - Applied - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
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