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It’s nice to have a friendly work environment. But in some cases, “work friends” shouldn’t be Facebook friends. Why not? A status update published on a Tuesday night can easily turn into office gossip on Wednesday morning. Even worse: Co-workers and managers could take you less seriously, you could be skipped over for promotions, and you might find yourself first in line when layoffs occur, all based on your activity on Facebook.
The nation’s health care bill rose by less than 4% in both 2009 and 2010. In 50 years, health care spending has never increased at such a slow pace. Could this mean that, after a half century of eye-popping inflation in health care expenditures, efforts to rein in costs are actually working?
The lack of snow across most of the U.S. this season has had a damaging economic impact on ski resorts around the country. But a dry winter isn’t always bad news: Just ask construction crews and road workers.
Over the last few weeks, the private equity industry has taken a verbal beating. Rivals of Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney have attacked his tenure leading Bain Capital, one of the industry’s most successful firms, portraying him as a ruthless, Gordon Gekko-style predator who left a trail of bankrupt companies and lost jobs in his wake. So far, few members of the notoriously secretive private equity community have come to Romney’s defense — but on Tuesday, one did.
After seeing images of the Costa Concordia, which ran aground near an Italian island last week, killing at least five people, it’s understandable that a sizeable portion of the public is deciding that maybe cruising isn’t for them after all.
Tensions in the U.S. between rich and poor are at a 20-year high, according to a new study from Pew Research. This conflict now tops the discord between blacks and whites, young and old, and immigrants and the native-born.
Forget about Ethan Allen, or even IKEA. The hottest way to outfit nearly every room in your home is by scouring for treasures at dollar stores.
If your 401(k) was down in 2011, don't hang your head. You have plenty of company. Many of Wall Street's most successful investors were losers in 2011 as well.
Two major news organizations known for their rankings and ratings—Consumer Reports and U.S. News—have just released their latest lists of the automobiles offering the most value for the money. Which cars represent the wisest, most worthwhile use of your cash?
Meet Professor Hans Van Puppet—who supposedly pulled in $11,000 via Fiverr.com last year, and there's reason to believe he'll earn a lot more in 2012.
Do you have $185,000 lying around? If so you can apply to purchase one of the web's new addresses via the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which runs the web's domain-name system.
Steve Rattner spent three decades on Wall Street and co-founded the Quadrangle Group, a well-known private equity firm, so it’s not surprising that he might want to defend the honor of the industry that made him rich — especially now that it’s under attack from both the left and right. What’s curious is that Rattner, a former Obama official and longtime Democrat, appears willing to publicly undercut the primary line of attack his party will use on Romney in the general election.
Is the real estate market better yet? Seeking a way to aggregate local data, the National Association of Home Builders and First American Title Insurance constructed an “Improving Markets Index” in an effort to track metro area markets as they came off their housing lows. The good news is that the index leapt last month, with 40 cities being added to the 41 already on the list — while just five fell off.
It’s hard to claim that downhill skiing is remotely inexpensive. Colorado’s Steamboat Ski Area is noteworthy this year because its top price for a one-day lift ticket is “just” $99. In other words, it hasn’t crossed the $100 threshold like other Colorado ski resorts such as Vail, Telluride, Breckenridge, and Aspen have. For the month of January, though, learning to ski or snowboard is remarkably cheap—and in some cases, totally free.
