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  • Growth In China's Passenger Vehicle Sales Stayed Brisk In November

    Sales of passenger vehicles in China, the world?s largest auto market, rose by 14.9% in November to 1.63 million units, the government-published China Daily said on Saturday, citing China Passenger Car Association figures. That puts the industry on track for a?full-year increase in 2013 compared…

    Forbes
  • The Top 10 Signs that Inside Sales Is Right For You

    “I am giving my notice. I am going to be a nurse instead.” This was a real quote from a recent BDR at our company a week into the job. No joke! This isn’t the first time something like this has happened either. It is actually quite common when it comes to this line of...

    Business 2 Community
  • A State University with an Online MBA?

    Start enhancing your earnings potential today. Cal State San Bernardino is now offering an affordable and flexible MBA program that is 100% Online!

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  • Ex-SAC trader points to Cohen testimony in insider trading case

    By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A former SAC Capital Advisors trader, set to go on trial next month on insider trading charges, wants to cite in court some 2012 testimony given by the hedge fund's founder Steven Cohen, claiming it rebuts the government's case. Mathew Martoma, the ex-SAC portfolio…

    Reuters
  • Are You Doing a Good Job Managing Your Customer Service Progression?

    In order to consistently deliver best in class customer service, you have to constantly reflect on the progression of your team’s delivery of right customer results. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a customer service manager, business owner, corporate executive, or business professional in charge…

    Business 2 Community
  • 3 Holiday Job Hunting Tips

    Hiring often slows or stops during the holidays, but your job search should not. Here are some job hunting tips that can help.

    Credit.com
  • Some show-me-the-money gifts to consider

    Your Money: Ways to wrap a little savings into your gifts for children and adults.

    USA TODAY
  • This Weekend's Barron's: Favorite Stocks for 2014 ~ Coach Will Reinvigorate Its Classic Brand ~ Airlines Is the Top Performing Industry Group ~ Three Banks That Could Be Takeover Targets

    Barron's 10 Favorite Stocks for 2014 Even after the market's big rally, some shares look attractively cheap. How edgier designs and a push into new growth areas are likely to help the handbag maker reinvigorate its classic brand and fend off Michael Kors.

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    How to buy gift cards at a discount

    Herb Weisbaum has some tips on getting more than your money's worth when buying gift cards.

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  • Retirement savings: 3% is the new 4%

    New rule of thumb on nest egg withdrawals takes more metrics into account, says new paper.

    USA TODAY
  • Who Needs Desks?

    No one in business loves fixed costs. A big reason why is that they’re not typically dependent on the level of sales. Once committed, over a financial year, for example, they don’t vary with the activity of the company. These costs — salaries, utilities, rent, facilities — burden the management…

    Business 2 Community
  • Change Starts Here: Project-Focused Innovation

    Like any change worth making, creating a successful innovation program — one that’s both manageable and repeatable, and that proves its effectiveness regularly — starts with one small step. And when the consequence of change is a total shift in company culture and approach, that small step is…

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  • Top 7 Reasons Every Small Business Needs A Website

    Believe it or not, some business owners are still not sold on having their own website. If you are one of them, this post is for you! Location, location, location! You must have heard this real estate mantra touted by many gurus across the world. This was so true when every business needed to have...

    Business 2 Community
  • Exclusive: Comcast taps JPMorgan on potential Time Warner Cable bid - sources

    Top U.S. cable provider Comcast Corp has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co for advice as it evaluates a potential bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, people familiar with the matter said. Comcast brought in the bank to help review options as speculation about cable industry consolidation increased in the past…

    Reuters
  • Oregon gives Intel a Nike-like tax deal

    Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Friday that he's giving Intel a tax deal similar to the one he granted Nike a year ago. The 30-year agreement promises that any changes to Oregon's corporate tax structure ...

    Associated Press
  • Credit Cards Are Now Offering 0% APR Through 2015

    Consumers can now get rid of high interest rates and get 0% APR for 18 months. Compare these leading 2013 credit card offers and find your best offer.

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  • Women in Business (And What Makes Us Different From Men)

    We ladies have been making our mark in the business world for many decades. But in recent times, we’ve seen a rise in the number of women entrepreneurs, each applying their unique skills, innovation, initiative and drive to make an impact on the business world. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor…

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    Should Chimps Have Human Rights? - Discovery News

    There's a group of people who've gone to court, trying to give a captive chimpanzee many of the same rights as human beings. The group called the 'Nonhuman Rights Project' is posing some very interesting arguments that could have wide-ranging implications for intelligent animals across the US.…

    DNews
  • Healthcare.gov sees errors in 10% of data transfers

    The federal Obamacare marketplace has errors in its electronic enrollment data that are estimated at 10 percent of current transactions, and were even higher earlier, officials disclosed Friday. Officials said Healthcare.gov, in its first two months of operation, experienced an estimated 25…

    CNBC
  • Gold settles with weekly loss of almost 2%

    Gold futures close with a loss for the session, down almost 2% for the week, after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report for November.

    MarketWatch
  • November sees job gains in a range of industries

    Behind November's solid jobs growth were gains in a wide variety of industries, according to government data released Friday.

    MarketWatch
  • U.S. gains 203,000 jobs in November

    The U.S. generates 203,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate falls to 7% from 7.3%, suggesting the economy might be strengthening toward the end of the year.

    MarketWatch