UBS Wins End To 'Travesty' Of Lawsuit Over Tax Evasion
(Reuters) - Calling them "tax cheats" and their lawsuit a "travesty," a U.S. appeals court threw out an effort by some American customers of UBS AG to recover damages over bank services that resulted...
View ArticleThree Tips To Kickstart Your Social Marketing Program In 2013
Social marketing can be hugely powerful: it drives new and repeat business, builds loyalty and engagement, and even inspires the holy grail of word-of-mouth marketing: spontaneous brand advocacy.But,...
View Article12 Ways To Be A More Innovative Boss
Question: What's the secret to being a great, innovation-driving startup boss?Question by: Ashley1. Allow for Change and Spontaneity"Working hard to keep your company from becoming rigid helps to keep...
View Article'X-Men' Director Bryan Singer Donates $5 Million To USC
Bryan Singer has donated $5 million gift to the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA), the university said Thursday. In light of the donation, the school will name its critical studies division the Bryan...
View ArticleEveryone Is Above Average
On a scale of one to 10, you probably think you're a seven. And you wouldn't be alone.While it's impossible for most people to be above average for a specific quality, people think they are better than...
View ArticleThe 20 Best Chinese Restaurants In America
Just how all-American is Chinese food?We’ve been placing delivery orders since the 1920s, and there are now more than 41,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., nearly three times the number of...
View ArticleResearchers Just Dug Up A Half-Million-Year-Old Human Jawbone
Scientists have unearthed a jawbone from an ancient human ancestor in a cave in Serbia.The jawbone, which may have come from an ancient Homo erectus or a primitive-looking Neanderthal precursor, is...
View Article10 Ways Chinese Manufacturing Makes The Rest Of The World Look Tiny
China has quickly grown to become the world's second largest economy with $7.3 trillion in gross domestic product.Much of this growth was driven by its offering of cheap labor and production to the...
View ArticleRich EU Countries Fret Over All The Romanians And Bulgarians Heading Their Way
THE Bulgarian foreign minister and the Romanian ambassador in London are not amused about Britons' hostility to immigration from their countries. Britain would not be the primary country of choice for...
View ArticleThe Post-Crisis Global Economy Will Be Characterized By Large Imbalances
Many analysts and observers believe that the global imbalances that characterized the world economy in the years before the 2008 crisis have substantially dissipated.But, while it is true that China’s...
View ArticleHow Much Would You Pay For The Apple Ecosystem? (AAPL)
Earlier this week I wrote about the psychological challenges that Apple shareholders face. I also discussed the evolution of Apple’s “i” gadgets — the iPod, iPhone and iPad— and how they have created...
View ArticleIndia Unexpectedly Slashed Its GDP Growth Forecast To A 10-Year Low
India's government said the economy will likely register its slowest annual growth in a decade and expand just 5.0 percent in the fiscal year ending in March, citing official estimates released...
View ArticleThe New Reality Of The 'Economic Recovery' For American Workers
Despite optimism-mongering in the media and in certain quarters of Washington and elsewhere, we’ve had indication after indication in the economic data that whatever lousy progress has been made in...
View ArticleThe Recovery Continues To Topple 'Big-Picture' Theories!
There’s never a shortage of ‘big picture’ theories, usually of the gloom and doom variety. They certainly sell books; often cause anxiety, sometimes even fear. But they almost never come to pass.In the...
View ArticleSNOWED IN: 5,000+ Flights Canceled, 650,000+ Without Power
A huge winter blizzard pummelled America's Northeast overnight as powerful winds and heavy snow blanketed swathes of America's most populous region.Boston was expected to be hit by three feet of snow,...
View ArticleHow To Develop The Highest Potential Leaders
The world's best companies purposely identify and develop high-potential managers and leaders. Because those with the right talent and experience are more likely to deliver results, businesses should...
View ArticleFrench Socialist Nightmare: 'The State Cannot Do Everything'
The preannouncement came Thursday evening: PSA Peugeot Citroën, France’s largest automaker, would have a write-down of €4.7 billion. On top of a hefty operating loss. It would be colossal. An all-time...
View ArticleSerial Entrepreneur Explains How To Reach A Million In Revenue
Jason previously founded Smart Bear Software and co-founded ITWatchdogs, both of which were bootstrapped to profitability, grew to millions in revenue, and were sold. He is a mentor at Capital Factory...
View ArticleThe 13 Most Bizarre Towns In The World
Deep in the California desert exists a strange, lawless town, where folks live without running water, yet create outdoor art installations and host concerts.Jump ahead to see the strangest towns...
View ArticleThe Sequester Will Be A Shellacking For Consumers And Businesses
During the budget standoff between President Bill Clinton and congressional Republican leaders back in 1995 and 1996, widespread layoffs of federal workers played havoc with the federal bureaucracy and...
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