Business Pundit

Infrastructurist on the 7 most ridiculous roads being built with stimulus money. Get Rich Slowly on the passive barriers that support irrational financial behavior. New Scientist on how money messes with your head. Make the Logo Bigger… Read more

There’s nothing quite like getting paid to do something you do anyway. Like stay awake all night, be paranoid, or think about sex, as evidenced in the jobs below: 1. Los Angeles: 65 + WITH INSOMNIA COMPENSATION UP TO $1350 If you have… Read more

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It’s so much easier to keep your job than look for a new one in this economy. These tips are a good reminder for all of us to love the one we’re with. 1. Do Your Job – Only Better A freelancer I know recently told me she’d rather just go to… Read more

Online tools and investment software enable investors to track their investments’ potential, ideas, and records in more detail. They are most useful for intermediate to advanced investors. In this article, we’ll differentiate between online… Read more

One UK school wants its students to go veg. If they won’t do it willingly, they can be forced, via cost-conscious parents. From the UK Telegraph: Parents whose children sign up to the ‘Vegetarian Scholarship’ could save £1,500 each year at… Read more

The WSJ reports on the imperiled Sun Microsystems’ talks with IBM: The disclosure of talks for Sun to sell itself to International Business Machines Corp. caused Sun’s stock to jump nearly 79% Wednesday to $8.89 on the Nasdaq Stock… Read more

Remember our corporate logo parody post from last December? It depicted 15 corporate logos altered to reflect current economic conditions. We couldn’t resist creating 10 more corporate logos as a follow-up. We thought the following might suit the… Read more

The Economist describes how some recession-stricken companues are looking to female consumers as a new source of income: In America, where female consumers make more than 80% of discretionary purchases, companies have started tailoring their… Read more

You’ve heard it at least a thousand times in the media. Now, it’s time to listen to the word “credit crunch” used in office situations, too. The Daily Telegraph reports on new jargon in the UK: Reflecting travel, favourites include… Read more

Some brands are so embedded in the American psyche that reading about them from a fresh perspective is almost shocking. Take Costco, which is getting ready to open its very first Australian store. The Australian reports: US bulk retailer… Read more

If you’re like me you’re just now starting to feel the pressure from the taxman looming overhead. My documents are due to the accountants today. So far I’ve gotten to the pulled-the-folder-out-of-the-cabinet stage. I look forward to a taxing… Read more

The blogosphere is rife with blogs about working, jobs, employment, and hiring information. But what about that unfortunate and ever-more-common converse called unemployment? John Henion and Tania Khadder fell victim to this state state not… Read more

Impress your colleagues and friends this year with one of the 25 St. Patrick’s Day quotes and Irish sayings below. If you rattle off one quote per beer, this entire post should get you through the night: 1. If you’re enough lucky to be… Read more