March 2010
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How Do You See Your Colleagues?
Who’s top dog in your office kingdom? If you’re convinced that the office would devolve into mayhem without your team’s contributions, you’re not alone–in thinking you’re the most important, that is. Most of us have the tendency to see our own contributions in a rosy light. Those colleagues on other teams tend to be, well, […]
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One Picture, Several Interpretations
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What Health Care Reform Means for Small Business
How will health care reform affect small businesses? In quite a few ways, it turns out. We sifted through the bill to provide you with the most important small business-related facts. How does the government define a small business? According to the federal government, a small business is company with fewer than 100 employees. Your […]
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Tiger Apologizes, Announces Return, and Now…Devon James?
Any ‘fessing up Tiger did on last weekend’s ESPN interview has been wiped dirty again, thanks to porn queen Devon James. James announced on this morning’s Bubba the Love Sponge radio show that Tiger hired her for his other favorite past time. Tiger’s 15th alleged mistress said that she and Tiger met while engaging in […]
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Fitch Ratings Downgrades Portugal’s Debt
First, there was the Greek debt crisis. Then Italy sued big banks for its own derivatives crisis. Now Portugal is up to bat. The Fitch ratings agency has downgraded its debt from AA to AA-. The Boston Globe has more: Fitch Ratings said that Portugal’s prospects for recovery were weaker than its peers in the […]
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13 Most Evil Vintage Ads in History
Advertising? Badvertising – especially when it comes to certain products and ad campaigns from a bygone era. Business ethics often seem to go out the window when the will to sell is the bottom line, but who knew how bad things got? Heck, as this first image makes plain, even Santa Claus chugged away on […]
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The World’s Best CEO Tirades
It’s not easy being top dog. CEOs have to deal with demanding customers, employees, investors, and the public at large on a regular basis. You can’t blame them for having a moment now and then. Some CEOs, however, express themselves with reckless abandon. Especially when it comes to anger. From passive-aggressive impersonation to atomic outbursts, […]
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US Treasuries Now Riskier than Berkshire Hathaway
What does the bond market think of Barack Obama? He’s risky, according to a Bloomberg report: While Treasuries backed by the full faith and credit of the government typically yield less than corporate debt, the relationship has flipped as Moody’s Investors Service predicts the U.S. will spend more on debt service as a percentage of […]
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9 Pros and Cons of the New Health-Care Reform Bill
What are the pros and cons of the new health-care reform bill that House Democrats approved yesterday? The bill is 2,000 pages long, and full of lawyer-speak. Most pros and cons are based on partisan opinion. Still, there are some changes in the bill with more objective elements. Here are nine aspects that will help […]
