Google’s headquarters in Mountain View and the California Public Utility Commission in San Francisco are only about 50 miles apart as the crow, or techie commuter bus, flies. But when it comes to...
Right about the same time the new Meryl Streep/Julia Roberts movie, August: Osage County is hitting the theaters, the real Osage County is in the news for another reason. It’s apparently no less...
The idea of London becoming a technology center to rival other parts of the world has gained a lot of momentum in the last 12 months. From around 200 firms in early 2010 the city now boasts around...
By Gene Connors and Amanda Haverstick 2013 left employees as the overall victors on the employment law battlefield, by arming them with a host of new statutory rights and options, primarily at the...
A couple of weeks ago, I suggested 14 possible financial New Year’s resolutions for 2014. Of course, the problem with New Year’s resolutions isn’t making them. It’s following through. One study...
“The polar vortex gripping the nation has brought a crazy week for natural gas. On Monday the demand for gas nationwide hit a record 125 billion cubic feet as homeowners and power generators sought...
Most investors really aren’t. They are traders. They sell too fast, and make too many transactions. That’s why most small “investors” don’t do as well as the market averages. In fact, most don’t...
Pity poor Sprint. With the AT&T-T-Mobile war garnering all the headlines, the number three mobile carrier has had a tough time making news lately. Needing to do something to regain consumer...
Nancy Collamer, a career coach based in Old Greenwich, CT, offers hope to the burned out and the bored in mid-career. It’s possible to switch gears in midlife and to start a new venture that brings...
“Can you give us your grumpiest server?” That was the request made by two men at a Nebraska Cracker Barrel. The hostess couldn’t accommodate their request. There are no grumpy servers here, she told...