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You often hear that your resume should list your accomplishments, not your job duties. And it’s true—accomplishment statements are the best way to showcase the amazing things you’ve done at your past...

So the education crisis is not a public sector problem, and it won't be solved by Washington alone. Building the workforce of tomorrow is our problem, too. And if we don't see that now, we'll be forced to face it soon.

Amazon’s decision to delete thousands of book reviews has generated an uproar, but the company has not offered a public explanation for the sweeping purge.

Guest Post When I look at how data analytics will impact VC, do I realistically think algorithms will give me a competitive advantage? No. These are not liquid markets, and there are very few good data points.

Every year, he makes a list and checks it twice. He notes who's naughty or nice. Indeed, Santa Claus is coming to town. But while you know what his job is, have you ever wondered what his finances look like? Based on wha...

We’ve known this for a while, but now we need to plan to invest for this huge trend: There’s going to be a boatload of older Americans in this country over the next few decades. Health care and services are...

In January, Elizabeth Barber’s favorite grocery store will shut its doors along with another on New Bern Avenue, the only Kroger stores in Southeast Raleigh. Kroger officials report that neither… Click to Conti...

Before the recession, Amie Crawford was an interior designer, earning $50,000 a year patterning baths and cabinets for architectural firms. Click to Continue »

Science, technology, engineering and math ? the fields collectively known as STEM ? are all the rage these days. In an economy that is still struggling to regain its footing, Click to Continue »

A preliminary reading for December had pegged the level at 74.5. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a final December reading of 75. Click to Continue »

The McGrath family has built Scotties Building Services into one of the top 10 largest window cleaning companies in the country, covering Virginia and both Carolinas. Click to Continue »

The big idea: Many online retailers view product returns as an unwieldy cost that drains margins, and several are asking customers to absorb return shipping costs. But consider the upside of free returns: enhanced custom...

At a party recently, somebody I know came up to tell me he was enjoying my columns more than ever. I thanked this fellow and, hoping to bask a few moments longer in his praise, I asked why. “They’re more opi...

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According to internal documents newly released by the FBI, the agency spearheaded a nationwide law enforcement effort to investigate and monitor the Occupy Wall Street...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitize product catalogs a decade ago, the seeds of a burgeoning rivalry were planted.

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PIMPRI, India (Reuters) - Deep in Tata Motors' largest factory, engineers don 3D glasses to play with car designs and prototypes projected from a 10-metre wide computer screen. Their quest? The Indian automaker's next bl...

With one week to spare, the AFC playoff race is over. The Bengals beat the Steelers 13-10 today, securing the sixth and final playoff spot and mathematically eliminating Pittsburgh and Miami. Here's who got in: Texans (A...

Online retailers selling clothes, shoes, and other "sized" products need to understand how best to organize their inventory. Data from Stitch Labs shows the classic way of ordering smalls, mediums, and larges might not b...

British newspaper The Sunday Times said on Sunday that it is suing Lance Armstrong for over £1 million ($1.6 million, 1.2 million euros) over a libel payment made to the disgraced cyclist in 2006. The newspaper paid A...

Matthew O'Brien at The Atlantic was nice enough to solicit our contribution for their roundup of the best charts of 2012. We gave him: The Italian 10-year bond yield. The explanation: On June 26, with European peripheral...