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I used to own an Audi, which is to say I had a close relationship with my auto mechanic. His name was Bob. He knew my first name, too. When Bob told me what it would cost to repair or replace the timing chain, CV boot, o...

Were you ever in the middle of a presentation and had a sudden realization that all was not right?

The brightest young stars in the music business.

I started out in the news business as a copy editor. Somehow, I became the journalist who worked with art directors to redesign magazines. Then came the real fun. I've spent the last 13 years building, designing and prog...

In the last few years there has been a lot of research on Millenials and how they're different. But a new and important topic has now come up in many of my conversations with HR and business executives: What are their le...

While relatively few low-income people pay federal income tax, a large and growing share owe Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes, according to new estimates by the Tax Policy Center. As a result, while about 43 pe...

While the United States appears to have pulled back - at least for now - from a missile attack on the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad in retaliation for that country's alleged poison gas attacks on civilians, ...

Marissa Mayer doesn't use a passcode on her iPhone. As the CEO of Yahoo, one of one of the world's largest technology companies, she probably has some pretty important information sitting on her device. And although she ...

Recent Medicare fraud cases in Chicago and Detroit accuse certain doctors of performing unnecessary surgeries or treatment to increase their Medicare payments.

Shake could be big news for entrepreneurs--users can source documents, review and sign via iPhone. It's legal without the lawyers.

There are a number of taxes on businesses under the Affordable Care Act hat most business owners are unaware. The PCORI tax arguably takes pole position as the stupidest.

It's that time again, time for Doritos-lovers and aspiring filmmakers to concoct their best TV ads in hopes that their entry will be selected to air during Super Bowl XLVIII.

A decade after the advent of social media, Chief Marketing Officers still can't figure out if it's doing them any good. That's the startling finding of The CMO Survey, a recently-released survey of 410 CMOs by Christine ...

A recent judicial loss by Spam Arrest shows just how hard it's become for anti-spam plaintiffs to win in court

Healthier startup employees can lead to improved productivity and engagement -- and reduced overhead. But designing a corporate wellness program is a complicated endeavor.

The bankruptcy judge overseeing American Airlines' Chapter 11 proceedings approved the company's reorganization plan at a hearing in Manhattan this morning, in spite of a pending antitrust suit currently blocking the $1...

The stock could slide if the ramp in mobile advertising begins to taper and the company hits its monetization cap. In addition, Zynga's lower contribution, competition from Google+ and the possibility of social networkin...

UBS lowers HP's EPS estimates and price target.

If Obamacare or some other aggressive program to expand private coverage cannot be made to work, the country will face a hard choice: accept that many Americans will go without healthcare coverage or accept a national he...

The new movies will be based on a text book within the 'Harry Potter' world.

Only a phenomenon the size of "Fifty Shades of Grey" could knock James Patterson from his longtime perch atop the top-earning authors list.

Behind every company name is a story. The chosen name to reflect the company's ethos and mission. Then there's the discarded selection. The name that almost was. Here are a few examples of what companies could almost hav...