Millennials in the workplace: R u ready?
The Millennials — people aged 14 to 31 — are streaming into the workplace. They have been called "entitled" and "tough to manage" because they need much direction and praise. On the other hand, they're tech-savvy, nimble, enthusiastic and achievement-oriented.
Fugitive Denim: Globalization tales of the traveling pants
What do you look for when you buy a pair of jeans? Color? Cut? Designer label? Price tag? One thing is certain: Even if you buy what you think is the same make/label/origin, year after year, it is an entirely different item with a brand-new geographic story.
Hispanics seen as key players in expanding Diamondbacks fan base
The Boston Red Sox played Oakland in Japan this week — an unusual opening day for Major League Baseball.
Taking a cue from the business world: What the public sector could learn about influencing behavior
What's the best way to convince a 40-year-old to stop smoking? Tell him that he'll get lung cancer and die? Not necessarily.
Who profits from IPO underpricing?
A firm going public relies on the capital raised in its initial public offering to grow and thrive, but studies have found that IPOs in the United States are underpriced an average of 15 percent.
Subprime discussion part five: Security transparency is a global concern
In Part 5 of our series on the subprime market, real estate finance Professor Anthony Sanders, Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business and Steven Davidson, vice president, capital market research, Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Subprime discussion part four: Mortgage-backed securities and ambiguous financial instruments spread
In Part 4 of our series on the subprime market, real estate finance Professor Anthony Sanders, Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business and Steven Davidson, vice president, capital market research, for the Securities Industry and Financial
William Polk: What Is the true cost of the Iraq War?
William Polk has an impressive resume as a historian, policy adviser and diplomat.
Subprime discussion part three: When will the dust settle?
In Part 3 of our five-part series on the subprime market, real estate finance Professor Anthony Sanders, Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business and Steven Davidson, vice president, capital market research, for the Securities Industry and
Richard Kovacevich: Seeing the half-full glass in the U.S. economy
It's understandable that some economic forecasters, spooked by gloomy indicators, say the U.S. is heading into or already in a recession — but they may be overlooking key factors that buffer negative forces, according to Richard Kovacevich, chairman of Wells Fargo & Co.