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Long-term jobless need to be proactive
Wed May 16, 2012 3:21 PM EDT
Long-term joblessness can be one of the worst things a person has to go through, but job seekers have to brush aside the pessimism and take action. Economy reporter Allison Linn has covered the labor market throughout the tough economic times of nation has faced in recent years …
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Facebook's marketing payoff: Reality or fantasy?
Wed May 16, 2012 3:09 PM EDT
General Motors Co.’s decision to stop advertising on Facebook is like the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. In this cyber scenario, GM, not a child, is pointing out that Facebook may be a bit underdressed when it comes to getting consumers to buy the automaker&rsqu …
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Child care cost hikes derailing women's careers
Wed May 16, 2012 8:02 AM EDT
Clarissa Doutherd, 30, was able to lift herself out of poverty and climb the ladder of success at a nonprofit, rising from part-time bookkeeping assistant to staff accountant. But last year the high cost of child care derailed her ambitions. Doutherd, who lives in Oakland, Calif …
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Collection agency cashes in on student loan defaults
Tue May 15, 2012 11:48 AM EDT
Some collection agencies bugging you about late or defaulted student loan payments are cashing in big time on your financial pain. The staff at Educational Credit Management Corp., a non profit collection agency in Minnesota, has been getting fat pay checks -- nearly half a milli …
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For women in the workplace, it's still about looks not deeds
Tue May 15, 2012 8:01 AM EDT
For women and their careers, it’s often not about what they do but how they look. More proof of that came last week. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made headlines around the world not for anything she did but because she appeared without makeup on a trip to Bangladesh. …
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Where are all the powerful female nerds?
Mon May 14, 2012 4:38 PM EDT
IBM recently named Virginia Rometty as its the first female CEO, and Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg is on her way to becoming one of the richest women in technology when the company goes public. But despite these noteworthy feats by these female leaders, the number of …
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Want economic success? New Jersey's better than Oklahoma
Thu May 10, 2012 10:04 AM EDT
Where you live may be hampering your economic potential. If you live in New York, New Jersey or Maryland, chances are your prospects for moving up the ladder of financial success are better than if your home is in Oklahoma, Louisiana or South Carolina. A study by the Pew Charitab …
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Want a job? You have 60 seconds to convince me
Thu May 10, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
Just as speed dating adds more stress to the search for a mate, speed interviewing is sure to make the job hunt more tense. Yes, speed interviewing. In at least one extreme example, workers are being given just one minute to sell their skills to a hiring manager. I …
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David Bach: Buck up and invest!
Wed May 9, 2012 3:09 PM EDT
The stock market turmoil of the past few years has spooked many of you looking to invest and save for retirement. But it’s time to get unspooked, advised David Bach, personal finance expert and author of numerous money management books, during a live web chat Wednesday whe …
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Employee perks good for employers, too, study suggests
Wed May 9, 2012 7:18 AM EDT
Companies that provide employees with generous benefits, including contributing more to retirement funds and absorbing health insurance hikes, are often financially healthier because of it. A study released Wednesday found employers that offered substantial programs focused on th …
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Most employees leave 401(k)s on autopilot
Tue May 8, 2012 1:48 PM EDT
Most of you just don’t want to be bothered by your 401(k) plans even though you’ve signed up for them. Although employers have been giving employees lots of paper work on these plans, providing education about them, and in many cases matching what workers put in, mos …
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Own an Irish island for less than $1 million
Fri May 4, 2012 12:54 PM EDT
Its name is lyrical and its price tag... For less than half the price of an Aston-Martin One-77, you can buy your own private island in Northern Ireland. Inisliroo Island is located on Lough Erne lake in County Fermanagh, and it’s priced to move at about $970,000 …
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Why powerful women muzzle themselves
Thu May 3, 2012 2:08 PM EDT
Women are often told if they want power they have to speak up. So you’d think women leaders are chatting up a storm in boardrooms and in the halls of Congress. Think again. New research finds that even among women who hold powerful positions in government and business, they …
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Boomers buying food for parents, cars for kids
Thu May 3, 2012 10:56 AM EDT
Baby Boomers have a lot of bills to pay these days. Most of those bills aren’t theirs. They’re helping to pay medical and utility bills for their aging parents, and even buying groceries for their moms and dads. And on the flip side, they’re chipping in for ever …
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Jean Chatzky: Retirement trumps tuition
Wed May 2, 2012 3:30 PM EDT
Parents are panicked their kids will be saddled with years of debt if they’re forced to take out hefty student loans to pay for college. But that doesn’t mean mom and dad should go into debt to foot the bill. “One of my money rules is that your retirement trump …
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Former Bain honcho says economic inequality is OK
Wed May 2, 2012 2:33 PM EDT
Maybe economic inequality isn’t such a bad thing after all. At least that’s what a new book written by a rich, former Bain Capital managing director espouses. Even though the economic manifesto about how the 1 percent benefits the 99 percent hasn’t hi …
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Student-loan debt delays dream of becoming nun
Wed May 2, 2012 7:34 AM EDT
Nicole Ferko’s $60,000 in student loans made her put off her dream of becoming a nun for a decade. Ferko, who lives in Grand Prairie, Texas, graduated from a private Ohio Catholic university in 2002 and walked away with a huge loan burden. “I knew I wanted to give my …
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Wal-Mart worker wants CEO fired
Tue May 1, 2012 7:27 AM EDT
A deli manager at Wal-Mart doesn’t like how the company is being run and is calling for a change in leadership at the retail giant, but she’s not just moaning about her employer around a water cooler. Venanzi Luna of South Gate, Calif., has taken her battle to the We …
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Your boss wants you to doodle
Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:03 AM EDT
Van Gogh would be proud. Companies across the country are trying to inspire employees to find their inner artist, or at least their inner doodler. It’s doodle mania at companies such as Facebook and Zappos, as employers search for ways to transform complex business issues a …
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New rules set on background checks for job seekers
Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
Updated at 7 p.m. ET: Federal regulators Wednesday approved new rules that could make it easier to find work for convicted criminals and others who have gotten into legal trouble. By a 4-1 vote, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved the rules for employer …
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Never too young to save for retirement
Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:36 PM EDT
Some people think about saving for retirement in their twenties, others start contemplating rocking chair resources after they hit the big 40. With a recent report that Social Security funds are dwindling, folks of all ages are wondering if they'll have enough to retire comforta …
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Helen Keller sunglasses create a stir
Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:02 AM EDT
Is it a smart thing to try and profit off of someone else’s tragedy? One company seems to think so. A Chinese fashion firm, Xiamen Jinzhi, has named a line of its sunglasses Helen Keller. This is no marketing mistake, or lost in translation. A spokesman for the compa …
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It's a tall world ... Starbucks to open in Disney parks
Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:08 PM EDT
After waiting in line for hours at Space Mountain or getting jostled around on Test Track, many weary parents realize there isn’t really a child in all of us and need a serious coffee jolt to make it through their Disney vacations. Alas, Disney resorts haven’t been k …
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Romney's right, a paycheck can provide dignity
Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:15 AM EDT
The latest Mommy Wars hoopla on the presidential campaign trail centers on a Mitt Romney statement: “I want individuals to have the dignity of work.” Romney recently defended his wife’s decision to be a stay-at-home mom and never punch a clock, but in a pas …
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HR probably hates review time too
Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:39 AM EDT
It’s no secret that many employees dread performance reviews. What is surprising, however, is that the very people who help promote them in companies dislike them too. Nearly half of human resources managers don’t think annual performance reviews are accurat …
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Matching orange shirts get workers fired
Forget about seeing red. Managers at a Florida law firm reportedly saw orange and fired everyone wearing the color. A group of 14 workers were handed pink slips because they all wore orange shirts to work last Friday, according to a story in the Sun Sentinel this weekend. The law …
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