Teri Weaver has an excellent article in the Post-Standard on raising the minimum wage in . ??Not surprisingly, she finds that minimum wage workers would welcome the pay increase. She also captures nicely the debate among economists and advocates on all sides about the effect of a minimum wage increase on employment. As an economist, ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 20:24

Apple (AAPL) today had its estimates and price target increased by Morgan Stanley (MS) to $720 with [...]

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Stock falls after basketball and coach part ways.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 20:23

A painful restructuring is inevitable. Like the automakers, the city of Detroit will be better off.

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The markets opened higher this morning, but struggled to hold onto those gains, just one day after [...]

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Ducati motorcycles will unveil a Diesel-edition "Monster Diesel" motorcycle based on the Monster 1100 Evo at a launch party in New York tomorrow night.

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???An Excerpt from HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY ? There is no doubt that being a good communicator is an important skill in business, but especially in politics.?? Like any other skill, over-reliance on it, can turn into a negative.?? A speech can inform, or it can inspire, evoking emotions and support???and creating expectations.?? That ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 20:23

So long as people perceive bonds as low-risk, investors will continue to flock in their direction. ??According to BCA Research, mutual fund flows reflect that retail investors still prefer lower yielding corporate and government bonds over equities. ??In fact, BCA states that "recent data suggest that outflows from equity mutual funds have amounted to US$27 ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

Most Forbes Billionaires change the world. Heirs aside,??it?s hard for them??not to. ??To attain that level of personal wealth is impossible without starting something significant; no one gets there by spending their lives working for someone else. To identify a goal, act on that vision and achieve it -??that ability is the??essence of??what all self-made ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 20:55

Westlake Chemical posted six upside surprises in the last seven quarters.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 22:24