Tracking the cable guy
One day in 2001, Yuval Brisker was stuck at home, expecting a cable TV technician to arrive for a service call. First he waited. Then he waited some more. Brisker reflected that people all over the world were stuck in the same position, wasting hours without knowing when — or even if — a service person would show up.
Goldman’s Blankfein collects $9 million bonus
Goldman Sachs stunned many in the Wall Street community Friday by awarding chief executive Lloyd Blankfein $9 million as his year-end bonus, far less than many were anticipating, and none of it in cash.
Buyer interest in Prius grows. Say what?
By now, you’ve heard that some 2010 Toyota Priuses have a braking problem blamed for several crashes. That sounds scary, but to some it sounds like a deal.
After Greece, who’s next?
Bets against the fiscally unfit are multiplying, and there’s no telling where they will stop.
Countdown to a new job … 211 days
It’s no wonder unemployed workers are getting discouraged: It’s never taken longer to find a new job.
Obama "encouraged" by jobs report
U.S. President Barack Obama said the new jobs figures showed the U.S. is climbing out of the quote…”huge hole” created by the economic recession.
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Consumer protection: No deal
The fate of a consumer financial protection agency was thrown in doubt Friday, as the Senate Banking Committee chief said he planned to push a bill forward without Republican support.
Steve Jobs courts media elite
The big jobs hole
The government’s monthly job report on Friday showed that the disastrous labor situation plaguing the nation’s economy is moderating. But the report also underlines an unsettling reality: 8.4 million jobs have been vaporized since the recession began, and digging out won’t be easy.
