With U.S. unemployment at 9.8%, its easy to envy workers in countries where many companies guarantee jobs for life. And while the number of Japanese workers with such guarantees is shrinking, in Germany, it’s rising rapidly. Co…
With a tax bill tilted to benefit the wealthiest Americans poised to pass Congress this week, U.S. income inequality is poised to set new records. One key to that shift — a change in the tax rules that lets the rich pass their…
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In Asia Thursday Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.3% and China’s Shanghai Composite shed 0.5%, as copper slid for a third day and banks retreated on reports that China has clamped down on loans. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index …
Although many media pundits have declared that newspapers are in a death spiral, group buying may — just may — have an antidote. This business is a perfect fit for the existing newspaper sales force, which has a deep Rolodex …