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Carnival Is Failing Spectacularly In The Handling Of Its Costa Concordia Crisis
Carnival has a massive PR crisis on its hands, and its handling of it is making things even worse for the cruise line. The Costa Concordia disaster has left at least 16 people dead, with 17 still...
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Here's Some Advice For RIM's New CEO Thorsten Heins
Perhaps Thorsten Heins has longed to run a big, public company. But probably the dream didn't look like this. Heins, the new CEO of Research in Motion (RIM), has been plucked from the company's...
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A Scary Indication Of How Long This Jobless Recovery Could Last
Back in the day, employment would recover to peak about six months after GDP recovery. But in the past three recessions, something has changed. In the 1990 recession, employment recovered 15 months...
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MEGAN McARDLE: Big Box Retailers Just Can't Compete With The Internet
It's kind of embarassing how often I see the UPS man. My household has made extravagent use of the benefits of Amazon Prime. We order grocery staples, hardware, paper goods, electronic accessories,...
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UBS: Actually, The Cruise Industry May Just Buck The Costa Concordia Disaster...
The cruise industry, which has waited tepidly as the Costa Concordia disaster drags on off Italian shores, may not be as impacted as many analysts first thought. In a research note out today, Robin...
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Make Sure Your Twitter And Tumblr Accounts Are In Good Shape, Because They...
The future of hiring is looking a lot different these days. A shocking 90% of big companies are using scanning systems to vet candidates, and others are disregarding resumes entirely. Rachel Emma...
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Over-The-Top Customer Service Has Almost No Impact On Their Loyalty
The notion of going above and beyond customer needs is so entrenched in organizations that managers rarely question it. But delighting your customers may be a waste of time and energy. In fact, most...
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Cheerios Has A New Plan For Its Brand, 3 Years After The FDA Shot Down Its...
Back in 2009, both General Mills and arch-rival Kellogg got heat from the FDA and advertising watchdogs for making misleading promises on their packaging. Cheerios was one of the brands under fire....
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TWO MORE: Brands Aiming to Score in Social Media and eCommerce
Inside a glass-walled fishbowl, workers sit monitoring an enormous bank of screens. Real-time data moves across in bright colors. But this isn't NASA, an operating room, or a financial bullpen. It's...
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The Next 17 Big Companies That Are At Risk Of Bankruptcy (ZOOG, ETI, SPWR,...
American Airlines, Eastman Kodak, Hostess... Lots of iconic brands have filed for bankruptcy recently. Some blamed weak consumer demand, others pointed to rising commodity costs and pension demands....
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How To Nail A Startup Interview: 'We Don't Care What You Look Like, Just...
So you landed a job interview at a startup. Now what? What exactly are you supposed to wear? A suit? Or just jeans and T-shirt? A bunch of startup guys chimed in on Quora about this very topic. Here...
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See Just How Much More We're Paying To Get Pizza Delivered These Days
Finally, there's a way to tell the difference between delivery pizza and DiGiornio. Check your wallet: Did you shell out an extra 2 to 3 bucks for the pie? That's about the going rate for delivery...
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6 Strange Disney-Branded Products
This post originally appeared at The Week. Disney has the kids' market covered, from blockbuster movies and radio stations to theme parks and an endless array of retail goods. But the entertainment...
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H&M Is Getting Slammed For Allegedly Copying An Artist's Design On A Bunch Of...
H&M is getting shredded after being accused of stealing an artist's design for its own use -- without giving her credit or compensation, according to Regretsy. Then, as people flocked to its...
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INSTANT MBA: Don't Hire People Who Are Exactly Like You
Today's advice comes from Margaret Heffernan's column at Inc.: "Finding and getting along with people very different from you is hard work and requires a significant investment of time. But think of...
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This Is Why So Many Fast Food Locations Are Now Staying Open Late
In urban hot spots like New York or Los Angeles, residents have long been confronted with a host of late-night food options. In most of America, especially suburbia, get a hunger pang after midnight...
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The Worst Cities For Old People To Find Work
Just because you’re retired doesn’t mean you don’t have to work. At of the end of last year, 7.3% of Americans 75 and older were employed — the highest level since 1966, according to The Wall Street...
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5 Laid-Off Workers Talk About Making The Leap To Different Careers
Even though jobs are looking up this year, it's still not a buyers' market. As thousands of formerly unemployed workers dust off their ties and Oxfords and head back to the office, what are they...
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McDonald's Is Testing Out An Invisible DNA Spray To Catch Thieves
Security is a major issue for retail stores and restaurants -- especially for those that are open late -- so it should be no surprise that McDonald's is trying to help fight thievery at its location....
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These Are America's 10 Oldest Public Companies
This post originally appeared at Minyanville. Over 230 years before the birth of the Transcontinental Railroad -- the industry that laid the tracks for American economic prosperity -- our country’s...
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