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At Forbes?s annual Power Women of Davos event last January, I asked Facebook C.O.O. Sheryl Sandberg if she would stand next to our list of the World?s 100 Most Powerful Women ? she?d just been ranked number five?for a...

And here's how the Cyprus bailout is going down in the U.K. where uber-popular newspaper the Daily Mail proclaims the haircut on depositors to be THE GREAT EU BANK ROBBERY. An interesting angle here is that apparently a ...

When effectively administered, feedback is a powerful way to build knowledge and skills, increase motivation, and develop reflective habits of mind in students and employees. Too often, however, the feedback we give (and...

The NCAA Tournament bracket has been unveiled, so it’s time to sharpen your pencils, get to work and make some money. Here are 10 things to know before filling out the sheet for your office pool. 1. Know your scor...

On Saturday morning, Cyprus and the EU announced a plan to tax depositors' bank accounts at 6.5% up to 100K eur and 9.9% over that. The idea of taxing anyone's bank accounts is incredibly controversial, but the hit on th...

Spring! Wonderful, warm, beautiful spring is almost here. At 7:02 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 20, the sun will cross directly over the Earth's equator...

For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (?FINRA?), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adju...

MOSCOW (AP) — The spokesman for Vladimir Putin says the Russian president is strongly critical of a plan to levy a tax on depositors in Cyprus. Russian companies have an estimated $19 billion in Cypriot bank accou...

A tax break for ferrets?  Really. A case decided last week in Tax Court that pitted a ferret rescuer against the Internal Revenue Service serves as a reminder to anyone making charitable donations of $250 or more that...

Electronics Arts CEO John Riccitiello announced today that he'll be stepping down from his post. He was at the helm of EA for six years.  Matthew Lynley and Ian Sherr at The Wall Street Journal dug up the farewell ...

Most of us have less than $100,000 in retirement savings, less than half what some estimate is needed Most of us respond to questions about our financial prospects after retirement with sentiments that could be best be c...

Transferring loan balances to a zero percent interest credit card may seem to be a good idea, but it may come at a cost.

For the past several days I’ve been using the Blackberry Z10. That’s the one with the touchscreen, not to be confused with the Q10 that has a physical keyboard.

We can expect that some of the folks Bair is criticizing will say that she hasn't had experience running a business. If so, what would they say in response to Craig Jelinek, who shares her concerns about growing wealth i...

What do bank regulations and drone attacks have in common? If you answered, "Nothing, what a stupid question," then you are obviously not famous bank...

Britain was not informed of the eurozone plan to hit the deposits of savers, despite the many British expats involved, officials said, as Cyprus MPs delayed a vote and said bank would shut for another day.

The video game publisher says its chief executive, John Riccitiello, will step down on March 30.

Imgembed, a new service from Singapore-based company The Creative Finder, aims to make it easier for photographers and other image creators to share their work -- while getting full credit and even revenue.

The federal fraud indictments of two former CalPERS officials , announced today in San Francisco, represent the dropping of shoes from a very tall height -- at least that's one explanation of why the case has taken so lo...

As America marks the 10th anniversary of our costly and ineffective war in Iraq, I am mourning a different anniversary, too. Two years ago my mother was killed in a car accident. A doctor's wife, carting five 15 year-old...

Long-Term Care insurance too expensive? How about short-term care insurance?

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has run out of patience with the nation's top housing official. On Monday, after more than a year spent arguing...