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Microsoft-News Corp. Deal: A Google Killer?

If Microsoft pays publishers to move news search to Bing, it could prick Google's aura of invulnerability.

Taming a Type-A Culture Gone Wild

Scaling Method's company culture got messy. Here's how the cleaning products company cleaned up.

Costco Vs. Coke: A Retail Death Match

The warehouse store drops Coke in its stores in a bid for lower prices -- and it may have the upper hand.

Health Care: What Are We Paying for Again?

In the debate on payment reform, we've forgotten that we need better management of care, too.

Taking the Guesswork out of Retail Inventory

Rickshaw Bags made-to-order product means zero inventory -- and no worry about the holiday rush.

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We Need Real Financial Reform

Recently there's been another cry for better financial literacy education. That's fine, but it shouldn't replace real financial reform, says MoneyWatch's Eric Schurenberg.

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Management

Perspective: Yahoo’s Turnaround Efforts Are Straight from Steve Jobs’ Playbook
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The Woman Driving Ford's Big Bet on Electric
As Fords new director of global electrification, its Nancy Gioias job to make sure the company delivers cutting-edge, fuel-efficient vehicles. In an interview with ...
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A Car Guy's Electric Moment
As a third-generation GMer, Jon Lauckner is fiercely committed to restoring greatness to Americas biggest car company. The VP of global product planning and ...
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Can the Chevy Volt Recharge GM?
GM hopes the Chevy Volt will make the world once again see GM as an innovative company. Can one car really pull it off?
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The Chevy Volt: A Hybrid Unlike the Others.
GMs Chevy Volt is a hybrid like no other. We've compared the Volt and the top-selling Toyota Prius. The differences may surprise you.
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Strategy

The Toyota of Clothes
With its high-tech fabrics, meticulous inventory control, and flexible manufacturing model, Japanese retailer Uniqlo looks more like Toyota than a fashion emporium. But unlike ...
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Where Your Customers Are: How Facebook, Twitter and Others Break Down by Age
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Eight Ways to Ruin Your Social-Media Strategy
Like it or not, loads of your customers are yakking away about your business on Twitter, Facebook and similar outlets. So dont blow it.
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A (Mis)Match for Tough Times
Startup retailer LittleMissMatched mixes cute and savvy to grow sales 30 percent in the recession.
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How Australia Ducked the Crisis
Global recession? Not Down Under, where home prices actually went up. How'd they pull that off?
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Work Life

Taming a Type-A Culture Gone Wild
When the quirky cleaning products company Method discovered its free-for-all culture didnt scale, things got messy.
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Are You Expat Material?
Here are five things to consider before hunting for work overseas.
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Brazil: Hot Beaches, Hot Parties, and a Hot Job Market
Latin Americas biggest economy has weathered the downturn well and is in need of talent. Plus, its gearing up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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China: Jobs Abound! (But Do Your Homework)
Chinese companies are aggressively going after U.S. managers willing to move there.
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India: Riding the Backwards Brain Drain
Indias booming economy, fueled by tech and telecom, is luring western workers.
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