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Where Did Fortune 500 CEOs Go To College?

Posted 05.17.2012

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If you want to be a Fortune 500 CEO, we have a couple pieces of advice. First, don't be like Scott Thompson, who lost his gig at Yahoo when it was rev...

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The Best Fortune 500 Companies To Work For

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.18.2012

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Does your employer serve free lunch and have bocce ball courts? Google does. Perhaps part-time workers at your company receive health insurance and st...

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Fortune 500 Companies Made Record $824 Billion Profit In 2011

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.08.2012

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Poverty is rampant. Hunger is widespread. But don't worry about America's largest corporations -- they're doing just fine. Fortune released its ann...

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Bianca Bosker

Fortune 500 List Boasts More Female CEOs Than Ever Before

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.07.2012

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This year's Fortune 500 has made history with the female 18. The 2012 ranking of the 500 largest corporations in the United States includes a recor...

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The Corporations That Make Money Off Taxes

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.09.2012

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Instead of giving money to the government, it turns out more than a few U.S. companies are actually making money off their income taxes. In a recen...

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New Companies Love This Costly Tax Benefit

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

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* Accelerated depreciation tax break has bipartisan backing * Congress edges toward debate on tax code revamp * 26 compa...

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Small Business and Politics

Nelson Davis | Posted 05.26.2012

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Nelson Davis

But alas, in the real world even the smallest business owner needs to realize that we are in a co-dependent relationship with office holders in our cities, counties, states and even at the head office in Washington, DC.

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Anti-Small Business Corporate Giants Want the Small Business Administration Closed

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2012

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Lloyd Chapman

Make no mistake -- anyone that talks about closing the SBA is anti-small business and is simply marching to the beat of the Fortune 500 firms that unfortunately have tremendous control over Congress.

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Do Apple, Bank of America, GM and Chevron Sound Like Small Businesses to You?

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 04.29.2012

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Lloyd Chapman

The most recent data from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) shows that last year the Obama administration diverted billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to some of the biggest companies in the world.

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Small Business Financing May Suffer From Obama's Proposed Budget and Political Wrangling

Jerry Chautin | Posted 04.22.2012

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Jerry Chautin

Small-business owners are holding their collective breaths as the Obama Administration's proposed budget wends its way through the politically-charged Congress.

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And the Oscar Goes to... a Man: Gender Bias at the Top

Joan Williams | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Kathryn Bigelow, Gender Equality, Gender Bias, Fortune 500, Academy Awards, The Oscars, Women Directors, Cognitive Bias, Entertainment News
Joan Williams

The myth of the meritocracy reigns supreme. But the top of the top is still dominated by men, in Hollywood and elsewhere -- and what's worse, progress may be stalling across the board.

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Help Me Save Your Retirement

Jane White | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Pensions, Fortune 500, Congress, 401k, Politics News
Jane White

In a logical world, retirement reform would be Obama's reelection campaign promise given that retirement inadequacy affects 80% of the population. But we clearly don't live in a logical world, and the biggest corporations are laughing all the way to the bank.

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Top 6 Reasons Obama's Economic Policies Failed in 2011

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.29.2012

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Lloyd Chapman

Judging by his actions, it seems that Barack Obama is becoming one of the most anti-small business presidents in U.S. history. People need to stop listening to what he says and start watching what he does.

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Act Now

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 02.14.2012

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Ilene H. Lang

Change has flatlined -- women are no further toward achieving top ranks in business than they were last year, or even six years ago. Yet equality can't wait.

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Define Your Own Legacy, Don't Leave it to Everyone Else

Glenn Llopis | Posted 01.29.2012

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Glenn Llopis

Leaders must commit themselves to a cultural promise in order to define their legacy. Why? Because the challenges that we face today require focusing on others, not just ourselves.

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Social Media -- 4 Trends to Watch in 2012

Beverly Macy | Posted 12.29.2011

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Beverly Macy

You are at a competitive disadvantage if you do not embrace the power of social media and understand how it applies to the enterprise. Your competitors are already there.

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Green Energy, Jobs and Minority Businesses: Wall Street Is Paying Attention

David Kirby | Posted 12.28.2011

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David Kirby

Last week in New York, for the first time ever in the same room, Fortune 500 Corporations, some 200 minority owned small businesses and more than 40 p...

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Dukes Puts 'Em Up Again

Martha Burk | Posted 12.28.2011

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Martha Burk

Remember Dukes v. Walmart, the case that the Supreme Court threw out because the company claimed it was too big to be sued for sex discrimination. Well, like Freddy Krueger every Halloween, it's ba-a-a-ck.

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Obama Jobs Bill Ignores Basic Principle of Job Creation: Small Businesses Create All the Jobs

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 12.27.2011

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Lloyd Chapman

The federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. Small businesses need those contracts, not the tax cuts proposed in the president's jobs bill.

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Female Fortune 500 CEOs At Record High

Posted 12.26.2011

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With Mylan Pharmaceuticals' announcement today that Heather Bresch -- company president and daughter of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin -- would suc...

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Changing Marketplace, Changing Workforce

Beverly Macy | Posted 10.05.2011

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Beverly Macy

I tuned in to the Teens in Tech Ustream, being broadcast from PARC in Palo Alto today, and was riveted by the opening comments from Andrew Hsu, founde...

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Women Leaders Behind the Headlines

K. Sujata | Posted 08.17.2011

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K. Sujata

While leadership is important at the highest echelons, we also need strong women at the community level. I'm encouraged by the programs here in Chicago that engage women as grassroots leaders.

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The New Dad: 7 Things You Didn't Know About Working Fathers

Rex Flexibility | Posted 08.15.2011

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Rex Flexibility

Dads today are both more committed -- and more conflicted -- than ever before. They feel compelled to give 100% to both their jobs and their families, and like moms before them, they're saying they shouldn't have to sacrifice one for the other.

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Fame, Fortune and Cool Stuff

Steve Lehto | Posted 07.14.2011

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Steve Lehto

Ask someone why writing might be a fine vocation and you will hear the usual trifecta: Fame, Fortune, and getting to do Cool Stuff. The wonderful thin...

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WATCH: HuffPost's Alex Wagner Discusses John Boehner On MSNBC

Huff TV | Posted 07.11.2011

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Huff TV

HuffPost's Alex Wagner spoke with Cenk Uygur Wednesday night on MSNBC to discuss claims about the economy made by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R...

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