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Cleveland Kidnapping Hero To Get Free Burgers For Life

Posted 05.22.2013 | Small Business

Local hero and burger enthusiast Charles Ramsey will never have to pay for a beef patty in Cleveland again, thanks to a special free burger card good ...

How to Make More Money by Giving Away Your Most Expensive Product

Daniel Burrus | Posted 05.22.2013 | Business
Daniel Burrus

Executives at Pratt & Whitney, one of the largest jet engine manufacturers in the world, were facing several major problems that were proving to b...

What Is "Entrepreneurship" in the 21st Century?

Faisal Hoque | Posted 05.20.2013 | Business
Faisal Hoque

Most ventures fail. Most entrepreneurs make a lot less money than if they worked for someone else. The road to success is often long and lonely -- brutal hours; massive amounts of stress; and a huge amount of personal sacrifice. So, why would you want to become an entrepreneur?

Climate Change This Week: SheerWind, Damation, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 05.20.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Harte

We're At 400 PPM - Last Time THAT Happened, the Arctic was 14oF Warmer, says a new study, reports Joe Romm at Climate Progress, indicating the planet ...

Adoption of Massive Open Online Courses [Worldwide Survey]

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.20.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

Given the rise of tuitions, can technology like massively open online courses (MOOCs) reduce tuition costs and make education more affordable? Many argue the answer is yes.

Gas Prices Jumped 11 Cents Over The Past Two Weeks

AP | Posted 05.20.2013 | Business

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices r...

Krugman: Austerity Policies Based On 'A Mythical 70s That Never Was'

Posted 05.20.2013 | Business

They say hindsight is 20/20, but according to Paul Krugman it may actually be much worse than that when it comes to economic policy-making. The No...

Jeffrey Young

Study Debunks Common Obamacare Criticism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.17.2013 | Business

Employers are concerned about increased health benefit costs arising from President Barack Obama's health care reform law but almost none intends to d...

Waitress Surprised With HUGE Tip On Tiny Bill

Posted 05.20.2013 | Business

CeCe Bruce said she's known for years that it pays to be nice. But she never realized just how much it could pay off until this week, when one of her ...

Monsanto CEO: 'Elitism' Fuels Our Critics

Posted 05.16.2013 | Business

It's not controversial pesticide-resistent crops that fuel Monsanto's critics, according to the company's CEO; it's their own desire to keep poor peop...

Study Debunks Popular Misconception About Tax Reform

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 05.15.2013 | Business

Raising taxes on the rich doesn't make them less productive -- except when it comes to avoiding taxes, according to a new paper. The study, by the...

Conservative Analysis: Immigration Reform Would Save Billions Over The Next Decade

Posted 05.15.2013 | Business

There are reasons beyond gut feelings or voter demographics for lawmakers to pass immigration reform. It could help the nation's economy, according to...

How the 3D Web Will Transform Your Business

Daniel Burrus | Posted 05.15.2013 | Business
Daniel Burrus

Have you heard about 3D web yet? Notice I didn't say 3D television where you have to wear those special glasses. I'm referring to browsing the Interne...

Jillian Berman

Angelina Jolie Op-Ed Could Fuel 'Epidemic' Of Women Asking For Surgery, Experts Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Jillian Berman | Posted 05.14.2013 | Business

Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had a drastic double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer may inspire other women to have similar sur...

Hacking Humans, Corporate Espionage and the Spies Among Us

Cari E. Guittard | Posted 05.15.2013 | Business
Cari E. Guittard

Background Recently, I participated in SC Magazine's eSymposium on Corporate Espionage. Ira Winkler, President of Secure Mentem and the Internet Sec...

WATCH: Taco Bell Made Teen SO Happy

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.15.2013 | Business

Zeke Castro thought he was just getting free tacos from the Taco Bell truck visiting Othello, Wash., on Saturday. Instead he got the whole enchilada. ...

10 Team Trouble Signs

Robert C. Crosby, D.Min. | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Robert C. Crosby, D.Min.

When unresolved conflicts emerge in the team environment, they are intentionally overlooked and disregarded. The more this is done, however, the more these negatives influences and motivation drainers grow and emerge, sapping the life right out of the team.

Walmart Accuses Labor Groups Of 'Disorderly' Trespassing

Posted 05.13.2013 | Business

Walmart is accusing two labor organizations of "disorderly conduct" during a protest at a Los Angeles-area Walmart last year that helped set off a cha...

Landmark Payout Awarded To Abused, Mentally Disabled Workers Slashed By Hundreds Of Millions

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A landmark $240 million verdict awarded to 32 mentally disabled Iowa plant workers who were subjected to years of abuse by their ha...

Climate Change This Week: Acid Arctic, Hot Mama Nature, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 05.17.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Harte

By 2050, California & Southwest Could Have 100% Dry Years NASA Says, reports Climate Progress, according to a NASA analysis, which basically lays out ...

Jeffrey Young

Why Crazy Hospital Bills Aren't Coming Down Anytime Soon

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business

The high and wildly varying prices for hospital services revealed by President Barack Obama's administration last week likely aren't going away any ti...

Report: Scandal-Plagued Libor Likely To Be Replaced

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business

(Reuters) - A dual-track system, including survey-based lending rates along with transaction-linked indices, is likely to replace scandal-hit London i...

Is Your Company Cloud Ready? 10 Factors for CIOs to Consider

Vala Afshar | Posted 05.12.2013 | Technology
Vala Afshar

One technology that promises to help improve IT efficiency and enable the CIO and her staff to be more strategically focused is cloud computing.

Jillian Berman

Lawsuit: McDonald's Franchise Didn't Pay Employees For Hours They Worked

HuffingtonPost.com | Jillian Berman | Posted 05.10.2013 | Business

After toiling away at an upstate New York McDonald's for months, Jeffrey Schuyler says he was "hurt" once he discovered his employer was altering time...

The Business of Being a Writer

Mark Brennan Rosenberg | Posted 05.09.2013 | Arts
Mark Brennan Rosenberg

To the untrained eye, I was the epitome of a successful writer -- speaking at colleges across the country, promoting my book. Could I tell them that several of my nights on the road were spent in a car in order to save money?