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14 Best Cities For Jobs: The Milken Institute

Posted 11.13.2009 | Business


Job seekers take heed, the best cities to find work may be in Texas. The Milken Institute, a nonpartisan economic think tank, released its annual Best...

Private College Salaries Of More Than $1 Million Paid To 23 Presidents

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home


The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders...

Wall Street's Designer-Dressed Thieves

Mike Papantonio | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


Mike Papantonio

Open the phonebook and randomly pick the name of a stockbroker or a bank president. Call that person and ask them to explain to you how a synthetic or a derivative actually works.

Women's Wages Rose Faster Than Men's During Recession

Wall Street Journal | SARA MURRAY | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


The wages of the typical woman who had a job during the worst recession in decades rose faster than those of the typical man, new data from the Bureau...

Employers Cut Pay, Hours For Those Still On The Job

New York Times | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business


In recent decades, layoffs were the standard procedure for shrinking labor costs. Reducing the wages of those who remained on the job was considered d...

Recession Creating A Lost Generation; Young People Can't Find Jobs

BusinesWeek | Peter Coy | Posted 10.11.2009 | Business


Bright, eager -- and unwanted. While unemployment is ravaging just about every part of the global workforce, the most enduring harm is being done to y...

National Anxiety: Most Americans Fear Job Loss Or Pay Cut Is Looming

washingtonpost.com | Jon Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business


Despite fresh signs that the worst may be over for the beleaguered U.S. economy, there has been no letup in public fears about possible financial hard...

Reinventing The Compensation Wheel: Frustrated That Some People Make More Than You?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

It's no secret that some people earn more than others, but the gap is huge, and getting bigger every year. There have been some cool innovations designed to try to address this imbalance, but none have caught on in a big way. And now a couple of clever guys from Silicon Valley may just have reinvented the compensation wheel.

Buyout...Just Another Word Meaning "Take This Money and Don't Sue Us!"

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business


Stephen Viscusi

To me, the words "buyout" and "package" are white-collar slight of hand. It's is a dirty trick of smoke and mirrors.

5 Tips For Negotiating Salary During A Recession

Jason Mannino | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

In an economic climate where unemployment is at a severe level how do you negotiate for the salary you are worth when you do land your next job? What ...

Here's One of My Secret Tips on Landing a Job Fast! Nobody Wants to Talk About When Getting Less Money is Really More

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business


Stephen Viscusi

Whether we are downsized or right-sized, unemployment in 2009 is not associated only with mid-level and lower-level jobs. It's an egalitarian phenomen...

A Resume Is Not Enough: How to Elevate to the Top 1%

Jill Keto | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business


Jill Keto

Most people never think of themselves as a brand, but you have one whether or not you realize it. Your reputation is part of your brand, and your resume and business card are marketing tools.

Let's Hear it for the Girls

Candy Spelling | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business


Candy Spelling

For the first time ever in our country's history -- due in part to recent massive layoffs and cutbacks -- women will soon outnumber men in the full-time U.S. workforce. Equal numbers and equal pay?

Wall Street Whine: We Can't Live On $500,000!

The New York Post | KAVITA MOKHA and LEONARD GREENE | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business


The financial sector was buzzing over Obama's decision to impose a $500,000 ceiling on salaries for executives of companies receiving federal rescue m...

Make Wall Street Take The Same Deal The Autoworkers Get

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business


Chris Weigant

If we're going to minutely examine autoworkers' wages, and dictate the travel plans of one industry we are bailing out, then it seems eminently reasonable to do the same for the banking industry.

Insurance Insanity

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 11.30.2008 | Living


Roseanne Colletti

The consumer health organization, "Families USA", reports health care premiums in the U.S. rose 5 and ½ times faster than earnings over the last eight years.

Personal Finances: To Share Or Not To Share?

nytimes.com | Alex Williams | Posted 05.06.2008 | Living


For people old enough to remember phone booths, a blunt reference to salary in a social setting still represents the height of bad manners. But for m...