Don’t sit around in shock, take action.The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job.Released as purchasing director for a resort one Fri

The pink slips have been handed out, the severance checks cashed, and the farewell drinks consumed. Everyone has offered their condolences to those who were let go, yet you’re still here, reeli

George Soros discusses an entirely different crossroads. I've been too cautious the last few months and I own that. I'm usually early, however, and while I certainly see both sides, my sen

Photo by Andrzej Grygiel/AFP/Getty Images “U2 were never dumb in business,” Bono told music journalist Michka Assayas in the book Bono. “We don’t

Cookie magazine, Conde Nast's bible for fashion-centric parents, folded this fall, but the party was already over. Unlike the days of anything goes lofty excess, in today's more down-to-earth parenta

Why is this a particularly important juncture for the market? For the first time since July, the S&P could be tracing out a lower high. It may be fleeting (as it was in July), but it offers

Calculated Risk has an interesting chart and discussion on the unemployment rate and Fed rate hikes.  Unless inflation picks up significantly (unlikely in the near term with so much slack in

“Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.”- Mark TwainIt’s long been our contention that the friction between opinions is where true education lies. That was the genesis

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a retailer

It’s been a long, hot media summer where I live in the mile-square city of Hoboken, which has an economic health closely linked to that of Manhattan. First, an alleged bribery scandal