More Companies Offering “Limitless Vacation” Time
By MARY PATRICK Many companies are adopting a new policy that seemed unthinkable not that long ago – allowing employees to take an unlimited amount of time for vacation. Most …
Reports Show Optimism Picking Up for Small Business Owners
By MARY PATRICK In a sign of an improving economic outlook, recent surveys have found that small business owners had increased optimism about the future in July and August. Also, …
Consumer Spending Rises Modestly in July
By MARY PATRICK Consumer spending rose .1% in July, lower than many experts predicted and also lower than the .6% increase in June, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. …
Obama Appointments Still Favor Men Over Women
By MARY PATRICK Even with a Democrat in office who often speaks about the importance of diversity, women still are not being named to high-level in jobs in Washington D.C. …
Donald Trump Accused of Fleecing University Students
By MARY PATRICK Donald Trump has been accused of the bilking college students of about $40 million through his Trump University real estate program, according to New York prosecutors. In …
Charges Filed in New York City Cyber Security Theft Case
By MARY PATRICK In yet another case that shows the growing need for cyber experts, two men have been charged with stealing source code from a New York firm in …
Obama Says Changes Needed in For-Profit Schools, Law School
By MARY PATRICK In his last stop during his bus tour through New York and Pennsylvania to talk about education issues, President Barack Obama suggested that law schools and for-profit …
President Obama Unveils Plans to Reduce Education Costs
By MARY PATRICK President Barack Obama’s plan to lower education costs, which was unveiled this week during a speech in Buffalo, would fundamentally change how potential students pick a university …
Business Schools Need to Educate the “Whole Person”
By MARY PATRICK Universities that don’t expand business curriculum to educate the “whole person” run the risk of failing students, according to a column written by a college professor for …
Cyber Attackers Find New Way To Hack Journalism Sites
By MARY PATRICK The Syrian Electronic Army recently found a new way to hack major media websites, breaching a news recommendation engine that appears on the pages that contain news …