The year 2008 was a perfect storm in the U.S. economy. Anything that could go wrong did. The world saw the results of years of bad habits that were allowed to continue unabated. We continued to consum
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Many grandparents are eager to provide some financial assistance to their children’s children. Here are some ideas for how to do that most effectively.Investing for college Saving and investing for
BY Carrie Schwab Pomerantz
As the financial turmoil that erupted in the United States spreads around the globe, the already depressed U.S. auto industry and its counterparts in Europe, China and India are bracing for the worst.
BY Bevolyn Williams-Harold
Despite today’s economic hard times, Americans are still buying cars. Here’s our preview of 2009 models from brands that African-Americans favor most.Cadillac CTS-VAnother gold for the AmericansCa
BY Kimatni D. Rawlins
Trying to run a business today on yesterday’s technology is a recipe for certain failure. If the most sophisticated device on your office desk right now is an electric pencil sharpener, chances are
BY Robert S. Anthony
Many workers face e-mail overload in their company inboxes. The number of business e-mail will most likely reach more than 6 billion gigabytes this year, which is double the amount of e-mail sent in 2
BY Amy Winter
A pharmaceutical company’s recent job posting for a human resources manager cited three key responsibilities of the position: create an integrated strategy for advancing business; provide tactical c
BY Janelle Gordon
More than 40 years after the launch of affirmative action, only 16 of the Fortune 500 companies are run by people of color and that number includes two female CEOs. “The population is growing with
BY Janelle Gordon
You can’t attract 21st-century employees with 20th-century strategies, says Tracy Brown, president of Diversity Trends L.L.C., a Dallas, Texas, consulting firm. At the 2007 National Symposium of the
According to a survey by Duke University’s Center for International Business Education and Research and Booz Allen Hamilton’s Offshoring Research Network, the search for qualified personnel, most