Business Stories from March 24, 2013 (Change date)
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Work advice: In office-space disputes, resistance is feudalMar 24, 2013 6:35 am - Q: An elite team was placed next to my office/lab — they are supposed to save the company by finding ways to streamline procedures. The people from the team recognize no...
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Tax proposal could help small business, economyMar 25, 2013 6:30 am - NEW YORK — A notable piece of small business news on Capitol Hill this year isn’t about a bill — it’s about a tax proposal that could lift some of the uncertainty owners...
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Cable companies push to break up forced bundlesMar 26, 2013 6:12 am - Cable viewers have long complained about paying ever-higher bills for hundreds of channels they don’t want to watch. Now, in a twist, some cable companies are beginning ...
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Workers plan to put off retirementMar 24, 2013 6:20 am - Nearly half of Americans have little or no confidence that they are financially prepared for retirement, a problem many of them intend to solve by working longer, accord...
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Dealing with the demands of home, workMar 24, 2013 4:01 pm - Joyce E.A. Russell, an industrial and organizational psychologist, discussed workplace issues in a recent online forum. Excerpts: Q: What is your take on Marissa Mayer a...
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Auto industry’s dumbed-down philosophy for womenMar 26, 2013 6:12 am - NEW YORK — Clotaire Rapaille, a French-born psychiatrist-turned-marketer, has a theory about what women want in cars. In focus groups, Rapaille uses Jungian psychoanalys...
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Defense companies turn to women in trying timesMar 25, 2013 6:37 am - WASHINGTON — At a time of national debate about women’s struggle to land top corporate jobs, an unlikely industry is leading the change in the executive suite: defense c...
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Arson convictions challenged over fire scienceMar 25, 2013 12:32 pm - GATESVILLE, Texas — Ed Graf was given life in prison 25 years ago for killing his two stepsons by locking them in a backyard shed and setting it on fire. Two investigato...
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Durbin, Senate plan could double visas for high-skilled workersMar 25, 2013 12:32 pm - WASHINGTON — A Senate immigration plan would dramatically increase the number of high-skilled foreign workers allowed into the country and give permanent legal status to...
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