Articles filed under Washington Post
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A radical idea for CEO pay: Just give them a fixed salaryMar 13, 2016 7:37 am - The big debates on CEO pay tend to focus on one thing: How high it is. But in a recent essay in the Harvard Business Review, two London Business School professors say th...
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Work advice: Can reader have a life and the promotion?Mar 13, 2016 7:36 am - Q: After 18 months at my job at a cafe, I am being promoted to manager. This is really great and I am thrilled. However, one small thing troubles me: I've been told that...
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Americans' home wealth recovers $7 trillion as prices firmMar 13, 2016 7:35 am - In March 2014, Steven and Bernadette Doherty paid $183,000 for a two-bedroom home in Charlotte, North Carolina, $6,000 more than its appraised value. Today, similar hous...
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A millennial finds success demystifying her generationMar 13, 2016 7:33 am - When I was starting out as an ambitious college graduate four decades ago, my goal was to get to a good newspaper (I reached a great one), work hard, have a meaningful j...
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5 things you should be doing to make the most of your 401(k)Mar 13, 2016 7:32 am - If you are saving for retirement - and you should be - there's a good chance that money is going into a 401(k) plan. The plans have become the primary vehicle for retire...
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Tinder testing feature to help you find connections for your friendsMar 12, 2016 6:39 am - Ever hand your phone over to a married friend - or your parents - to swipe through Tinder for you? Or wish you could swipe your way to a BFF instead of a boyfriend? Ther...
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Review: Companion app can help you feel safe when walking alone at nightMar 12, 2016 6:37 am - I'm 25 years old and my mother still ends our conversations with "Make sure you text me when you get home." Though I'm an adult, she still worries about my safety. And s...
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App reviews: Stack, Stop Motion StudioMar 12, 2016 6:36 am - Players are encouraged to pile blocks to the sky in Stack, but it requires some pretty good reflexes. The game starts with one block on a pedestal, with another one of e...
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Amid Apple's FBI fight, app developers are ramping up encryptionMar 12, 2016 6:35 am - While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data, the companies that help users communicate privately between such devices are working hard to dramat...
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Jeff Bezos pulls back the curtain on his plans for spaceMar 12, 2016 6:34 am - KENT, Wash. - Long before Jeffrey P. Bezos ever conceived of the idea to sell books on the Internet, he was obsessed with space. It started at age five when he watched t...