On November 19, 2010

Listen Up, Pat-Down Protesters! These Furious Fliers Know How to Fight Back

Listen up, pat-down protestors! Ryanair passengers show how to stage a sit-in -- cops and all. And Peter Greenberg Nominates Ryanair, easyJet and Spirit To His Airline Hall of Shame

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On November 19, 2010

Just What American Apparel Didn’t Need: A Groupon Blowout Sale

Company managers at American Apparel apparently didn't read the recent study of Groupon promotions, which found the "deals" can be a hot ticket to unprofitability.

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Three IT Tools You Can’t Live Without – Pt. 1

This mechanism for interacting with a computer operating system or software by typing commands to perform specific tasks is a bit like a “macro on steroids.” It is used whenever a large vocabulary of commands or queries, coupled…

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Past Dell Fiasco Could Dog the Company’s Future

The continued story of Dell allegedly selling computers with hardware flaws from 2003 to 2005 and trying to keep the problem under wraps could undo attempts to keep margins strong.

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Price-Cutting Peril: Do You Know What You’re Doing — Really?

When everyone around you seems to be offering sales, it's tempting to do the same. But before you whip out your price-slashing marker, put a pencil to what it could do to your bottom line.

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How Not to Negotiate a Pension Deal: Accuse Your CEO of Having an Affair

I'm fairly confident that AstraZeneca CEO David Brennan is not having an "affair" with "a senior female colleague," despite what this blogger says.

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How Facebook Messages Will Boost B2B Sales

Facebook's announcement of its Messages service is just the most prominent evidence of how electronic communications are changing in a fundamental way. And while Mark Zuckerberg said he got the idea from talking to teenagers, the…

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Bloomberg Picks 30

Here’s a list we missed late last month. Though the post is rather cryptically titled Hellhound Bites Citigroup, Schwarzman Finds Gold Mine: Top Business Books, Bloomberg’s James Pressley explains exactly why they put the list together:

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Honda Electrifies the Versatile Fit, Already a Hybrid

Honda promised it would introduce an electric car in Los Angeles, and it chose to plug in the popular and chameleon-like Fit, which has already been adapted into a hybrid. The electric version is...

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NRF Forecasts 138M People Will Shop Black Friday Weekend

Small business owners who own brick-and-mortar shops and don't choose to close up in the face of potentially out-of-control mobs should see more shoppers this Black Friday weekend than last. The National Retail Federation determined that 138 million consumers are…

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