Dear Netflix, We Can’t Hear You! Signed, 50 Million Americans
Addicted, that’s what we are: My husband and I are addicted to BBC television shows. We watch BBC series via …
Reports: Hewlett-Packard’s Chairman Will Step Aside
Hewlett-Packard’s chairman Raymond Lane will give up his position, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Bloomberg are reporting. “Ralph Whitworth, …
Enron’s Jeffrey Skilling May Be Negotiating An Early Release
Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron executive serving a 24-year prison sentence for his role in the energy company’s collapse, may …
Hello, My Name Is Porterhouse Chop. I Used To Be ‘Pork Chop’
Pork’s most popular cuts don’t have snazzy names. At least, not until now. Coming soon to a grocery store near …
67 Years Of Potato Chip Innovation, In 5 Animated GIFs
For more, watch our video: Secrets From A Potato Chip Factory. Americans spend less on groceries than they did a …
Jobless Claims Rise; Employment Report Likely To Show Slow Job Growth
There were 385,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, up by 28,000 from the week before, the Employment and …
Lawyers Join Doctors To Ease Patients’ Legal Anxieties
Two professions that have traditionally had a rocky relationship — doctors and lawyers — are finding some common ground in …
Who’s Hiring H1-B Visa Workers? It’s Not Who You Might Think
The tech industry wants more skilled workers — from overseas. Companies are lobbying hard for Congress to raise the limit …
The Botched NY Real Estate Deal That Lost ‘Other People’ Billions
The middle-income housing projects Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village sit on an 80-acre patch of Lower Manhattan. In 2006, …
How We Use Energy: Then And Now
Manufacturing in the U.S. still uses the most energy. But its share has been decreasing. That’s partly because we’ve moved …
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