An old-fashioned railroad stock certificate
What are stock buybacks and why do companies use them? If you happen to read the Wall Street Journal or other finance journalism, you’ve probably seen…
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Shark Tank host Daymond John’s keys for success
Tune into Shark Tank and you’ll hear advice from Daymond John, the founder of clothing brand FUBU, who has amassed a fortune stretching into the hundreds…
Celebrating Mother’s Day
A card, a box of candy or a simple card. It’s the love that counts when honoring moms and kids of any age can do it. Be assured that the honoring of…
Wallpaper is back and better than before
The past few decades have been bleak for the wallpaper business. During the second half of the 20th century, the wallpaper and coverings industry lost…
Ask the Expert: What does it mean to lock in a rate?
That is a subject you might be hearing more about in coming months, with interest rates rising instead of dropping as they have in the past few years….
Boomers sell; millennials buy
Homeownership is alive and well across all generations, a new reports finds, with trends shaking out as you might expect: More younger people are buying…
The pajama backlash
From at least the 1920s, the trend in dressing has gone one way: more casual and comfortable. According to USA Today, public dressing in the first part of…
The sublime and eternal sandwich
According to the French writer Pierre-Jean Grosley in his 1770 account of his year in London, the sandwich was born when John Montagu, the Earl of…
What to wear in the virtual office
Lots of people love working from home. The environment is comfortable, there are fewer distractions (even though the dog is always welcome), and nobody…
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Finding Point Nemo: the graveyard of space stations After years of service, many space stations and satellites are sent off to the farm, or more…