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Why Nest Could Be A Nightmare For Google

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Google’s headquarters in Mountain View and the California Public Utility Commission in San Francisco are only about 50 miles apart as the crow, or techie commuter bus, flies. But when it comes to...
    






Save Money By Tripling Your Costs And Other Friday Stories

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Right about the same time the new Meryl Streep/Julia Roberts movie, August: Osage County is hitting the theaters, the real Osage County is in the news for another reason. It’s apparently no less...
    






Will Financiers Help London’s Quest To Be The World’s Favourite New Technology Center?

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The idea of London becoming a technology center to rival other parts of the world has gained a lot of momentum in the last 12 months. From around 200 firms in early 2010 the city now boasts around...
    






What 2013 Teaches Employers For 2014 & Beyond

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By Gene Connors and Amanda Haverstick 2013 left employees as the overall victors on the employment law battlefield, by arming them with a host of new statutory rights and options, primarily at the...
    






The 3 Pitfalls Likely To Derail Your Financial Resolutions

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A couple of weeks ago, I suggested 14 possible financial New Year’s resolutions for 2014. Of course, the problem with New Year’s resolutions isn’t making them. It’s following through. One study...
    






Best Of FORBES: The Polar Vortex, 30 Under 30 And Self-Driving Cars

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“The polar vortex gripping the nation has brought a crazy week for natural gas. On Monday the demand for gas nationwide hit a record 125 billion cubic feet as homeowners and power generators sought...
    






Facebook – The One Stock to Own/Buy in 2014

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Most investors really aren’t. They are traders.  They sell too fast, and make too many transactions. That’s why most small “investors” don’t do as well as the market averages.  In fact, most don’t...
    






Sprint New ‘Framily’ Plan: Ugly Name, But A Beautiful Entrant Into The Mobile Price War

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Pity poor Sprint. With the AT&T-T-Mobile war garnering all the headlines, the number three mobile carrier has had a tough time making news lately. Needing to do something to regain consumer...
    






5 Second-Act Careers To Sail Through Retirement

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Nancy Collamer, a career coach based in Old Greenwich, CT, offers hope to the burned out and the bored in mid-career. It’s possible to switch gears in midlife and to start a new venture that brings...
    






Cracker Barrel Waitress Serves Up Happiness, Gets Tip & More

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“Can you give us your grumpiest server?” That was the request made by two men at a Nebraska Cracker Barrel. The hostess couldn’t accommodate their request. There are no grumpy servers here, she told...