By RIVA RICHMOND In July, Matt Blalock’s mind was on massage oils, soft robes and scented candles when he got a rude awakening. An intruder had accessed a proprietary database of luxury items that Blalock’s fledgling 13-person e-commerce company, Tickle Industries LLC, was considering selling. At that moment, Blalock realized that far too many people, [...]
By JANE J. KIM Credit-card users get new protections this week, the first of a series of federal actions that constrain card issuers from changing terms on customers. Starting Thursday, banks must comply with parts of the recently passed Credit Card Act of 2009 by mailing bills at least 21 days before their due dates [...]
Por DAVID WESSEL El Promedio Industrial Dow Jones ha subido alrededor de 14% desde septiembre, cuando la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos lanzó la tercera ronda de su programa de compra de bonos. El Ãndice Stoxx Europe 600, que agrupa a las principales empresas europeas, escaló 22% desde que el presidente del Banco Central Europeo [...]
By TODDI GUTNER Q. I was laid off six months ago. I am basically still an entry-level employee even though I got a bachelor’s in 2005 and a master’s in 2007, both in economics from Ivy League institutions. Then I took a job at an investment company that I viewed as a stepping stone. After [...]
By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Sylvester Chisom began paying a consultant last summer to blog on Twitter, post status updates on Facebook and run marketing campaigns on both sites for his auto-detailing business. Enlarge Image Close David Buckner Sylvester Chisom, front, and Arthur Shivers pay a consultant to market their auto-detailing business on Facebook and Twitter. [...]
By DENNIS NISHI Richard Kegler has Marcel Duchamp to thank for a career in typeface design. In graduate school, Mr. Kegler did an art installation based on Mr. Duchampâs work and used some of the late artistâs handwriting; it inspired him to design a typeface. Today, Mr. Kegler owns a small Buffalo, N.Y., company called [...]
Por RICHARD BARLEY España evitó por muy poco que le rebajaran la calificación a categorÃa “basura”. Madrid puede darle las gracias al Banco Central Europeo por comprometerse a comprar deuda estatal, lo que redujo los temores sobre el acceso al mercado. Pero España sigue estando en una situación delicada. Su déficit en 2012, excluidas las [...]
By EMILY MALTBY Family hardship gave 41-year-old Shelly Sun the impetus to start a home-care franchising business. In late 2001, when her husband’s grandmother needed companionship and skilled nursing, her family struggled to find those services on a 24-hour basis. Enlarge Image Close CBS/Landov BrightStar CEO Shelly Sun, seen on an episode of the reality [...]
By JOE LIGHT A tight job market might have taken away some jobseekers’ leverage in a salary negotiation, but that doesn’t mean they should roll over and accept the first offer, says New York-based executive coach Rabia de Lande Long. To get the top compensation possibleâwithout putting a sour taste in your potential employer’s mouthâtake [...]
By LESLIE KWOH And MELISSA KORN Business travel is back to pre-recession levels, but road warriors can expect less legroom than before. Business travel is back to pre-recession levels, but road warriors can expect less legroom than before. Leslie Kwoh joins Markets Hub. Photo: Photo: AP. Traveling for work used to be somewhat cushyâgrueling schedules [...]
By BHARAT JOSHI Which view would you prefer from your five star hotel room: Pool, beach, or perhaps a nuclear power plant? Pardon the exaggeration, but I recently had pause to think about this on a trip to Goa. Bharat Joshi The state is far better known for its beaches, carnivals, fenny and hotels than [...]
By ELLEN GAMERMAN Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera The Rhinemaidens at a rehearsal for ‘Das Rheingold’ at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. When the Rhinemaidens sing from their underwater realm at the start of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of “Das Rheingold,” bubbles seem to stream from their mouths. The louder they sing, the more the [...]
By BARBARA HAISLIP These days, a tough competitor could end up being a good partner. Journal Report Insights from The Experts Read more at WSJ.com/SmallBusinessReport More in Small Business How Entrepreneurs Come Up With Great Ideas Mobile Wallets: a Primer for Retailers Foreclosures Loom as Small Companies Face Balloon Payments Franchises Try to Boost Sales [...]
Por JON HILSENRATH, BRIAN BLACKSTONE y VICTORIA MCGRANE Los bancos centrales de Europa y Estados Unidos se enfrentan a una realidad que hasta hace poco no figuraba en sus planes: un descenso de los precios al consumidor, que se ubican considerablemente por debajo de sus metas. El Banco Central Europeo y la Reserva Federal de [...]
By KRISTINA PETERSON, PETER NICHOLAS and JACK NICAS Enlarge Image Close Reuters Members of the House of Representatives leave the U.S. Capitol, adjourning after their final vote of the day on Friday. In a deal expected to end long delays for fliers soon, Congress speedily approved a bill to revoke the furlough of federal air-traffic [...]