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Sorry, you're not funny enough to work here
6 Feb 2012 at 7:22am

You may need to have more than a head for numbers to get a job in finance these days. A new survey finds many think it?s important to have a sense of humor too.You may need to have more than a head for numbers to get a job in finance these days. A new survey finds many think it?s important to have a sense of humor too.



Vote for the top commercial from Super Bowl XLVI
5 Feb 2012 at 9:32pm
There's no question that the Giants and the Patriots played some exciting football tonight, but what about the ads? Did you like the nostalgia of seeing Jerry Seinfeld's and the Soup Nazi's return, and Matthew Broderick echoing Ferris Bueller?
The cheap items that build billion-dollar companies
6 Feb 2012 at 6:55am


By Charles B. Stockdale, 24/7 Wall St.
Just because certain products have a low price tag does not mean they cannot sell for billions of dollars. In fact, some of the cheapest products make the most money for their companies. 24/7 Wall St.By Charles B. Stockdale, 24/7 Wall St. Just because certain products have a low price tag does not mean they cannot sell for billions of dollars. In fact, some of the cheapest products make the most money for their companies. 24/7 Wall St.



General Motors may report a record profit
6 Feb 2012 at 8:09am

Just three years after the automaker drove into government-run bankruptcy, GM is setting its sights on making over $10 billion a year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.Just three years after the automaker drove into government-run bankruptcy, GM is setting its sights on making over $10 billion a year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.



Stocks lower as investors focus on Greece
6 Feb 2012 at 11:46am
U.S. stocks were lower Monday as a delay by debt-ridden Greece in accepting the terms of a bailout gave investors little reason to buy equities after a five-week rally.
Office and home rent will keep rising and rising
6 Feb 2012 at 12:05pm
Paying rent is getting more painful for renters across the country in the face of rising demand and tight supply. Both the commercial and residential real estate markets are seeing increases.
As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
6 Feb 2012 at 8:23am

Facebook, which boasts 845 million users worldwide, is more dependent on ad sales than CBS, the most ad-dependent traditional media company.Until recently, Facebook's relationship with the advertising community was at best politely dismissive, at worst outright antagonistic. But now, the social networking giant is eager to work with Madison Avenue.



Goldman CEO's side-gig: gay marriage spokesman
6 Feb 2012 at 11:46am
Sunday's most surprising ad wasn't aired during the Super Bowl. It was a YouTube video posted by the Human Rights Campaign in which Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein declared his support for same-sex marriage.
Big exchanges to battle for Facebook?s stock
6 Feb 2012 at 12:36pm
When Facebook goes public in a few months, will the social media giant decide to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq?
Greece plays game of chicken over bailout
6 Feb 2012 at 7:34am

A Greek and an EU flag fly atop the Greek ministry of finance as a storm, literally and financially, looms over Athens.Greece let yet another deadline slip on Monday for responding to painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout as patience in Brussels wore thin over drawn-out negotiations among its feuding political leaders.



With U.S. help, Americans return to the farm
6 Feb 2012 at 10:25am

A field of corn is shown near Monona, Iowa, August 16, 2011.Dan Pugh wishes he had a bigger tractor and his wife Laura worries about their chickens in the winter weather. But as new farmers putting down roots in rural Missouri, the Pughs are counting on more rewards than regrets in trading their city lives for the country.



Great game, too bad the ads didn't keep up
5 Feb 2012 at 11:08pm

Teleflora's ad was a testament to the rule sex sells.The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between.



Amazon reportedly looking at opening retail stores
6 Feb 2012 at 9:28am
By msnbc.com staff Amazon.com is planning to open a retail store in Seattle within the next few months, according to a report on the Good e-Reader blog, a provider of news on the e-reader and tablet computing market.
Some ugly lessons learned from the Super Bowl ads
6 Feb 2012 at 6:41am

Did you see the same Super Bowl ads that I did? If so you're probably like me now planning for the end times. Those 30 second messages paint a pretty dark picture about what is expected of us.Did you see the same Super Bowl ads that I did? If so you're probably like me now planning for the end times. Those 30 second messages paint a pretty dark picture about what is expected of us.



Good job news met with optimism, skepticism
5 Feb 2012 at 12:08pm

Job fairs are still crowded, but at 8.3 percent, unemployment is at a three-year low. Whether the job market feels stronger depends on your perspective. Month by month, the U.S. job market is regaining its health.



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THIS IS NOT A TECH BUBBLE
6 Feb 2012 at 11:32am
The Nasdaq is at its highest level since the end of 2000. Highly speculative companies like Netflix and Zynga are soaring, and investors are salivating about possibly paying 100 times earnings for Facebook when it goes public.

Stocks edge lower amid Greece jitters
6 Feb 2012 at 11:37am
U.S. stocks slipped, as investors anxiously await a Greek government decision on budget cuts that are key to securing a second bailout and avoiding default.

Obama vs. Reagan: A tale of two recoveries
6 Feb 2012 at 11:30am
Faced with a strong jobs report Friday, Republicans tried out a new rhetorical message: This isn't a disaster, but Ronald Reagan could have done better.

Greece on the brink
6 Feb 2012 at 9:13am
Officials in Greece were under pressure Monday to agree on the terms of a new bailout package, as the threat of a default hangs over the country.

What's next for Europe?
5 Feb 2012 at 1:53pm
To form a strong fiscal union and return confidence to the euro, eurozone members must be willing to give up some degree of control of their national budgets to a central European authority.

We're number one, says U.S. Postal Service
6 Feb 2012 at 12:15pm
Despite its financial difficulties and relatively heavy work load, the U.S. Postal Service has been declared the finest in the world by a British study.

Citi is first U.S. bank to issue Chinese credit card
6 Feb 2012 at 9:54am
Citibank won approval to issue its own credit card in China, making it the first non-Asian bank to enter that market.

House bill bans welfare spending at strip clubs
6 Feb 2012 at 11:25am
If welfare recipients want to dole out the dollar bills at a strip club, they'd better make sure it's not government money ... at least if a bill in Congress becomes law.

Verizon and Redbox team up to battle Netflix
6 Feb 2012 at 10:19am
Verizon and DVD kiosk company Redbox said Monday that they're teaming up on a streaming video partnership, a move that puts Netflix squarely in their crosshairs.

8 very valuable Buicks - yes, Buicks
6 Feb 2012 at 10:08am

S&P president: Why I'm still hopeful about Europe
6 Feb 2012 at 8:03am
Douglas Peterson, the president of Standard & Poor's, talks about European downgrades, ratings agency regulation and why he left an investment bank to run a firm trying to restore its reputation.

Premiering today: Netflix's original TV gamble
6 Feb 2012 at 10:31am
Netflix launched its first foray into original programming with the release of the TV show Lilyhammer Monday. The show, which stars Steven van Zandt as an ex-mobster in a witness protection program in Norway, was co-financed by Netflix and is, at least in the U.S., only available to the company's subscribers -- a move that mirrors original series produced by cable networks like HBO and Showtime. But there's a notable difference: Unlike HBO, Netflix is releasing the entire first season on day one.

Goldman's Blankfein endorses same-sex marriage
6 Feb 2012 at 9:12am
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has recorded a commercial endorsing the right to same-sex marriage, becoming one of the highest profile corporate executives to weigh in on the controversial campaign.

What Romney must do with his fortune
5 Feb 2012 at 11:41am
If Mitt Romney is elected president, he will have to make some tough choices about what to do with his personal fortune.

States and banks near foreclosure deal
3 Feb 2012 at 6:21am
States have until late Monday to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home's value.