Companies Respond to ABC’s ‘The Lookout’ Report, ‘Your Move’
ABC’s “The Lookout” went undercover to help a family worried their possessions wouldn’t be delivered by movers. Here, DBA Neighbors Moving & Storage of Pompano Beach, Fla., and American Relocation & Logistics of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., respond to our findings. Response from American Relocation &… Read More »
EmailEverything You Need to Know Before Moving
ABC News’ Spencer Wilking reports: Even under the best of circumstances, moving is a stressful experience made no easier by mile-long to-do lists. However, if you are planning on hiring someone to help you move your things it is important to do your homework to… Read More »
Realtor’s Guide to Buying and Selling Your Home
Whether you are moving on or moving in, Dottie Herman, the president and CEO Douglas Elliman, the fourth-largest real estate company in America, offers some advice to future buyers and sellers on how to get the most out of any location. What Sellers Need to… Read More »
Dismal Results at Barnes & Noble
Morning Business Memo… Barnes & Noble is pulling back on its big bet to compete against Apple and Amazon in the tablet wars. The country’s largest bookseller, which spent heavily on the Nook, says it will stop making its own color touch screen tablets, farming… Read More »
Consumer Reports Outs Thirsty Printers
In its latest test of printers, Consumer Reports says certain maintenance cycles can use up half of some ink cartridges, adding another $100 or more per year to printing costs. The problem comes from maintenance cycles, when ink, which can cost $10 to $70 an… Read More »
Many Workers Hate Their Jobs
Morning Business Memo… If you hate your job, you’ve got company. A new state of the workplace report by Gallup says only 30 percent of US employees are engaged or inspired at work while 70 percent are not fully inspired. The report estimates that widespread… Read More »
Stocks Open Week on Sour Note
Morning Business Memo… It could be another wild and crazy week for investors. After last week’s rough ride, Wall Street is bracing for more volatility. Stock futures fell sharply this morning after the averages lost about 2 percent in value last week. Interest rates spiked… Read More »
Researchers Discover the Key to Persuasion
Persuading your boss to give you that coveted promotion could be as easy as saying five little words. Been Kim and Cynthia Rudin, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have identified five words that can increase a speaker’s persuasion during meetings, and revealed them in… Read More »
Brooklyn Man Sues Former Employer for Weight Discrimination
(Courtesy Seth Bogdanove) A Brooklyn man has sued his former employer for firing him because of his weight, court documents show. A lawsuit, filed June 19 in the Kings County Supreme Court, maintains that Jerry Greenberg, the owner of the art framing store Frame it… Read More »
Google Skips ‘Waste of Time’ Brainteaser Interview Questions
Job interviews at Google, frequently named one of the best places to work by Forbes, may be getting a bit softer now that the search engine giant has “shifted away” from difficult “brainteaser” questions. This week, Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at… Read More »
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