November business highlights
— -- Key business events this month:
Nov. 10: Senate Committee on Finance holds hearing at 10 a.m. on "Unemployment Insurance: The Path Back to Work."
Nov. 16: Government reports on consumer price index for October.
Nov. 23: Congressional "supercommittee" is due to report on where to cut at least $1.2 trillion over 10 years from the federal budget.
Nov. 30: Federal Reserve releases its "beige book" survey of U.S. regional economic conditions.
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Salary Talk
Thursdays, salary.com or iTunes
The folks at Salary.com, the website that lets you plug in a job title and city to find a median salary, recently started a weekly podcast to help listeners boost their careers and their pay.
"The great part for our listeners is that we're … (bringing) in top-notch professionals and expert authors who will tackle topics such as how to get a raise, the best way to handle business presentations, tips to get hired, how to make your résumé stand out, etc.," says host Aaron Gouveia.
Scheduled to join the 25-minute podcast throughout the month:
Thursday: Linda Babcock, author of Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation.
Nov. 15: Special Tuesday edition featuring Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs, who will discuss blue-collar jobs and the lack of skilled labor positions.
Nov. 17: Nancy Ancowitz, author of Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead.
The Layover
Travel Channel; Nov. 21; 9 p.m. ET/PT
Frequent long-haul business travelers know the feeling well: the sinking realization that, no matter how many times you do the math and factor in time-zone differences, your heartless itinerary really does include a 17-hour layover somewhere nowhere near your origin or destination.
What to do in a strange city when you have time to kill? Have a killer time, according to the tagline of Anthony Bourdain's latest show, The Layover. In the premiere, the salty, magnetic Bourdain strides through Singapore with natives, who give advice on where to eat, tour and nap at the airport and beyond. This being Bourdain, giant Ferris wheels and touristy cocktails are eschewed in favor of fish-head curries and street food, but footage of engaging locals sharing tips about their cities gives the show a bit more balance. One delightful Singaporean beats Bourdain in the sound-bite department when he explains why he wouldn't ride the world's largest Ferris wheel: "I'm scared of heights. And I'm scared of circles."
Pepsi's Challenge
CNBC; Thursday; 9 p.m. ET/PT
An hour isn't much time to devote to a company as sprawling as PepsiCo, but Lester Holt covers a lot of ground — from India to China to the American South — in his new CNBC documentary. Of particular interest: the company's new Global Nutrition division, and Holt's access to fascinating CEO Indra Nooyi, with whom he travels to her native India.
All on the Line
Sundance Channel; Nov. 25; 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
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