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Fewer Foreclosures Could Mean Lower Home Prices
For years now we have been harping on how distressed home sales put downward pressure on home prices all around them.
ShortFormBlog: Letter from Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, in social network's IPO filing
Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission — to make the world more open and connected.
We think it’s important that everyone who invests in Facebook understands what this mission means to us, how we make decisions and…
(Source: sec.gov, via amexopenforum)
U.S. Consumers Expected to Spend $11 Billion for Super Bowl This Year | TIME.com
The numbers show that, shaky economy or not, Americans are sparing no expense in order to be festive: We collectively dropped $7 billion on Halloween last year, and another $6 billion on Christmas decorations. And the Super Bowl? That’s when we’re really expected to go all out.
According to a National Retail Federation survey, consumer spending related to the Super Bowl will hit an all-time high this year. Spending will average $63.87 per adult viewer, up from $59.33 last year. When totaled up, spending on Super Bowl parties and related merchandise—jerseys, beverages, pigs-in-blankets, and so on—is expected to reach a whopping $11 billion. That’s a lot of pigs in a blanket.
I love that last sentence.
(via cnbc)
With the unemployment rate hovering around 9 percent, the pressure is on for small businesses to step up and do their part in giving our economy that much-needed boost. That’s why we decided to spotlight the latest trends that HR managers and others are expecting to see this year. So as you prepare to make predictions about your own hiring needs for 2012, make note of our findings here.
Mentors: A Young Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon
You need a good idea. Startup cash can make a real difference. Business experience and savvy also help, of course. But to take advantage of the most powerful weapon an entrepreneur can have, find a mentor.
A good mentor helps you think through a business idea, suggests ways to generate that startup capital and provides the experience and savvy you’re missing. You’ll get praise when you deserve it and a heads-up when trouble comes — probably long before you would have noticed it yourself.
(Source: truonga)
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Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall Street
An old article from 2009, but an interesting read!
Fill in Online Job Application Salary Requests with $1 to Improve Your Chances of a Response
Many forms won’t let you complete them if you leave spaces blank. Hellmann advises putting in $1, $10 or $100, “anything to show you’re not listing your real salary.” Hellmann insists it’s not fair to discuss compensation before you’ve had a real job interview.
Great advice. You should never reveal your current salary when negotiating your new one. It makes no difference what you were paid previously, unless they are trying to pay you less.
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