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The 3 Most Dangerous Sales ClichÃ©s

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:34:13 EDT

These commonly-cited clichÃ©s are dangerously wrong, especially when it comes to sales

GE's Jeffrey Immelt: "Our employees basically like us"

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:06:44 EDT

Immelt tells "60 Minutes" the notion that it's the population of the U.S. against the big companies is just wrong

S&P warns U.S. of risks in debt ceiling battle

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:15:06 EDT

Credit rating agency boss says if U.S. misses $30B debt payment on Aug. 4, rating will drop from "AAA" to "D"

Report: Citi sat on hack attack news for weeks

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:41:50 EDT

As many as three weeks passed before all of bank's 200,000 customers affected by security breach were told of data compromise

Customer service leaves buyers irked, survey says

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:30:02 EDT

Consumer Reports survey finds 64% of shoppers have left store because of poor service; 67% hang up on service calls with no solution

Report: Offshore tax havens cost U.S. $100B

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:53:26 EDT

Corporations and individuals hiding their wealth overseas cost the U.S. about $100 billion a year, U.S. PIRG reports

Japanese car shortages could drive up prices

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:03:57 EDT

The auto industry is integral to modern Japanese society, and both are reeling after the devastating earthquake

Chrysler's "F'ing" Tweet no LOL matter to Detroit

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:27:42 EST

Auto company explains how the F bomb appeared on its Twitter account

Mexico's Slim leads Forbes' fat cat list

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:23:36 EST

Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu tops list of world's richest people for second year in a row; There are 1,210 billionaires now

Bill Gates won't top "World's Richest" list

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:04:00 EST

Microsoft founder expected to finish in second place on Forbes money list after donating $28 billion - nearly a third of his wealth - to charity

Itsy bitsy spider causes Mazda recall

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:31:04 EST

More than 50,000 recent Mazda6's recalled because spider webs could clog vent line, raising fire risk

China now owns $1.16 trillion of U.S. debt

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:57:38 EST

U.S. Treasury Dept. estimates China owns 30 more U.S. securities than previously thought, totaling $1.16 trillion

Volt Sticker Shock: Supercharged Prices for Chevy's Plug-In Hybrid

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:50:06 EST

Carter Yang: Dealers Have Been Able to Add a Big Mark-Up to Chevy's Plug-In Hybrid

Unclogging the Skies For 1 Billion Passengers

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:16:13 EST

FAA Seeks to Replace Radar with Satellites for Airplane Traffic Control to Avert a Major Traffic Jam in the Air

Coca-Cola's Secret Recipe Revealed?

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:40:29 EST

"This American Life" Claims to Unravel the Closely-Kept Secret - and Many Tasters Can't Tell the Copy from the Real Thing

China Officially World's Second-Biggest Economy

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:37:20 EST

Japan's Robust GDP Surpassed in China by Nearly $500 Billion; Some Analysts Say Communist State is 10 Years From Passing U.S.

Ford Pickup and Ferrari Racer Go Head to Head in Court

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:28:05 EST

Citing Trademark Infringement, Ford Files Federal Lawsuit Against Ferrari

NYT: NYSE May Soon Have European Owners

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:41:49 EST

A Times Report Says the New York Stock Exchange May Soon be in Business with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

JPMorgan Slams "Back-Door" Madoff Lawsuit

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:57:19 EST

Reuters: Bank Accused of Being Complicit in Financier's Massive Fraud Wants Trial Decided By Jury, Not Judge

WSJ: Hackers Penetrate NASDAQ Computers

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:15:48 EST

Hackers Have Repeatedly Penetrated NASDAQ Computers, but Their Identity and Motive Remain Unknown, Reports WSJ

Egypt Crisis Drives Up Oil Prices

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:59:58 EST

International Investors and Traded Fear the Ongoing Egypt Crisis Could Disrupt Transporting Oil Through Suez Canal

Report: 2008 Financial Crisis was "Avoidable"

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:38:57 EST

NYT: Fed Commission Spreads Wide Blame Over 2008 Financial Meltdown; Panel Split on Party Lines over Who Gets Bigger Blame

Without Steve Jobs, Questions Surround Apple

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:23:10 EST

Apple Stocks Took an 11% Fall on News of Steve Jobs' Open-Ended Medical Leave, Yet Many Analysts Predict Company Will Be Fine

Report: Tucson Shooting Spurs Glock Sales Surge

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:31:25 EST

Suspect Jared Loughner Used a Semi-Automatic Glock in Shooting; Afterwards, Sales of the Austrian Gun Surged, Bloomberg Reports

Assange: WikiLeaks Losing $600k Per Week, Delaying Bank Doc Dump

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:32:25 EST

In an Interview with Swiss Newspapers, WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Says Major Financial Woes Push Back Bank Doc Dump