"If you really want to live the financial life of your dreams, it's time to get real. Here are 11 of the most common lies you need to stop telling yourself before it's too late." Author bio – Ms. Quinn "is an experienced personal finance writer and her work has appeared on WSJ.com, Huffington Post […]
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Biggest Job Search Mistakes People Make
Fox Business shares the thoughts of Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison (photo, left). Note: Gary Burnison is the author of Lose the Resume, Land the Job.
Amazon’s Grocery Store of the Future – No Cashiers, No Registers, No Lines
"Amazon Go is being called the grocery store of the future, where lines and cashiers don't exist."
Barnes & Noble Is Killing Itself
"I’ve been chronicling the slow demise of B&N for years now, watching the company bleed out, drop by drop, until it has become a shell of its former value. B&N was a cultural center in places without cultural centers. It was a stopover on rainy days in New York, Chicago, and Cleveland and it was […]
New Research Says There Are 4 Types of Modern Workers
"Knowing how you work, and how to optimize your work, can be instrumental in your success. Online storage provider Dropbox and content marketing agency Column Five collaborated with Business Insider to help you find out. Are you a manager, ambassador, executor, or creator? Check out the quiz below: . . ."
A 29-Year-Old Startup Founder Who Built an E-commerce Empire Shares Her Advice for Entrepreneurs
"Amber Venz Box has always had an entrepreneurial spirit."
The Real Reason Manufacturing Jobs Are Disappearing
"We've heard a lot of rhetoric lately suggesting that countries like the US are losing valuable manufacturing jobs to lower-cost markets like China, Mexico and Vietnam — and that protectionism is the best way forward. But those jobs haven't disappeared for the reasons you may think, says border and logistics specialist Augie Picado [photo, left]. He […]
How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Today’s Business
"The real strength of Artificial Intelligence lies in its ability process large and complex amounts of data far more effectively than humans. It enables repetitive tasks to be automated and seeks out more efficient ways to sort out and process information – and then make it more easily available to its human counterparts." "With this […]
10 Traits Rich People Share
"You must give up so much in the pursuit of success. So, why would anyone pursue success? Because success is worth the sacrifice," writes Thomas C. Corley (photo, left). "In my Rich Habits Study , I interviewed 233 wealthy individuals (177 of whom were self-made millionaires) with at least $160,000 in annual gross income and $3.2 million […]
How Can AI Enhance Our Memory, Work, and Social Lives
"How smart can our machines make us? Tom Gruber, co-creator of Siri, wants to make "humanistic AI" that augments and collaborates with us instead of competing with (or replacing) us. He shares his vision for a future where AI helps us achieve superhuman performance in perception, creativity and cognitive function . . ."