7 Sneaky Ways Students Could Be Hurting Their Credit Without Realizing It

Americans rely on credit and credit scores to give lenders an idea of their trustworthiness when they want to open a credit card, get a mortgage, or take out a loan.
But for every strategy to increase your credit score and improve your credit, there's a sneaky misstep that can set you back, like not applying for enough credit … or applying for too much at once.

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18 Retail Startups That Are Using Psychology, Sustainability, and the Internet Age to Reinvent How They Package Their Products

The best packaging gives you a crash course about the brand, makes it easy and intuitive to use the product within, and does more good than harm for the environment. We found 18 retail startups making not only memorable products, but also memorable packaging.

 

The 25 Hottest Startups Where Americans Want to Work, According to LinkedIn

There's never been a better time to work at a startup.

With industries like self-driving cars, machine learning, and cloud computing growing, startups are at the forefront of innovation. Social media site LinkedIn has released its third annual Top Startups List, which ranks the best startups to work for.

From Amazon to Colgate, These Are the 25 Most Loved Brands in America

 Amazon, Netflix, and Home Depot some of America's favorite brands, according to the latest version of Morning Consult's Most Loved Brands study. Morning Consult conducted more than 400,000 survey interviews to determine the rankings.Retailers and tech companies fared well overall.

The 9 States in the U.S. Where People Have the Most Money in Savings: Do You Live in One of These States?

People in the states with the highest incomes and highest costs of living don't necessarily have the most in the bank, data from GOBankingRates shows.

 

5 Ways to Check If Your Boss Is Incompetent, According to an Expert in Psychological Profiling

• Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is a psychologist who uses science and tech to help organizations predict human performance.He says that many people these days seem disenchanted with the idea of traditional employment, mostly because it may require putting up with a bad boss.You can tell if you have a bad boss by asking yourself five simple questions,

 

Math Hacks, Shortcuts, and Tricks for Business and Personal Use That Will Make Life Easier

Math is a useful tool for understanding the world, and there are many ways to make certain tasks easier.

Here are eight tips for quickly figuring out a tip, saving time doing math in your head, and deciding whether or not to buy a lottery ticket.

 

Here’s Why the Economy Feels So Bad When It Sounds So Good

Unemployment is at record lows and the stock market is at record highs, yet Americans largely don't feel confident about the future.

That's because those two numbers — easily the two most watched in the US economy — don't capture what's wrong with the country's economy.

Teaching Introduction to Business: Facing the Challenges of Disruption in Business Today

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Disruption is the new normal for business today, from new business models to technologies that upend entire industries to new social expectations and demands.

See how Business in Action can help your students get ready for this dynamic workplace.

The 10 Worst Corporate Logo Fails

Major companies like Pepsi and Gap have had some howlers over the years with some terrible logos assaulting our eyes.

There are plenty of worrying designs out there though which range from the poorly thought through to the downright outrageous.