Category: Business

Let me make it clear, before I begin: I don't smoke. I never have, never will. I think that people who smoke are self-destructive idiots who dont' give a …

The other day, I swung my my favorite discount store and poked through the books. To my surprise, I saw two hardcovers I had heard of before. First, about …

Every now and then, a local talk-show host holds a "tell your customer service horror story" segment when callers can regale their tales of being abused, mistreated, neglected, or …

There may be a new wind blowing through New England media -- and I find myself hoping it's true. For 120 years, the Boston Globe was operated (and, largely, …

While I've been appreciating (I won't quite say "enjoying") the falling gas prices, I have to say that a few consequences of the return to almost-reasonable prices have me …

Great economic news. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent last month while wages increased by 4 percent. The nation's unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent last month, down …

Today's Boston Globe has a column by their resident asshat, Derrick Z. Jackson. And in it he touches upon something that's annoyed me for years. Mr. Jackson says that …

Whether you're a Microsoft fan or not, it's hard to root against a company going after the parasitic domain squatters of the world.NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) …

Several years ago, "backhoes" became a bit of a running gag online as several incidents involving them severing critical network cables occurred. In fact, to many netizens, "backhoe" became …

Ordinarily the news that PepsiCo Chief Financial Officer and president Indra Nooyi will become the company's new CEO in October would hardly merit a mention here, but Nooyi was …