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Is car-sharing in your future?Zipcar and other car-sharing companies rent to young urbanites. Now Avis wants in. But will car-sharing continue to cater to a limited demographic?
National income tax: a century of progressive taxes. More ahead?National income tax was a key victory for progressives after Gilded Age when money ruled. The 16th Amendment, authorizing a national income tax, was the first new amendment in 40 years.
How to read plug-in hybrid specificationsAs any politician (or plug-in hybrid car company) will tell you, you can always find a set of numbers to work in your favor, Ernst writes. The key to a wise plug-in hybrid purchase is doing your homework ahead of time, then basing your decision on the facts most relevant to you.
Super Bowl: Are 49ers or Ravens more ad-friendly?The Super Bowl is as much about the commercials as it is the football. So which Superbowl team would be better in a commercial: the Baltimore Ravens or the San Francisco 49ers?
- The risks of aiming low in deficit reduction
Some on the left are defining successful deficit reduction too modestly, Penner writes, threatening to leave future fiscal policy perilously constrained.
Super Bowl XLVII super stats: chicken wings, avocados, and HDTVsSuper Bowl XLVII will be watched by more people than ever before, and they're buying millions of televisions and preparing lots of food to mark the occasion. Here's a look at the mind-boggling stats for Super Bowl XLVII's TV audience.
Jobs report: Unemployment ticks up to 7.9 percentFriday's jobs report shows that the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.9 percent.
Stocks rise; Dow closes above 14,000The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 14,000 Friday for the first time since October 2007. The Dow Jones industrial average is a stock market index that is traditionally considered a benchmark for how the entire stock market is faring.
Jobs report: why the recovery has stalledFriday's jobs report shows that the government is heading in exactly the wrong direction by raising taxes on the middle class and cutting spending, Reich writes.
- Chelsea Welch, Applebee's waitress, fired. How do you handle mandatory tipping?
Chelsea Welch, an Applebee's waitress was fired for posting online a pastor's complaint about a mandatory 18 percent tip. Chelsea Welch's response aside, how would you handle Applebee's mandatory tip?
US job growth like 'Groundhog Day' – all over againUS economy adds 157,000 jobs in January – tepid growth that the labor market can't seem to break out of. But upward revisions to last year's job numbers suggest the US has regained 61 percent of the employment it lost during the Great Recession.
Is now the time to invest in energy?Brown explains his renewed fondness for energy-related equities, despite the energy sector being a huge laggard last year.
Cover Story10 surprises about tomorrow's job marketIn sharp contrast to today's tepid job growth, employment will pick up later this decade and feature some unusual twists – from the rise of sales jobs to the dearth of 'green' ones. Here's a guide to help navigate it.
Why sales is a hot new jobMeet one man in the Boston area who is holding down three online sales jobs – and earning more than $250,000 a year.
Where the next Silicon Valleys might beOne way to identify tomorrow's hubs of innovation is to look at cities whose residents are granted the most patents, which includes smaller places such as Burlington, Vt., and Corvallis, Ore.
The newest app? Creating jobs.The entrepreneurial-minded app industry has created more than 520,000 jobs in its first five years – and should continue to be an area of growth in an otherwise weak economy.
Taco Bell Doritos: There's a 'Taco Bell' flavor. Really.Taco Bell Doritos will roll out as limited-time offer this spring. Taco Bell Doritos are only the latest collaboration between Yum Brands and PepsiCo.
Top 10 hybrids for great gas mileageGreen Car Reports shares its run-down of the 10 most efficient hybrid cars, rated by EPA combined mileage.
$68,000 for whale vomit? Beachcomber finds 'floating gold.'A soccer-ball sized lump of whale vomit, better known as ambergris, could bring its British finder some €50,000 ($68,000). His dog found the smelly sphere while they were walking on the beach.
Wal-Mart ammunition limit: three boxes a dayWal-Mart ammunition limit is imposed because of limited supplies, the retailer says. Wal-Mart ammunition limit comes in the wake of rising sales of guns and ammunition after the Dec. 14 Newtown, Conn., shootings.
