Economy

The economy and Obama's 'grumpy voter' problem

By Brad Knickerbocker As the presidential campaign calendar moves inexorably toward the November election, the economy increasingly becomes a political problem for President Obama. The recovery creeps along and may be stalled. And the further into Obama's first term the nation gets, the more

9 business cliches that should be retired forever

By Jeff Haden We all over-use certain words and phrases. (Me included: I'm guilty of slipping "well" into sentences way too often.) That's natural, but if you're hoping to communicate effectively -- or be taken seriously -- that's also a real problem. Why? Once upon a time a network

Facebook to try again with its own smartphone, going after ex-Apple talent

By Graeme McMillanProvided by Undeterred by such things as "Falling stock prices" and "Federal investigations into underwriters involved in its IPO," Facebook is continuing to move forward with plans for its own smartphone, according to new reports surfacing this weekend that also give some hints

5 clever home features

By Ben DeMeter When you buy a home that's already been constructed, what you see is pretty much what you get. You can't just wave a wand and magically rearrange the outlets or create new storage space. However, when you build a home for yourself, the floor plan is your oyster. You can