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03/15/2010 01:54 PM |
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How to become an exec-for-rent |
If you're like most senior company loyalists, the word "temp" probably brings to mind certain corporate characters. The receptionist who's always updating his Facebook page. The coder who spends more time on job search algorithms than on optimizing your site. The contract manager who never gets that her suit looks odd in your laid-back culture.
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03/15/2010 01:31 PM |
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Job-search tool: Headhunters |
Decent job listings are pretty scarce these days -- which is why it's more important than ever to get your résumé in front of the top headhunters in your field. Executive-search professionals serve their client companies by quietly cherry-picking candidates for high-level jobs, many of which are never advertised. And if you're not on the recruiters' radar, you may miss out on prime opportunities. These strategies can help you get on the gatekeepers' good sides:
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03/15/2010 08:16 AM |
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Digg to get more personal, faster |
The popular news-sharing site Digg is getting an overhaul that will personalize results, dramatically expand content and, most importantly, make the site "wicked fast," according to its makers.
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03/15/2010 04:03 AM |
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Tests didn't recreate sticky gas pedal on Prius |
Testing a Toyota Prius after its owner claimed its gas pedal stuck, technicians were unable to recreate the same condition, according to a draft congressional memo obtained Sunday by CNN.
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03/14/2010 06:22 PM |
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Chinese leader decries calls to boost currency |
China is bracing for another tough year despite economic growth, but opposes foreign pressure to appreciate the value of its currency, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday.
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03/15/2010 01:26 PM |
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Stocks' tug-of-war |
Stocks have ended four of the last five weeks higher, leaving the Nasdaq and S&P 500 at 18-month highs and the Dow industrials not far from such levels.
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03/15/2010 12:55 AM |
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Is the Fed blowing bubbles? |
Is the Federal Reserve forever blowing bubbles?
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03/13/2010 08:18 PM |
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Senate takes a stab at financial reform |
The head of a key banking panel is expected Monday to release a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system.
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03/13/2010 04:59 AM |
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Mortgage help: 170,000 get permanent aid |
More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program.
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03/13/2010 02:06 AM |
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$642 million to clean up Lehman -- and counting |
Unraveling the biggest-ever U.S. bankruptcy case isn't cheap.
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03/12/2010 11:23 PM |
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Good news for stocks is good for the $ |
The dollar has gotten stronger this year. Is that because the U.S. economy appears to be improving -- or in spite of it?
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03/13/2010 03:09 AM |
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Yellen in line for Fed No. 2 |
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen is a leading contender to be the next vice chairman of the central bank, according to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
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03/13/2010 12:07 AM |
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Health care: Going from broken to broke |
A few nights ago in the historic Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Mo., President Obama reassured a crowd of Senator Claire McCaskill supporters that health-care reform wouldn't just be good for their health, it would be good for the health of the country: "I said at the beginning of this thing we would not do anything that adds to our deficit," he said to the clapping audience. "This plan does not do anything to add to this deficit. And that's how we should be operating."
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03/13/2010 02:53 AM |
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30-year rides auction wave |
The 30-year bond continued to rise Friday, carrying over from a successful $13 billion government auction the day before. Other Treasurys remained relatively flat as investors look ahead to statements from the Fed next week.
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03/12/2010 11:10 PM |
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'Medical mafia' don pleads guilty |
A medical consultant accused of orchestrating a conspiracy among top Las Vegas doctors and lawyers to inflate personal injury settlements by many millions of dollars, has pleaded guilty to concealing knowledge of a felony, a charge known as misprision. The consultant, Howard Awand, 65, faces up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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03/13/2010 02:03 AM |
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Warriors in the workplace |
John Suh wanted to make a good impression on his new mentor. Before their first meeting last November, the 26-year-old former Army officer came up with a clear outline for what he hoped to get out of the relationship and rehearsed what he would say when the time came. "I went in there with a plan," says Suh. "I knew this was an incredible chance to expand my network. It's not like I have any relatives or friends who are CEOs of giant media conglomerates."
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03/13/2010 01:30 AM |
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Google's privacy challenge |
When dealing with privacy, Google often finds itself walking a tightrope.
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03/13/2010 02:29 AM |
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Oil dips on gloomy consumer sentiment |
Oil prices fell Friday, as a preliminary consumer sentiment report came in worse than expected, overshadowing a rosy government retail sales report and a weaker dollar.
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03/12/2010 08:18 PM |
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Hedge funds: They're back! |
After two incredibly turbulent years defined by high-profile blow-ups and staggering losses, the hedge fund industry appears to be expanding once again.
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03/13/2010 04:21 AM |
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Stocks near 18-month highs |
Stocks ended little changed Friday, as investors welcomed a report that showed a surprise rise in retail sales, but showed caution as the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 lingered below 18-month highs.
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