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The New New Orleans: Best of Times for the Big Easy

New Orleans is on one formidable good times roll.READ»

Why You Should Start a Company in… Austin

Among other things, Austin has brought us incredible grub, South by Southwest and more than its share of excellent startup companies. READ»

New Zhu Zhu Pets, Now With Celebrity Kid Names, to Take Manhattan Next Week

Everyone's favorite fake hamster plans for a big splash at New York's Toy Fair 2010.READ»

The Career-Saving Surgery Behind the Saints' Super Bowl Win

Without the exquisite handiwork of Dr. James Andrews, the top surgeon in sports, Drew Brees couldn't have won the Super Bowl. In fact, he couldn't have come back and played at all.READ»

Is the Job Market Improving?

A new Labor Department report offers some cause for celebration--and concern. But, hey: celebration!READ»

The $30 Billion Man

The White House proposes a new lending program to help spur hiring. READ»

Welcome to Washington, D.C. (District of Careers)

Believe it or not, some companies are actually hiring. Here is a graphic display of the least--and most--competitive job markets.READ»

Futures Thinking: Mapping the Possibilities (Part 1)

Turning what you see around you into stories about what's to come.READ»

Sacre Blue! "Avatar" Propels News Corp Deep Into the Black

Rupert Murdoch owns newspapers that are making loads of cash. Seriously. READ»

Manufacturing's Ascent

Manufacturing activity has not been this robust since that Super Bowl nip slip nobody remembers. READ»

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The Shipping News: UPS Sales Are on Fire!

Brown is in the black as UPS joins FedEx in package-sending frenzy.READ»

Work Smart: Conquering Your Email Inbox

How many messages are in your e-mail inbox right now? A few dozen? It's probably more like a few hundred, or even a few thousand. We all get too much email. Here's how to conquer your inbox.READ»

Is This the Best Economic News in Six Years?

Do you want to get a little happier? Then read this!READ»

The Industry of J.D. Salinger Is Cranking Up

The author who last published 42 years before the Kindle is selling like mad.READ»

Peripherals: The Forgotten Killer Feature of the iPad

There's a ton of debate about Apple's iPad this week, of course. But among the celebrations, suspicions and drama one thing's been overlooked. The iPad's killer feature could be not what you view on it, but what you plug into it.For ...READ»

How the iPad Could Drive Up College Tuition

The below video, by e-textbook company CourseSmart, is a neat demo of the educational advantages of the iPad: Keep all your textbooks in one slender, elegant package; highlight and make notes; watch embedded video and multimedia; ...READ»

The Sickest Home Office or What Jack Bauer Taught Me About Freelance

The following takes place in the Home Office between Monday and Friday last week. Events don't occur in real time. Day One, as they used to say on 24, when Jack Bauer still had a wife and a bad relationship with mardy daughter Kim, ...READ»

Ad It Up: Television to Live Another Day

Some new ad spending estimates brighten the picture for television.READ»

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Government Work Is the New Black

Uncle Sam needs YOU, he's just not that good at showing it.READ»