Sins. We’ve got ’em. Don’t make stuff up. Don’t plagiarize. Don’t take part in political activities. If you’re a business writer, you can’t own shares
The year 2013 does seem to be flying by at top speed, but a “Black Friday” sales promotion in my e-mail the other day still
“Si yo puedo hacer lo, usted puede hacerlo. “ That’s the tagline (“If I can do it, you can do it,”) of a language-instruction radio advertisment that’s
We’re at the start of a fresh month and July always manages to serve up some antidotes to the summer doldrums; this year should be
This was last week: It was an average week. I’m not working on a book at the moment. No corrections. When people hear these stories,
Throughout his career, Richard Behar has traveled to more than 40 countries and written award-winning investigative pieces for Forbes, Time and Fortune magazines and a
The New York Times, Reuters and The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer each won multiple awards in the 2013 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business
However, slowly, the economic tide seems to be turning lately — or pundits are just weary of writing doom-and-gloom scenarios — because words like optimism are
The shrieks from roller-coaster cars and the splashes of flume rides are as much a part of the summer ambiance as the play-by-play of a
One social media site you may have overlooked is Reddit.com, but don’t be too quick to rule it out. Like Facebook and Twitter, Reddit can
Orange-barrel season is in full swing (though actually, the season seems to last year-round lately), and why not put the time you spend in bumper-to-bumper
Many would-be workers are starting internships this time of year. In pondering some angles for business writers, I started thinking about the tension in today’s
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