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From the News Release: The latest Economist Intelligence Unit cost of living survey highlights the way in which shifts in exchange rates in recent months have altered the relative cost of living in cities around the world. By comparing the ranking of cities in September 2008 (when the price survey w...

Suppose you're like me, a loser who sits around watching the Discovery Networks and the National Geographic Channel. Also suppose that, like me, you're at least a somewhat intelligent loser. Then, you will have undoubtedly watched shows about all the construction going on in Dubai: the Burj ...

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Is the American Dream a myth? Adam Shepard doesn't think so. In 2006, the recent college graduate did a 365-day experiment in homelessness. Leaving home with just $25, a sleeping bag, and his notebook, he worked his way to a furnished apartment, a car, and $2500 in just a year. Here's an exc...

Chuck Norris doesn't have too many kind words to say about the recent government bailout in this article (warning: some mild profanity). I must agree that passing the problem on to our children and grandchildren is not the solution. Here's what Chuck recommends: We mu...

A February 20 Adage.com article asked "What Is the Best Book Ever Written on Marketing or Media?" Here's Advertising Age staffer Ken Wheaton's answer:Madison Avenue and the Color Line, by Jason Chambers, is pretty damn fascinating. And I always think......

Lord Mandelson will not make the decision over whether to sanction a taxpayer bail-out of an imploding British van-maker owned by his friend, the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, it has been confirmed. LDV was on the brink yesterday as insiders warned that it would collapse within days unless it rec...

Lord Mandelson was facing a politically fraught decision last night over whether to sanction a taxpayer bailout of an imploding UK van-maker owned by his friend, the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. LDV was on the brink yesterday as insiders warned that it would collapse within days unless it receiv...

Gordon Brown suffered a double blow yesterday when government statisticians recalculated Britain's national debt at £1.5tn and the CBI accused the prime minister of lacking a coherent economic recovery strategy. As the prime minister warned in Rome that the world was being hit by an "economic hurri...