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Diversity Is Not Just a Human Resources Function Anymore

Many business organizations today are experiencing "diversity fatigue," while others are experiencing great success with diversity initiatives. The difference often lies in the basic assumptions about diversity, what it means and what it can achieve.


Dish Makes $25.5 Billion Bid for Sprint Nextel

Dish Network makes a play for Sprint Nextel Corp. with a $25.5 billion offer.


Tax Day Tips for Procrastinators

Your federal, state and local tax returns are due today unless you file for an extension.


Citigroup Profit Up 30 Percent

US banking giant Citigroup on Monday reported better-than-expected net income of 3.8 billion dollars in the first quarter of 2013, up 30 per cent year-on-year, thanks to a rise in revenue and a drop in net credit losses.


Summer Gas Prices Expected to be Lowest Since '10

Gasoline prices this summer will be the lowest in three years as people drive less and use more fuel-efficient cars, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is predicting.


Google Ready to Change Search Results in EU Settlement

Internet giant Google is ready to change the way it displays online search results as part of a settlement with European Union authorities, the Financial Times reported Saturday.


77 Digital Billboards Ordered Dark by Monday Evening

A judge on Friday gave two outdoor advertising companies three days to pull the plug on 77 digital billboards across Los Angeles, attorneys for the city said.


Goldman Declares Preferred Stock Dividends

Goldman Sachs Group declared dividends on certain series of its noncumulative preferred stock.


Starbucks Cuts Price on Packaged Coffee

Starbucks is lowering prices on bagged coffee sold in U.S. grocery stores by about 10 percent beginning May 10 following a drop in coffee prices.


Nasdaq Cuts Bonus for Botched Facebook IPO

Nasdaq OMX Group's board said it had trimmed executive bonuses to make up for Facebook's botched debut as a public company.


Caribou Lovers Grind Owner Over Fresh Changes

Caribou Coffee's Facebook page has been lit up since this week's announcement of the closing of more than 160 Caribou outlets, greatly cutting back on the brand's presence in several states.


Employers Cover Fewer Virginians

The number of Virginians covered by health insurance through an employer declined by nearly 10 percent over the past decade, according to a report released this week.


JPMorgan Racks Up Record Earnings in Q1

JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, set a quarterly earnings record in the first quarter amid a recovery in the U.S. housing market and a robust investment banking sector.


Foxconn Reacts to Sad Sales With Mass Prayer

Foxconn Technology chairman Terry Gou led hundreds of employees in a mass prayer to a Chinese deity Friday as disappointing sales reported this week sent his company's stock to an eight-month low.


Las Vegas Real Estate Rises, but No Bubble Threatened

Las Vegas' real estate market has been heating up with rising prices and multiple bids for listings, the valley is not mired in a housing bubble, according to Redfin.


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