Oct 15 ‘Gummi Bear billionaire’ dies at 90 Creative commons photo via flickr user Lennart Tange Johannes Peter "Hans" Riegel, boss of German candy maker Haribo and the oldest son of Hans Riegel, Sr., died Tuesday as a result of a heart failure. He… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Transforming teens into tomorrow’s tech titans Forty-five New York City public high school students are taking big strides toward achieving their dreams by learning how to work together on creating fully functional, original cellphone apps with business plans. John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports on how… Continue watching
Oct 08 School bus drivers walk off job in Boston Photo by Flickr user bigweasel Most of Boston's 33,000 public and private school students scrambled to find alternative transportation on Tuesday as the area's school bus drivers walked off the job, Reuters reports. The drivers, represented by… Continue reading
Sep 24 As BlackBerry finds buyer, a look at why company missed consumer market BlackBerry announced Monday that it found a buyer from a group led by its largest shareholder. But there are plenty of fundamental questions awaiting the company after Monday's $4.7 billion deal: Can it regain any kind of edge… Continue reading
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Jul 09 Watch Artists Learn Art of Business to Brave Tough Economic Times In the classical performing arts, more and more artists -- ever more highly skilled -- compete for fewer and fewer jobs, ever more poorly paid. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how artists are learning to fine-tune their entrepreneurial skills… Continue watching
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May 29 Watch Signs of Recovery, Home Sales Paint a Better Fiscal Picture in the U.S. Signs of Recovery, Home Sales Paint a Better Fiscal Picture in the U.S. Continue watching
May 29 Watch Bead for Life Branches Out The organization Bead for Life is helping women in Uganda with business training. Continue watching