Cartoon by Steve Napierski Even the most seasoned gamer knows not to tread lightly around a role-playing game’s save point. Godspeed, Tom. Cartoon by Steve Napierski . See more cartoons: Is Your Boss More Of A Rick Or A Negan (From ‘The Walking Dead’)? 33 Cartoons About The Machines Taking Over Your…

Danielle Greason is a mother of three who has turned to remote work as a way to focus more on her young family. This is part 1 of 2 in a series on maternity leave and remote work. It’s a shame that maternity leave has to be a rollercoaster ride of emotions and decisions for women. For starters,…

Walt Disney Co.’s DIS, +0.71% next big thing, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” hits theaters Dec. 16, and people clamored for advance tickets. Advance ticket sales began 12:01 a.m. Eastern on Monday, which wound up being the biggest first-day of presales of the year for online movie-ticket retailer…

Pedestrians walk past a Villarica Pawnshop in Cubao, Quezon City, in suburban Manila late July 15, 2010. (Photo credit: JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images) When David Margendorff arrived in the Philippines several years ago, the country’s financial system piqued his interest almost immediately. While…

Here’s an idea for an impact investing fund: combine the growing interest of Millennials in social enterprise with a requirement for company founders receiving such largess to pay it forward. That’s the mission of Aera VC , a new firm made up of a network of families seeking to boost social…

It’s the day that some employers turn a blind eye to a little extra web surfing. Yes, Cyber Monday, the peak of the all-important five-day holiday shopping period, is upon us. Some 122 million Americans are expected to shop from work or home, according to the National Retail Federation. It marks a…

Cartoon by Ted Rall Cyber Monday is the more convenient version of Black Friday. You don’t have to run through a brick- and mortar store beating up other shoppers in order to score a bargain. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t competition – even online stores can be out of stock. And it also doesn’t…

The Practical Employer It’s Cyber Monday; Your Employees Are Shopping From Work The smartphone has irreparably tilted the field in favor of employees. It not worth the time or effort to fight a battle you cannot win. November 28, 2016 by

Examples of designs created on Canva. (Credit to Canva / canva.com) Decision making is a social exercise. This may seem counterintuitive for those that identify with independent rationality, but our brains are hardwired to seek cues and indicators from our environment. We look to the actions of…

Until Tokyo Markets Close Currencies Europe Markets London Markets Home Industries Retail/Wholesale The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Nov 27, 2016 9:40 p.m. ET Share Online spending up 18%, in-store sales down 10%, reports find Reuters Shoppers take…

Getty Images It’s easier to hurry home and shop online. Black Friday is setting new records online. Online sales on Black Friday will hit $3.34 billion, up 22% on last year, and surpassing the $3 billion mark for the first time, according to estimates from software company Adobe Digital Index.…

Cartoon by Ted Rall. Over the years, the CIA has attempted to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro many ways, most famously by using the ridiculous scheme of exploding cigars. Now, finally, the former dictator has died – of old age. Cartoon by Ted Rall .

Americans are so worried about being hacked that many of them claim they would give up sex if it meant securing their online accounts forever, a new study has found. So why do so many people still use predictable passwords? Four in 10 Americans say they would sacrifice sex for one year in exchange…

Cartoon by Ted Rall. Over the years, the CIA has attempted to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro many ways, most famously by using the ridiculous scheme of exploding cigars. Now, finally, the former dictator has died – of old age. Cartoon by Ted Rall .

Cartoon by Ted Rall You have to be sharp and alert to compete in the sometimes-violent contest for cheap electronics and other goods that takes place early in the morning at stores around the United States on the day after Thanksgiving . What if you gave yourself an extra unfair advantage? Cartoon…

In part one of this article , I wrote how a focus on Population Health will support business models that invest in people by putting the unique needs and differences of those people at the center of their health and overall growth strategies. Yet what we fail to do when it comes to those strategies…

Although it has gotten better in recent years, many affordable PCs – especially the kind that are blown-out on days like Black Friday – are loaded with annoying bloatware. Bloatware can not only slow-down a PC and consume computing resources, but it wastes storage space, occasionally bugs end-users…

The gig economy isn’t just for the younger folk — driving for ride-sharing companies and walking strangers’ dogs are suitable jobs for retirees looking for a little extra cash, too. Such alternative jobs — considered part of the gig economy — have flexible hours and are attractive for older workers…

Until New York Markets Open Market Snapshot Analyst Ratings Home Industries The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: Nov 25, 2016 8:57 a.m. ET Share Digital payments startup raises $150 million to fund expansion Getty Images Patrick Collison, the chief…

Black Friday is green Friday at marijuana dispensaries this Thanksgiving weekend. Marijuana shoppers are just like everyone else, they are looking for deals and the dispensaries are rolling them out. FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 file photo, an employee arranges glass display containers of…

MarketWatch is not alone in criticizing wireless operator T-Mobile US. Inc. for its accounting. An investor group sent a formal letter of complaint to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, asking the regulator to conduct a probe of the company’s accounting practices. CtW Investment…

Workplace Culture Why You Might Want to Buy Your Corporate Culture a Beer To create a workplace where potential employees are beating down the door to join the team, start by fostering employee connectedness. November 25, 2016 by

Fotolia Evan Harvey is the Director of Corporate Responsibility for Nasdaq. He manages all corporate sustainability (environmental, social, and governance strategy), philanthropic, and volunteering efforts. This includes internal management of systems and disclosures as well as external engagement…

India’s government suddenly declared all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes worthless earlier this month, intentionally sapping its enviable economic growth for who knows how long. The country of 1.25 billion people happens to be a largely cash economy. President Narendra Modi made the surprise currency…

Black Friday doesn’t have to become a dark day in January when the bills roll in. You can plan ahead and save yourself some financial grief. I know. You have a big holiday shopping list. You want to grab bargains while you can. Every retailer is screaming at you to buy, buy, buy. There are some…

Home Industries Retail/Wholesale The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Nov 24, 2016 10:49 a.m. ET Share An $18,000 Cartier watch, Prada pumps? Getty Images High-end goods at Wal-Mart? By Sarah Nassauer On Black Friday weekend Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is hoping…

The Practical Employer With the New Overtime Rules DOA, What Now for Employers? Many companies begrudgingly complied and now are stuck figuring out whether to undo what they’ve done in preparation for this (now) unlawful rule. November 23, 2016 by

Compensation, Wage And Hour Fewer Workers Sing Back-to-Work Blues on Black Friday This Year A majority of employers say they will give two paid days off as Thanksgiving nears. November 21, 2016 by

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The power of the internet has been in the spotlight in the last few weeks thanks to the U.S. election – but while American netizens have to contend with fake news and annoying status updates, in many parts of the world just sharing an opinion can end in jail time (or worse). Freedom House , a…

U.S. stock futures pointed to slight losses Friday, clouding the Dow industrials’ chance of a new closing high, as the surging dollar prompted worries about exporters. The fresh strength in the dollar comes after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen signaled Thursday that a December interest-rate…

Companies that develop anti-malware software are used to playing cat-and-mouse with cybercriminals. It’s been that way since the dawn of computer viruses. The mouse asking if the cat would mind helping them get the cheese out of the trap, well… that’s a little out of the ordinary. Image: Pexels…

Wage And Hour New York Passes First-of-Kind Bill to Protect Freelancers The bill, which the Freelancers’ Union helped draft, was introduced to the City Council a year ago. November 17, 2016 by

In an excellent article Mona Shah, a prominent New York immigration attorney, recently commented on whether the U.S. EB-5 investor immigration program is likely to be renewed in December of this year when it is scheduled to expire. She wrote: To begin with, as a real estate mogul hailing from New…

ShotSpotter is the largest gunshot detection system in the world. Installed in more than 90 cities across the United States, the technology alerts police dispatchers to suspected gunfire. (Photo by Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images.) For all the problems that Silicon Valley’s technological innovations…

recruiting New Executives Realize Productivity Goes Beyond the Bottom Line To be a ‘TOP’ performer, issues of integrity and business ethics become far more important than a job, even a CEO title. November 17, 2016 by

We know what it’s like building a real estate startup, but we also know that no two experiences are the same. We sat down with Omri Brazilay, the co-founder and CEO of Propcy, to hear his take on the real estate market and what it’s like as the newest player in the space. Omri Brazilay, cofounder…

News that Snap Inc., the parent company of the fast-growing smartphone messaging service Snapchat, may go public next year has given investors hope that 2017 will be the year that many unicorn tech companies go public. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Snap has started the…

In the first part of this article, “ The Five Whys Of The Trump Surprise ,” I argued that the root cause of Donald Trump’s surprise win in the presidential election was economic: too many Americans – particularly white Americans in rural areas– have been left behind and so they registered a protest…