Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Janet Yellen vs. the inflation zombies, Buffett’s wrath, Alibaba's dynamic duo

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Janet Yellen vs. the Inflation Zombies


Over the past 15 years, the U.S. has gone through a tech bubble, a housing bubble, and a devastating financial crisis. So why does Fed chair Janet Yellen keep talking about a threat America hasn't seen in decades?

Wal-Mart spokesman caught lying on his resume


Wal-Mart spokesman David Tovar is stepping down. The retail giant discovered Tovar never graduated from the University of Delaware as he claimed.

The wrath of Warren Buffett: How Benjamin Moore almost broke his promise


Turmoil roiled Benjamin Moore, a paint company owned by Berkshire Hathaway, after it decided to break a pledge Warren Buffett made to Moore's dealers.

The cult of the Amtrak Quiet Car


Amtrak's noise-free zone has won a devout following up and down the Northeast Corridor.

Alibaba's Maggie Wu and Lucy Peng: The dynamic duo behind the IPO


The giant Chinese e-retailer has a reputation for fostering talented women. Lucy Peng and Maggie Wu are stellar examples.

By Leigh Gallagher

Silence is the latest trend in luxury resorts


The latest trend in luxury travel doesn't involve thread count or a seaweed-mud wrap. It's silence, and people will pay a lot of money for it.

By Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus: The reviews are in


Reviewers are offering their views on the new smartphones, and apparently size matters.

By Benjamin Snyder

Lying on resumes: When business execs go rogue


With resume lies on the rise, here's a round-up of some of the highest profile execs who've made misstatements in their bios.
Report gives Facebook, Twitter, YouTube an 'F' in handling harassment
Consumer prices drop for the first time in over a year
Netflix has a plan to take over the world
Where's Preet? The unasked question in Chevron v. Donziger
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