Kate Davidson
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Today's economy: Inventory purgatory
Dec 5, 2013
Revised GDP numbers juiced the market today, but the reality behind the data should give us pause.
The serious PR push to make Ron Burgundy's legend continue
Dec 4, 2013
For one day, Emerson College's communication school will be renamed the Ron Burgundy School of Communication.
As goes California, so goes Obamacare?
Nov 21, 2013
California's marketplace is set to decide whether Californians may keep their old insurance policies.
JCPenney tries to right the ship
Nov 20, 2013
JCPenney is trying to recover from a disastrous attempt to get rid of constant discounts.
Social media focuses teen shoppers on clothing items, not brands
Nov 19, 2013
Sites like Pinterest and Instagram inspire young shoppers to mix and match. That's putting pressure on teen mall-store brands.
Hey Occupy Wall Street! Will you buy my debt?
Nov 13, 2013
A group of Occupy activists says it's bought almost $15 million of people's personal debt on the cheap.
How much is an apology worth?
Nov 12, 2013
It seems like people have been talking themselves hoarse with apologies lately -- a lot of them for the flawed roll-out of Obamacare.
The Snowden Effect: Is Booz Allen feeling it?
Oct 30, 2013
Edward Snowden’s former employer, Booz Allen Hamilton, announces earnings. Did it feel a Snowden penalty?
On 40th anniversary, a look at the spillover effects of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo
Oct 14, 2013
How did the 1973 oil crisis convince Americans to reduce energy consumption?
Private providers fill the void of the federal data pipeline
Oct 11, 2013
Analysts, executives, and journalists are left with a patchwork of numbers put together by private firms and academics in the absence of federal data during the partial government shutdown.