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Brussels' economy is rebounding after terrorist attacks

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 28, 2016
BBC reporter Dan Johnson says restaurants and bars in the Belgian capital sit empty.
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The business coaching industry is booming

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Feb 25, 2016
Once a stigma, coaching in the corporate world now "almost a badge of honor."
A career coach reviews a job seeker's resume and interview skills during a Hiring Our Heroes job fair June 11, 2013, at the Washington, DC, Convention Center.
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Lawmakers urge changes to Visa Waiver Program

by Andy Uhler
Nov 19, 2015
Tighter rules are sought for the program, which lets many foreigners come to the U.S. without a visa.
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Domino's CEO Patrick Doyle: Tech with a side of pizza

by Kai Ryssdal and Tommy Andres
Sep 24, 2015
The CEO talks about tossing out the old and embracing the bold.
Domino's CEO J. Patrick Doyle stands in front of the car the Monaghan brothers used to deliver pizzas when they opened up their first Domino's Pizza, then called DomiNicks, in 1960.
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Building up and breaking down silos

by Lizzie O'Leary
Sep 11, 2015
The Financial Times' Gillian Tett explains why walls exist in business.
Gillian Tett explains why walls exist at work.
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Etiquette and rituals rule in Japan's business culture

by Sally Herships
Aug 11, 2015
Foreign firms best learn their way around a simple 'yes' before making a deal.
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The skydiving destination that sells adventure

by Eliza Mills
Jul 17, 2015
Risk your life for $199 per jump.
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Sweet treats in the midst of economic fallout

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 14, 2015
Bakery shop owner Olga Karastathi hasn't seen profit from her business, but she's still optimistic.
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Corporate inversions: back from the dead

by Paddy Hirsch
May 4, 2015
If you thought Congress put an end to corporate inversions, think again
Democratic lawmakers held a news conference to announce legislation to tighten restrictions on corporate tax inversions, making it more difficult for American companies to lower their U.S. taxation by combining with a smaller foreign business and moving their tax address overseas.
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The activists are coming!

by Paddy Hirsch
Apr 21, 2015
Spring is shareholder meeting season — and primetime for activist investors.
A photo from  February 2006, where activist investor Carl Icahn, right, was pictured with former Viacom and Universal Studios CEO Frank Biondi, left. At the time, Icahn sought to overthrow Time Warner's board, break up the media conglomerate into four companies, and have Biondi take over as Time Warner chief executive.
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