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Technology takes a toll on toll collectors
Tom Wiley | Apr 8, 2013In this latest installment of our series on disappearing jobs: the miracle of electronic toll collection comes at a human cost.
Margaret Thatcher's legacy: Three things that changed for the U.K.
Stephen Beard and Chau Tu | Apr 8, 2013There’s no question Margaret Thatcher wanted to remake the U.K. economy during her tenure, but did she succeed?
Do merging airlines actually mean better customer service?
David Gura | Apr 8, 2013A new report says airlines scored their second best performance rankings in 23 years. Find out how that happened when airline mergers were supposed to make customer service worse.
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U.S. ambassadors tapped for their connections, cash-raising
Shannon Mullen | Apr 8, 2013Forty percent of politically appointed envoys are big campaign donors. And unlike career diplomats, they get posts in desirable destinations, like Europe and the Caribbean. Caroline Kennedy's potential appointment in Japan would have more challenges.
Taking the sting out of tuition
Gigi Douban | Apr 8, 2013High-priced private colleges are offering students tuition breaks even when they don't need them.
Bird flu scare in China: Bad news for KFC
Rob Schmitz | Apr 8, 2013As cases of a new strain of bird flu spread across the Shanghai region, fast food chains like KFC are taking a hit to their bottom line.
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Cass Sunstein on making government simpler, not smaller
Kai Ryssdal | Apr 8, 2013As head of the White House office that deals with government regulation under President Obama, Cass Sunstein pushed for fewer rules and lower costs. His new book lays out a path for simpler, if not smaller, government going forward.
PODCAST: The legacy of Margaret Thatcher, a growing salary gap
Jeremy Hobson | Apr 8, 2013A look back at Margaret Thatcher's economic legacy. A new report sheds light on the growing gap between private and public university salaries. And happy Q2 earnings season!
A check in on corporate America
Julia Coronado | Apr 8, 2013Corporate earnings season kicks off today with a report from the aluminum maker Alcoa. Analysts will be watching closely for signs of how the U.S. and global economy is faring.
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Public-private university salary gap widens: Report
David Weinberg | Apr 8, 2013Given the dismal outlook of State budgets across the country, public universities will have to find a way to compete for talent with fewer resources than their private counterparts.
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