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Market volatility? Let's not worry like it's 1987

Oct 25, 2018
Jason Zweig says recent drops in the Dow are not cause for concern.
A trader on the New York Stock Exchange on "Black Monday," Oct. 19, 1987. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508 points, making a 22.6 percent drop in the index. An equivalent drop today is closer to a 2 percent loss.
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Market volatility? Let's not worry like it's 1987

Oct 25, 2018
Jason Zweig says recent drops in the Dow are not cause for concern.
A trader on the New York Stock Exchange on "Black Monday," Oct. 19, 1987. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508 points, making a 22.6 percent drop in the index. An equivalent drop today is closer to a 2 percent loss.
MARIA BASTONE/AFP/Getty Images

What kind of 'intelligent' is your artificial intelligence?

Oct 22, 2018
Is Alexa programmed to be polite? Depends who's programming her.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

What kind of 'intelligent' is your artificial intelligence?

Oct 22, 2018
Is Alexa programmed to be polite? Depends who's programming her.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warns of economic power misuse

Oct 16, 2018
"Everyone understands that there's a price you pay when you use military force. Well, there's a price you pay when you use economic force as well."
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in October 2016.
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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warns of economic power misuse

Oct 16, 2018
"Everyone understands that there's a price you pay when you use military force. Well, there's a price you pay when you use economic force as well."
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in October 2016.
Mark Makela/Getty Images

Ask a Manager: Should we talk politics at work?

Getting through Thanksgiving dinner is hard enough, do we have to dodge politics in the 9-to-5 now too?
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Ralph Nader recalls life under surveillance by General Motors

Sep 28, 2018
In a web exclusive, the consumer advocate explains how a run in with GM fueled his career.
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Ralph Nader wants you to wear a seat belt

Sep 28, 2018
...because he fought the auto industry for increased safety. And won.
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