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The Patriot Act's new name

Jun 1, 2015
Who will keep the data now that the government cannot? Look to your telephone companies.

Charter moves to acquire Time Warner Cable

May 26, 2015
And why it may go more smoothly than the failed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger.

John Nash's 'beautiful' contribution to economics

May 25, 2015
Mathematician's game theory work benefited business, politics and social science.

Why the CPI doesn't figure in the Fed's calculations

May 22, 2015
Consumer prices ticked up just a 10th of a percent last month, the Labor Department reports.

Hillary Clinton's new LinkedIn résumé

May 21, 2015
LinkedIn is not the most popular social media site, but candidates can find a niche.

Change is in the air traffic control tower

May 15, 2015
The air traffic control system is still using radar, not GPS.

Greece manages to make IMF repayment

May 11, 2015
Greece has authorized repayment of a multimillion dollar loan to the International Monetary Fund, but the country's problems persist.

Washington's plan for getting the geese off the grass

May 11, 2015
Border collies. The plan is government-contracted border collies.

Whole Foods tries to shed its 'Whole Paycheck' image

May 7, 2015
The company says it’ll start a new chain aimed at those darn millennials.

Obama's plan to keep up with My Brother's Keeper

May 4, 2015
Obama will help start a nonprofit version of the government initiative