Over on WSJ’s Davos Live blog, colleagues are cranking out the dispatches from the world’s rich conference. They filed this brief from Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld who says exchanges have to careful in M&A.  Comment

A group of consumer advocates, academics and economists want to end "too-big-to-fail" banks, starting with Bank of America Corp. The group, led by onsumer advocacy organization Public Citizen, plans to file a petition with the Federal Reserve Board and other regulators on Wednesday asking them to carve the bank into simpler, safer pieces.  Comment

One in three workers worldwide is either living in poverty or unemployed -- a share that totals about 1.1 billion people -- according to the International Labour Organization's Global Employment Trends 2012 report. And the employment crisis may actually be worse than many think. The report found that if all of the nearly 29 million workers that were expected to participate in the labor force before the 2008 financial crisis were taking part, than the global unemployment rate would swell to 6.9 percent from its current 6 percent.  Comment

I guess we should talk about Europe and credit ratings. Now France isn’t AAA and Italy isn’t A and Portugal isn’t investment grade and here is something that someone at S&P actually said:  Comment

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some great articles on steps to financial freedom, commonly missed tax deductions, and how to handle a financial emergency.  Comment

Citigroup Inc. is selling its Belgian consumer business to French bank Credit Mutuel Nord Europe as the New York bank continues to sell off operations that it deems are outside its core business. The company didn't disclose the deal's terms.  Comment

$822 billion: the amount defaults have lopped off U.S. household debt since mid-2008. U.S. consumers deserve some credit for getting their debts under control. But they still have a...  Comment

I know it’s been a while since I did something trivia related so I thought that we might do something a little fun today. I had a lot of fun putting together 50 fun facts about money and...  Comment

Netflix Inc said on Wednesday that it expects Amazon.com Inc to brand its video streaming offering as standalone service. Netflix also said it expects Amazon's standalone service to be priced below its own service. Netflix made the prediction in a letter to shareholders that was posted on its website Wednesday.  Comment

Occidental Petroleum Corp. kicked off the oil industry's fourth-quarter earnings results Wednesday. It announced a net profit increase of 35% to $1.63 billion compared to the same quarter a year ago as the company rode the crest of a high oil-price wave and record U.S. crude production levels. Westwood-based Occidental is the nation's fourth largest oil exploration and production company.  Comment

The big red envelope at Netflix is about to be full of court-related documents as angry investors have hit them with a class-action lawsuit saying they've withheld information from them just prior to a stock fall late last year. This lawsuits is being filed down in Northern California in U.S. District Court by the City of Royal Oak Retirement System, and is being filed on behalf of "all plaintiffs similarly situated."  Comment

If you've been in the advertising business for any length of time then you are certainly familiar with Leo Burnett's "When to Take My Name Off the Door" speech he gave in 1967, four years before he died at the age of 79. The speech, as the title implies, is about the certain circumstances under which Mr. Burnett would require his name be taken off the door.  Comment

Marketing process automation software vendor Neolane has secured $27 million in funding in a round led by Battery Ventures, an investor in companies like Groupon, ExactTarget, Marketo, Bazaarvoice, Lotame and BlueKai. Previous Neolane backers Auriga Partners, XAnge and board member Gilles Queru also participated in the round.  Comment

Many Chinese lined up on Thursday to buy a stamp commemorating China’s Year of the Dragon, which begins Jan. 23. But the image of the only fictional Chinese Zodiac animal has caused controversy and criticism online for appearing evil and ferocious.  Comment

Japan has had some difficult times, but its economy is still vitally important to many American businesses. Our exports to Japan totaled $60 billion last year, and so far this year they are running 10 percent higher, despite the problems caused by the earthquake and tsunami. What does the future hold for U.S. companies doing business with Japan?  Comment

Remember Nalanda? The University was center of higher learning and one of the world’s first residential universities. Well, a lot has changed in Bihar since then and the change has mostly...  Comment

It looks like SmartWater's attempt to go viral by spoofing other viral videos paid off. The marketer's clip, starring Jennifer Aniston, debuts at the top of this week's Ad Age Viral Video chart with 7.5 million views. The clip features Ms. Aniston trotting out every possible gimmick, from dancing babies to double rainbows to a slow-motion shot of SmartWater dribbling down her...  Comment

Wouldn't it be nice if buying ads within mobile games was as easy as it was to buy ads across websites with Google AdWords?   Comment

The Interactive Advertising Bureau Board of Directors has given their blessing to the organization's first-ever Code of Conduct.   Comment

We love how headlines scream, "Celebrity Bares All For Brand X," when, in fact, the celebrity hasn't bared anything at all and her private parts are quite well covered.   Comment

One of the hardest parts of running a home business, whether you are a real estate investor or in an entirely different business, is separating your work from your home life, family and friends. I believe this is especially true for women entrepreneurs. It’s very tempting to do a load of laundry, fix dinner or start one of the other tasks around the house that needs to be done while you work on your business. But if you are to be successful in your business while working from home, there are some ground rules you need to follow.  1 Comment

As of today, there are 59,300 Google results for the exact search phrase “email vs. social media.”  Apparently it’s a hot topic and some people have declared war.  It...  Comment

I have grown up in the business world working and interacting directly with people for many years. I enjoy it, I look forward to it and I still say it’s where the magic happens in...  Comment

As a small business owner, I’m always looking for lessons or mantras that I can hold on to. Little nuggets that I can use to guide my decision making help keep me on the right path during...  Comment