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Attention women: Stop being ‘good students’ at work!

Tara Sophia Mohr is the founder of the Playing Big leadership program for women. Her “Women’s School to Work Guide” shows women how to shake up their good student habits to begin playing bigger at work. Continue reading

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Salmon: Annals of Quantitative Overconfidence, Boeing Edition

NEW YORK (Reuters Blogs) — On Jan. 7, the auxiliary power unit (APU) of a Boeing 787 caught fire at Boston’s Logan airport. Continue reading

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NKorea brandishing nukes to get US to talk peace

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The way North Korea sees it, only bigger weapons and more threatening provocations will force Washington to come to the table to discuss what Pyongyang says it really wants: peace. Continue reading

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5 Dividends That Are About to Get Bigger

BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) — Capital gains are great, but don’t discount the dividends. Sure, it’s easy to forget about stolid dividend payers when stocks are in rally mode, but if you don’t pick up on the dividend payouts in this market, you’re doing your portfolio a big disservice. Research shows that dividends can account for around 50% of returns on any given year — and compounded over the long term, dividends’ contributions to your gains are even bigger. Continue reading

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New BlackBerry 10 Gives Hope To Ailing Firm

RIM hopes to get a bigger slice of the smartphone pie with the release of the new version of the BlackBerry. Continue reading

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Thousands march to protest Russia’s adoption ban

MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of people marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a far bigger number than expected in a sign that outrage over the ban has breathed some life into the dispirited anti-Kremlin opposition movement. Continue reading

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Career advice for Miss Alabama USA

Katherine Webb achieved Internet stardom in a roundabout, awkward way, but career coaches say the incident could propel the beauty queen onto bigger and better ventures. Continue reading

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Analysis: Titan’s taste for small funds seen behind its SAC exit

Money manager Titan Advisors has decided that bigger isn’t always better. Continue reading

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How the fiscal cliff deal will hit your taxes

Yes, your taxes are going up. But you dodged a much bigger bullet. For most, the biggest impact will come from the expiration of a two-year payroll tax “holiday” enacted two years ago. Continue reading

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India’s CARE to raise up to $99 mln in IPO amid strong demand

MUMBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) – India’s Credit Analysis andResearch (CARE) has received bids for more than 40times the number of shares on offer in a stock market debut setto raise up to $99 million. The positive response to the initial public offering (IPO)of the credit rating services provider augurs well for a clutchof bigger share sales scheduled for this week as firms, whichwere forced to shelve plans earlier this year due to volatilemarkets, rush to raise funds. The government’s sale of a $1. Continue reading

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