US home sales rebound slightly in February U.S. home sales picked up slightly in February but remain sluggish due to tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
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Companies hiring tech talent are coming face to face with a new reality—economic issues are placing pressure on them to do more with fewer workers, but technology is evolving faster than their talent pipelines often can.
The “Best Companies and Colleges for Future Leaders” project aims to identify organizations in the U. S. that excel in nurturing highly influential leaders. This project explores questions like: “Where are top U. S. leaders typically educated?” and “Which companies often act as key stepping-stones and development platforms for U.
Methodology: How TIME and Statista Determined the World’s Best Brands of 2024
In 2024, TIME and Statista launched the inaugural list of the World’s Best Brands, based on consumer surveys conducted in countries around the world, beginning with the U. S., India, and Brazil. In Brazil, 13,500 consumers were surveyed about brand awareness, social buzz, likability, usage, and loyalty.
Methodology: How TIME and Statista Determined the World’s Best Brands of 2024
In 2024, TIME and Statista launched the inaugural list of the World’s Best Brands, based on consumer surveys conducted in countries around the world, beginning with the U. S., India, and Brazil. In India, 13,500 consumers were surveyed about brand awareness, social buzz, likability, usage, and loyalty.
Methodology: How TIME and Statista Determined the World’s Best Brands of 2024
Brands are mysterious things. Created by companies looking to promote specific products or services, they’re ultimately defined—for better or worse—by consumer perceptions. They also play starring roles in our preferences and spending behavior as companies respond to, and shape, market trends.
Hang on a minute. Whom did we just elect? The Republican ticket had two names at the top: Donald Trump and J. D. Vance. But parts of this delirious November created the impression that someone else has taken hold of our collective destiny.
We already knew him in various roles—the guy who bought Twitter and fired more than half its staff, the inventor who brought the space program back to life, the carmaker whose new trucks make kids stop and stare on the sidewalk.