post-gazette.com - Business http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/ All Business, Auto News en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:07:29 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 Balancing Act: Steering children toward work-life balance http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282556-68.stm?cmpid=business.xml Where parents of the past pushed their kids to follow in their footsteps, we want the generation we raise to go where the jobs will be. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Office Coach: Step in when manager fails to organize http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282557-68.stm?cmpid=business.xml I recently completed a lengthy interview process for a general manager position. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Workzone: How to extend the joy of the holidays in the workplace http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282558-68.stm?cmpid=business.xml Holiday greetings are widely appreciated in the business world, but the downside of sending cards is when you fail to do it properly. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Business Calendar for the week of 12/09/12 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282584-68.stm?cmpid=business.xml Seminars, meetings and networking for the week. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Dateline Pittsburgh for 12/09/12 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282585-68.stm?cmpid=business.xml People on the move Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Targets of online criticism strike back http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282598-84.stm?cmpid=business.xml Angered by what she thought was shoddy work on her home, Fairfax, Va., resident did what has become the go-to form of retail vengeance. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Insurers join former adversaries to publicize overhaul of health law http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282599-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Aetna and other insurers that initially fought Obama's health-care overhaul are reversing course, funding a group to help the uninsured. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Sound Advice: Expensive TV cables make for a poorer-performing system http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282619-96.stm?cmpid=business.xml It is a good time to warn everyone of one of the biggest scams in the consumer world: the high-price cable and wire scam. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 TechMan: A futile Christmas list in the spirit of TechKid http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282621-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml It's time again for TechMan's Christmas Futility List. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Gasoline prices expected to set record in 2012 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282626-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Americans will spend more on gasoline in 2012 than in any other year. The yearly national average price will be about $3.63 per gallon. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 FedEx braces for the busiest day of the year: Monday, Dec. 10 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282632-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml FedEx Ground has forecast that it will move more than 280 million packages through its global network between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Research on shopping haul videos a challenge http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282633-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Doing research on so-called shopping haul videos is proving challenging for a social psychology team from Penn State New Kensington. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Good Question: Holiday financial crisis warning signs exist http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282634-68.stm?cmpid=business.xml I'm concerned I'm overspending and heading toward a debt problem. What are some warning signs that I might be facing a financial crisis? Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Pharmacy discount cards cause confusion http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282635-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Discount prescription drug cards aren't a substitute for health insurance but can achieve big discounts at the pharmacy. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The week that was: Hard times http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282636-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Plus, feature film on fracking, law firms merge, special dividends and quote of the week. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Product Review: Bose SoundLink Air simple but pricey http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282797-96.stm?cmpid=business.xml The Bose SoundLink Air is a stand-alone wireless speaker that joins the Wi-Fi network in your house. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Insurers, former rivals cooperate to publicize overhaul of health law http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282937-114.stm?cmpid=business.xml Aetna and other insurers that initially fought President Obama's health-care overhaul are reversing course. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Tax math: Top rate is just the start http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282944-84.stm?cmpid=business.xml A host of other knotty tax questions could still derail a deal to avert a fiscal crisis in January. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Telecoms Merger in Austria Could Open Door to Further Consolidation http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282988-96.stm?cmpid=business.xml BERLIN -- For nearly a decade, financial analysts have expected a wave of mergers and acquisitions to sweep Europe's fragmented telecommunic Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Business Briefs: Four regional credit unions named problem institutions http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282649-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Also: Pittsburgh group meets with capital investors; Morgantown worker suing Mylan; Oakdale medical devices firm closes financing round Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282650-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Mich. legislators defy unions, OK right-to-work http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282655-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Republicans reached a goal that seemed an all-but-impossible dream: making the labor bastion of Michigan a right-to-work state. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 West Penn Power can deal with $109 million judgment in electrocution death http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282771-56.stm?cmpid=business.xml It is likely insurance will pay the jury award, which could be reduced in a settlement. Even if not, customers won't pay the cost. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 At Baldwin High summit, cybersecurity hits home for teens http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282790-55.stm?cmpid=business.xml Cybersecurity threats are made real to students participating in an international summit at Baldwin High School. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Billion-Dollar Flop: Air Force Stumbles on Software Plan http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282863-96.stm?cmpid=business.xml IN policy circles, problems that are mind-bogglingly difficult or impossible to solve, like global warming, are formally termed "wicked." Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 A Tumultuous Trip to Mobile App Transparency http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282864-96.stm?cmpid=business.xml MOBILE apps are the Trojan horses of our smartphones. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 A Time to Turn Pages Instead of Corners http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282866-185.stm?cmpid=business.xml A GOOD read may be just the ticket for this holiday season, whether for yourself or as a gift. Some of these half-dozen recently published t Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Auto Archives Land in Safe Havens http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282867-185.stm?cmpid=business.xml AUTOMAKERS have not always been the best stewards of the history and heritage of their brands. Some have begun to appreciate fully the value Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 4 Cylinders in a Big Car: Sometimes Less Is More http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282868-185.stm?cmpid=business.xml Bethlehem, N.H. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Hot Ford No Longer Flies Under the Radar http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282869-185.stm?cmpid=business.xml TESTED 2013 Ford Taurus SHO Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Steel City Codefest: Creating apps becomes civic duty http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282340-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Pittsburgh developers will hit Google in February to create civic apps for city residents. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Coderetreat offers up-to-date skills practice http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282341-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Software developers hoping to brush up on their coding skills can practice with colleagues during the 2nd Annual Global Day of Coderetreat. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 'Promised Land' putting fracking in focus http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282342-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Gas drilling firms prepare for the onslaught of attention likely to come from Gus Van Sant's film "Promised Land." Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Business Briefs: Northwest paying 1st-quarter dividend early http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282343-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Plus: Nonresidential contracts sank overall value in October; Sales of foreclosed homes increase; Average mortgage rates rose slightly Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 More time needed to launch state exchanges, Highmark CEO says http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282344-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml There's "a lot of concern about the ability" of the government to implement the Affordable Care Act by 2014, said William Winkenwerder Jr. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 14 firms from Pa. pitch local investment http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282345-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml More than 200 analysts and investment managers heard 14 Pennsylvania companies pitch their shares Thursday at an all-day conference. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Genetically modified salmon inch toward FDA approval http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282346-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml Salmon that's genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Health IT training center opens http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282347-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml QIT, a new training center in Downtown Pittsburgh, helps health professionals learn new technology. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Education, health services add jobs as national unemployment rate dips http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282456-28.stm?cmpid=business.xml The unemployment rate in the U.S. fell to 7.7 percent in November, down from 7.9 percent in October. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 E.U. Panel to Pressure Google on Privacy Rules http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282535-96.stm?cmpid=business.xml BERLIN -- European data protection officials are drafting plans to censure Google over its online privacy policy if the company does not eve Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 National Network for First Responders Is Years Away http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282536-96.stm?cmpid=business.xml During Hurricane Sandy, New York police commanders could talk by radio with fire department supervisors across the city, to officials battli Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500