Diversions December 20th, 2012 They’re Leaving on a Jet Plane About 40% more people are planning holiday travel this year, according to a survey from an online travel comparison site.
Diversions December 13th, 2012 The Cost of Christmas Every year, PNC compiles a price index for that famous list that includes golden rings and drummers drumming.
Diversions December 6th, 2012 Money Still Takes Back Seat to Family Most Americans say they would be happier if they had more money, but few are willing to trade family time for bigger bucks.
Diversions November 29th, 2012 Up on the Rooftop, Click-Click-Click Do employees shop online at the office? Half of workers surveyed said they intend to shop while at work this holiday season.
Diversions November 15th, 2012 Not Even $5 and Still a Bargain Among things to be thankful for: next week’s turkey dinner costs, on average, a mere 1% more than it did last year.
Diversions November 8th, 2012 At-Home Workers Happier, More Productive Employers have long wanted to know if more flexibility in working arrangements would hurt or help a company's profitability and competitiveness.
Diversions November 1st, 2012 Popularity Linked to Financial Success Keep your friends close—especially the popular ones.
Diversions October 25th, 2012 Little Things Can Make the Job Candidate Showing up with a copy of your resume seems so last millennium, compared with what some jobseekers have done.
Diversions October 18th, 2012 Majority Cloudy on ‘Cloud Computing’ Many Americans remain foggy about what cloud computing is and how it works, a survey found.
Diversions October 11th, 2012 Curing Myths of the Flu Vaccine Manufacturers estimate that 135 million doses of flu vaccine will be produced this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Diversions October 4th, 2012 Local Religions Affect Mutual Fund Decisions Religious denomination may have an impact on investments, according to researchers.
Diversions September 27th, 2012 Latest iPhone Features Are Siren Call to Consumers The iPhone 5 attracted more than two million buyers last Friday, but how many of its dazzling new features will they actually use?
Diversions September 20th, 2012 Glass Shape Can Influence How Much You Drink Price and availability both have an effect on alcohol consumption—and, a study found, so does the shape of the glass you drink from.
Diversions September 13th, 2012 Cellphone App Users Bullish on Privacy When it comes to managing mobile data, adult users of cellphones treasure their privacy, a study found.
Diversions September 6th, 2012 Risky Business: Employees Habitually Careless With Laptops Ever wonder just how carefully employees treat their work laptops?
Diversions August 30th, 2012 Tablet Computers Could Be Culprit in Insomnia If you’re having trouble sleeping, you might want to rethink reading or playing games on a backlit electronic device just before bed.
Diversions August 23rd, 2012 Fun Facts About College Class of 2016 They have grown up with and in cyberspace, one-quarter already has some hearing loss, and most of these freshmen have never seen an airplane “ticket.”
Diversions August 16th, 2012 Connections Need More Connectivity, Business Travelers Say Memo to airport and airline execs: Business travelers want mobile app notification, reliable WiFi and self-service boarding options.
Diversions August 9th, 2012 Dropped Calls, Slow 'Net Still Plague Cellphone Users If you often find yourself asking, “Can you hear me now?” on your cell phone, you’re not alone.
Diversions August 2nd, 2012 Tweets Show Romney Slightly Ahead of Obama Want to find out who is poised to win the election? Don’t call random voters—use an iPhone application to analyze their tweets.