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As FCC chief, Tom Wheeler oversees communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. To get his message across, he learns on candor (and a megaphone.)
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What if the “power of positive thinking” is a numbing drumbeat that reinforces the positivity delusion?
Manipulated: The rise of behavioral finance
Companies as far afield as banks and fitness-app makers keep consumers’ decision-making quirks in mind.
Apps that might help nudge you into financial health
Here’s a round-up of apps that could help manage your finances.
Trying to change the World Bank
President Jim Yong Kim rejects one irksome phrase he keeps hearing: ‘You can’t do that.’
Tax-relief ‘rescues’ are really a ruse
TV or radio ads probably won’t help struggling taxpayers, but the IRS’s Offer in Compromise program can.
Chevrolet Suburban LTZ: An SUV for wide-open spaces
GM’s giant sport-utility vehicle is roomy, comfortable and powerful. Just keep it out of the city.
A lack of resolve — not resources — keeps us snowbound
By setting a low bar for school and government closures, local officials are doing more harm than good.
How Buffett and Graham are saving $675 million in taxes
The companies are doing a clever cash-rich split-off — and it’s completely legal.
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House releases documents about GM’s slow recall
The 250,000 pages of General Motors documents deal with ignition-switch flaw that triggered recalls.
Payday lenders allege crackdown by banks and regulators
Already under scrutiny, lenders say regulators are pushing banks to shut down the small-dollar-loan business.
Relief for distressed borrowers could bring a bigger tax bill
Congress let lapse a tax break that helped many underwater homeowners to get mortgage relief.
What independent coffee shops tell us about the social life of a city
Mapping the “positive markers of a living community” in San Francisco, Portland and New York.
The most important fact we rarely admit in talking about segregation and poverty
The American geography of segregated housing is no accident.
Getting GM employees to speak up about safety
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