Business insights and opinions from the Editors of Hoover's
Less than a week after Michael Jackson’s death, and the sharks already are circling.
This morning it was revealed that a 2002 will drafted by Michael Jackson stipulates that his mother, three children, and charities would split the benefits of his estate, estimated at …
Passions were running high in Congress last week as the Obama Administration’s “cap-and-trade” Energy Bill squeaked through the House of Representatives on a vote of 219 – 212. A visibly irate House Minority Leader, John Boehner, spent nearly an hour castigating the House …
Hoover’s is lucky to call Austin, Texas home and we are happy to share our fine city with some of the most talented, witty, and entertaining musicians in the country.
Leave it to long-time local folkies The Austin Lounge Lizards to perform a new …
British Airways boss Willie Walsh actually asked the airline’s 40,000 employees if they would do one of the following to help keep the carrier from crashing financially: work without pay for up to a month, take unpaid leave, or drop back to part-time …
Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced it was expanding the list of nominations in its Best Film category from five movies to 10. It’s the first time this category has been tweaked since 1943.
Sure, this news was eclipsed by the deaths of …
It’s only been a relatively few decades since credit has become ubiquitous and necessary to modern life. I know people who have abandoned cash in much the same way they have given up their landlines — with nary a thought. That annoying commercial about how …
The anecdotal consensus that blogs and social networking sites can give traditional news outlets serious competition was undeniably proven yesterday during coverage of Michael Jackson’s death. TMZ, the fairly trashy celebrity gossip site, was the first outlet to report that Jackson had died …
Hard economic times have brought about changes in many industries, and health care is far from immune. For years nursing has been a nearly guaranteed employment choice for candidates up to the challenge. But now, shifting tides at many health care institutions have stemmed the need for trained and …
