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This Week’s Top Picks
Oct 24 20161 minute
Time’s Foreign Correspondents On How The World Sees The U.S. Election
BEIJING Donald Trump bashes China. So why does the Global Times, a Communist party-linked Chinese daily, contend that many Chinese prefer Trump? “Just like some American voters, the Chinese public likes the idea of a new face in politics who is not
Oct 31 201616 minutes
The Trump Machine Is Built To Last. Bigly
WIN OR LOSE, THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AND HIS INNER CIRCLE WILL WAKE UP ON NOV. 9 WITH A DIGITAL MARKETING OPERATION THAT COULD POWER, SAY, A TV NETWORK, OR A POLITICAL MOVEMENT THAT EVISCERATES THE GOP
Oct 30 20166 minutes
The Internet As You Know It Does Not Exist
Eight (completely plausible) alternate histories on the 25th anniversary of the web.
Oct 24 20162 minutes
Obamacare: In Need Of Intensive Care, Or Terminally Ill?
IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE conspicuously devoid of substantive policy or civil agreement, there was one notable exception. By the end of the town-hall showdown on Oct. 9, it was clear both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agreed that President Obama’s
Oct 24 20161 minute
Bryan Cranston Inside My Life Offscreen
Most fans recognize Bryan Cranston for the memorable characters he has brought to TV—from Malcolm in the Middle’s dorky dad, Hal, to Breaking Bad’s meth manufacturer Walter White. Now 60, the father, husband and Emmy-winning actor is opening up about his private world in his new memoir A Life in Parts. People caught up with Cranston, who talked about the book’s biggest revelations.
Oct 31 20163 minutes
Will Millennials Eat Their Frozen Veggies?
Companies pitch them to shoppers who’ve embraced fresh | “There’s a perception … it comes from an industrialized place”
Oct 10 20162 minutes
HBO Offers A West-Ward Expansion Of The Mind
“YOU KNOW WHY THIS BEATS THE REAL WORLD?” ED HARRIS asks a man he’s about to shoot. “The real world is chaos. It’s an accident. But in here, every detail adds up to something.” Playing a marauding visitor to a futuristic theme park, Harris perfectly
Oct 31 20164 minutes
Where The Future’s AT(&T)
It’s buying Time Warner to cope with a changing media world | “The future of mobile is video, and the future of video is mobile”
Oct 16 20161 minute
A Nation In The Midst Of A Revolution—But Which One?
THE LAST TIME VOTERS pondered the end of a two-term Democratic administration, the Republican ran as the candidate of continuity. “We will use these good times for great goals,” George W. Bush promised in 2000, holding himself as a Clinton without ad
Oct 17 20165 minutes
Donald Trump’s Long Tail
He may not win, but he and his followers will be a force in U.S. politics for years to come
Oct 24 20161 minute
How Political Language Got So Coded
DURING THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE on Oct. 4, as Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence tussled over immigration plans, one of the candidates said the words criminal aliens seven times. The other described immigrants who had come to the U.S. i
Oct 17 20163 minutes
More Poll Monitors May Mean More Trouble
Trump supporters and lawyers prepare to watch the vote | “It creates the potential for a lot of mischief, chaos, and disruption”
The Harsh Reality Of Brexit Sets In
THE MORNING AFTER BRITONS VOTED TO leave the E.U., there was considerable apprehension across the U.K. Even some who had voted for Brexit did so with confidence that choosing Leave was merely a protest vote and that Remain would carry the day. Obviou
$10,000,000 Says Hillary Wins
Haim Saban wants to put Clinton in the White House and take Univision public
Oct 10 201614 minutes
Hacking The Voter
WHAT’S BEHIND RUSSIA’S EFFORT TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. ELECTION
Oct 17 201611 minutes
Can A Lonely Man In A Tiny Bedroom Deliver A Real October Surprise?
Julian Assange is 45 years old and, if an old online dating profile is to be believed, 6 feet 2. He has soft features, silver hair, and skin that seems nearly translucent. This undercooked appearance is the result of four-plus years of confinement in
Has The World Reached Peak Trade?
GLOBALIZATION IS USUALLY DEFINED as the free movement of people, goods and capital. It’s been the most important economic force of modernity. Until the financial crisis of 2008, global trade grew twice as fast as the global economy itself. Yet, thank
Oct 24 20161 minute
Obama Says NASA Will Put A Human On Mars ‘By The 2030s.’ Can It?
FEW THINGS MAKE A POST-1950S PRESIDENT APPEAR AS visionary as talking about going to Mars. At one point or another, almost all Presidents seem to do it. On Oct. 11, Obama joined the chorus, promising a public-private partnership to send humans to the
Oct 10 20166 minutes
How Real Are The Risks Of A Rigged Election?
WHEN DONALD TRUMP began telling crowds this summer that if he loses the race for the White House, it will be because Democrats “cheated,” he was doing more than hedging his bets. He was tapping into a powerful theme of this election cycle: that the v
Oct 24 20163 minutes
Where The Next Crisis Will Come From
Keep an eye on depressed lenders, shadow banks, and China
Engineered Food Holds Our Future
ON THE OCCASIONAL clear-frost autumn night, my dog takes the opportunity to remind me that she is not a dog. Bewitched by sounds that I cannot hear and by smells that I cannot imagine, she plants her four feet stolidly apart and raises her head up to
Oct 30 201611 minutes
The Pill Freaks Of Silicon Valley
Inside Nootrobox, the company that wants to hack your brain chemistry—or at least make Adderall obsolete.
U.S.-Russia Tensions Reach Dangerous New Level
EVERY DAY AMERICAN PILOTS fly scores of sorties against terrorist targets in Syria. And on every mission, the pilots watch their instruments for signs that one of the Syrian government’s thousands of surface-to-air missiles, including Russian batteri
Oct 24 20162 minutes
The Literacy Of Long-Form Thinking
A man from ancient Rome said it was better to know nothing about a subject than to half-know it. I’m worried that this Republic of ours is set on proving his wisdom all over again. Only, we aren’t even bothering to know 50% of what’s going on. Seems
Oct 24 20162 minutes
Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave
A PAIR OF RUNAWAY SLAVES fleeing the antebellum South, arriving in Boston. A family of Jews fleeing the Third Reich, arriving in New York. A baby boy fleeing the destruction of his home world of Krypton, arriving in Kansas. Most Americans know what m
Sep 1 20155 minutes
7 Lessons From Entrepreneurs Who Kept Their Day Jobs While Starting Their Businesses
The insight you gain while working for someone else can mean the difference between a successful entrepreneurial enterprise and one that fizzles.
Latest Articles
Nov 1 20162 minutes
How To Get Featured In Entrepreneur Magazine
Most people haven’t heard of a scrappy little ski company called Renoun, but we gave it a lot of space in this issue -- a story about founder Cyrus Schenck. I bet you’re wondering: How did Schenck pull that off?I’m going to tell you.Why? I owe it to
You're Not Using The Phone Enough And It's A Problem
Stop only texting and emailing.
Hemingways' Car Trouble Sparked A Travel Guide Business For This Writer
He's creating the guides he'd always wanted.
Nov 1 20163 minutes
How One Entrepreneur Survived Five Years Of Errors
Only now is this company poised to make money.
This Startup Launched Without Titles Or An Organizational Structure. Here's What They're Doing Now.
There's a right way to make a change.
Oct 31 20162 minutes
Where Paper Checks Go—For Now
As U.K. banks digitize processing, fewer human hands are needed | “We’ve been managing a declining product for some time”
Oct 31 20162 minutes
Your November Horoscope
Now’s a great time to collaborate.
Some Cities Want Their Immigrants To Vote
San Francisco considers opening up local elections to newcomers | “We had 40 states that used to allow” noncitizens to cast ballots
Crimea Welcomes A Flood Of Putin Patriots
For Russians, the thrill of annexation has yet to wear off | “Drop whatever you’re doing … and move to Crimea”
How Musclepharm Went From Swole To Twig
For years, Brad Pyatt’s supplement company bulked up on celebrity endorsements and penny stock trades. Then the SEC started kicking sand in its face
Paint It Black
“Activated charcoal” cocktails are frighteningly refreshing
When Spotting A Hack Doesn’t Help You
Ben Cotton diagnosed a massive federal breach, then got stiffed | “Ben is more tactically focused than strategically focused”
In Case Of Low Revenue
There are half a billion tweets a day, a deluge known as the Firehose. For Twitter, it’s sellable data. For repressive governments, it’s a great way to hunt dissidents
Gulf Rulers Try Fighting Deficits With Taxes
The United Arab Emirates will hire professionals to institute a VAT | “It seems unlikely that personal income taxes will be applied”
The New Barbarian At The Gate
Chinese companies are on an overseas M&A binge. They’ve succeeded by keeping it friendly | “Some will resist it for a while, but they will come to terms with it”
Where The Future’s AT(&T)
It’s buying Time Warner to cope with a changing media world | “The future of mobile is video, and the future of video is mobile”
Tobacco Taxes Work—If They’re High Enough
Four states have referendums to raise cigarette taxes. The initiatives are worthwhile in three
Will Millennials Eat Their Frozen Veggies?
Companies pitch them to shoppers who’ve embraced fresh | “There’s a perception … it comes from an industrialized place”
Charlie Rose Talks To ... Glenn Beck
The conservative radio host and media star talks about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the influence of a Russian ideologue
No More Plaid Pants
Mossimo Giannulli thinks being a golfer is no reason to dress like one
The Border Patrol Wants To Buy American
The agents’ union is pushing to replace foreign producers | “We don’t want our uniforms falling into the wrong hands”
She Sells Sea Shells
The mertailing economy is booming
A Serious Pounding
The currency’s 18 percent drop since the vote reflects mounting fears of a hard exit | The pound is “the de facto official opposition of Brexit”
Oct 31 20162 minutes
A Gold Rush In Mexico’s Deadly South
Canadians are investing in violence-plagued Guerrero state | “We’re very involved with our security folks”
A New Leader In The Suborbital Space Race
Blue Origin’s string of successes means pressure for Virgin Galactic | “Make damn sure that we feel comfortable putting people on”
What Happens In Vegas Doesn’t Stay There
Macau is stealing some pages from the U.S. resort playbook | “There are lots of good lessons that we can learn from Las Vegas”
Movers
Ups Game 1 between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians drew the highest ratings for a World Series opener since 2009—18 percent higher among 18- to 49-year-old viewers than the first game of last year’s series between the New York Mets and th
The Toll Of Cheap Clothing
In April 2013, when the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh crumbled and killed more than a thousand garment workers, Western clothing executives were chastened. They were the ones, after all, who’d been pressuring Bangladesh’s apparel factories to che
Apple’s Way-Open House
The company is teaming up with builders in a bid for smart homes | “The best place to start is at the beginning”
Etfs Are Hot. So’s 3d Printing. … I Got An Idea!
Money managers launch a fund for almost every trend | “You put them out there, and you hope the stars align”
Popular
Oct 1 20152 minutes
How This Startup Is Making It Easier For Renters To Find Housing
RadPad garnered 10,000 downloads in its first month.
Feb 1 20161 minute
How This Program Lets Etsy Businesses Grow Quickly
A new tool helps DIY-ers turn into full-fledged manufacturers.
Jul 1 20161 minute
Wages Or Commissions? This 3-Step System Helps You Decide.
When you offer salary and commission, you're motivating your sales team while minimizing the chances that they'll feel disgruntled and underpaid.
Oct 1 20161 minute
Keynote Cosmos
BEFORE BATTLING on the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shared common ground on a different circuit: high-paid public speaking. Clinton has earned more than $200,000 per speech, while Trump has reportedly commanded as much as $1.5 mil
Aug 29 20161 minute
Why More Americans Are Becoming Activists
THE MOVEMENTS THAT HAVE SHAKEN America in recent years—the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, Fight for $15, Black Lives Matter—are often assumed to be discrete, separate phenomena. But in fact they have fed one another and overlapped, as more people red
Jul 1 20161 minute
Blood Testing Is Booming
COMPANIES ARE BETTING A “LIQUID BIOPSY” CAN CHANGE CANCER TESTING.
Dec 1 20153 minutes
Up, Down And Sideways: How To Be A Better Leader In 2016
Which approach is better: vertical or horizontal leadership?
Sep 1 20132 minutes
Keeping An Eye Out For Social And Mobile Innovations
Bite-size advice from snack-food company marketing veteran Bonin Bough.
Oct 16 20164 minutes
Barack Obama: “I Don’t Ever Want To Get To The Point Where We’re That Comfortable With Killing”
“I NEVER MADE the claim that I was a pacifist. The speech where I announced my opposition to Iraq, the key tagline was ‘I’m not opposed to all war. I’m opposed to dumb wars.’ I was very explicit about the fact that there are times where we need to de
Oct 2 201619 minutes
In Conversation Ava Duvernay
The filmmaker on racism in Hollywood and slavery in the modern criminal-justice system—and why she’s an optimist despite all that.
Aug 1 20161 minute
The Country’s Hottest New Automotive City Is … Phoenix?
HOW ARIZONA TURNED ITSELF INTO A PARADISE FOR THE TECH-CENTRIC AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
Zombie VC Firms Can Be An Entrepreneur's Nightmare
Entrepreneurs, beware: When a VC firm shuts down, the obligation to deliver a return on the investment rarely goes away.
Oct 16 20162 minutes
Al Qaeda To ISIS
“LET ME TAKE YOU back before the rise of ISIS to May 2, 2011. That’s the day when Osama bin Laden is killed in his hideout in Abbottabad, in Pakistan. The message that came out of Washington at that time is that Al Qaeda had been decapitated, that th
Sep 19 20162 minutes
Why Self-Driving Trucks May Be The Next Big Thing On The Road
ON INTERSTATE 280 OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO, TOWERING white Volvo semitrucks have been driving themselves around for months—under the careful supervision of humans in the cab. Otto, a startup founded by automation experts eager to get their inventions ou
Jun 1 201511 minutes
Meet Amelia, The AI Platform That Could Change The Future Of IT
Created by IPsoft, the virtual agent avatar can absorb in seconds the same instruction manuals that human employees spend weeks memorizing.
Mar 1 20142 minutes
Punching Above Its Weight, The Boutique Fitness Franchise Trend Is Taking Off
The landscape may still be dominated by big-box gyms, but smaller more niche services are quickly gaining ground.
Sep 4 20166 minutes
Donald Glover’s Community
The comic turns his eye to his hometown—and black America—in Atlanta.
Oct 10 201617 minutes
Patagonia: For Climbing Everest, Diving The Great Barrier Reef, And Saving The Planet On A Beer Run
THE OUTDOOR APPAREL COMPANY HAS STARTED SELLING FOOD THAT’S HEALTHY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Dec 1 20132 minutes
Entertainment Trend For 2014: Low-Budget Movies=Big Business
Artistically bankrupt, low-budget films like Sharknado are big business.
Sep 1 201610 minutes
The Surprising Second Act For One Of YouTube's Biggest Stars
Connor Franta has made millions as a YouTube star, but he knows that kind of celebrity won't last.
Oct 1 20152 minutes
The Case For Travel Agents
When DIY becomes too much, should you outsource travel planning?
Aug 29 20161 minute
Jessica Alba
THE ENTREPRENEUR AND MOTHER OF 2 SHARES HOW TO DRESS FOR HER BUSY LIFESTYLE
Apr 1 20132 minutes
College Startup Rethinks Laundry
A prepaid campus laundry service offers a lesson in entrepreneurship.
May 1 20152 minutes
Business Travelers: Is Loyalty Dead?
Airline and hotel loyalty programs have undergone some significant changes in the last few years.
Wind Is The New Corn
In some of the poorest rural areas in the U.S., turbines are a fresh source of wealth | “Before, I raised corn and soybeans and cattle. Now I don’t. I’m a wind farmer”
Sep 1 20152 minutes
When To Upgrade From IT Staff To CIO
The two acronyms have different responsibilities. Find out which position is right for your company.
Nov 1 20152 minutes
How This E-Tailer Converts Site Visitors Into Customers
Bounce Exchange helps companies turn browsers into buyers
Oct 1 20161 minute
Compliance Is A Pain. How To Outsource It.
Hold on there. Let’s back up and talk about what “compliance” is.Industries can be divided into two categories: the heavily regulated and the less heavily regulated. We all know the ones buried under the most paperwork: healthcare, manufacturing, foo
Jan 1 20152 minutes
High Stakes: How This Marijuana Company Gained Buzz In A Budding Market
Though G FarmaLabs is now a leader in the cannabis industry, it took time before success sprouted.
Sep 1 20142 minutes
Editor's Note: The Next Revolution
In this issue, we celebrate our Young Millionaires. These are the faces and the inspiration of tomorrow.
Latest articles from Time
Oct 24 20162 minutes
American Exceptionalism
There’s always been something special about the United States of America. President Abraham Lincoln called us the “last, best hope of earth.” President Ronald Reagan said we are a “shining city on a hill.” And Robert Kennedy called us a great, unself
Sci-Fi Evolves Into Disturbing Reality In Black Mirror And Westworld
LACIE TAKES A CAREFUL BITE OF A COOKIE AND SPITS IT into her hand, then places the rest of it on the saucer next to her cup of coffee. She snaps a picture to post on social media, captioning it Heaven. She giggles as the likes rack up. It’s a famili
Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave
A PAIR OF RUNAWAY SLAVES fleeing the antebellum South, arriving in Boston. A family of Jews fleeing the Third Reich, arriving in New York. A baby boy fleeing the destruction of his home world of Krypton, arriving in Kansas. Most Americans know what m
The Iran Paradox
Roughly 2,500 years ago, the first great Persian Empire, led by Cyrus the Great, was founded. Over the next several centuries, it grew to dominate a significant portion of the world’s extant population and stretched from western India to the Mediterr
How Political Language Got So Coded
DURING THE VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE on Oct. 4, as Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence tussled over immigration plans, one of the candidates said the words criminal aliens seven times. The other described immigrants who had come to the U.S. i
The Harsh Reality Of Brexit Sets In
THE MORNING AFTER BRITONS VOTED TO leave the E.U., there was considerable apprehension across the U.K. Even some who had voted for Brexit did so with confidence that choosing Leave was merely a protest vote and that Remain would carry the day. Obviou
Rebecca Hall
The British-born actor, 34, gives an award-worthy performance in Christine (Oct. 14), director Antonio Campos’ harrowing reimagining of the final days of Florida TV news anchor Christine Chubbuck, who shot herself during a live broadcast in 1974. Wh
Do You See Me?
WE’RE LIVING IN A MOMENT when the challenges facing black folks are becoming more visible. Thanks to cell phones and social media, the entire nation can now see for itself what black folks have been talking about for years—the pain of injustice, the
Has The World Reached Peak Trade?
GLOBALIZATION IS USUALLY DEFINED as the free movement of people, goods and capital. It’s been the most important economic force of modernity. Until the financial crisis of 2008, global trade grew twice as fast as the global economy itself. Yet, thank
The High Middle Ground On Social Security
We sometimes forget that America’s character has been forged by calamitous conflict. Subjects against kings. Southerners vs. Northerners. Blue and red. Our most challenging moments—and some of our most regrettable ones—have united us as a people and
Shrinking The Gap Is Key For Democracy
ONE OF THE REASONS I ran for President was because, for decades, the economy had been changing, and Washington hadn’t done enough to make it work for working Americans. Everywhere I went, it seemed like our economy’s basic bargain—if you work hard, y
Milestones
WON Nobel Peace Prize, by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, for his “resolute” efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end. Santos said he would donate the almost $1 million in prize money to the victims of the co
The Financial World’s Rotten Culture Is Still A Threat—To All Of Us
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A GROUP of economists to confirm reality. Last year, a team of German academics released a study on the effects of major financial crises on politics, examining 800 elections over 140 years in 20 advanced economies. They found that
Even President Trump Couldn’t Turn Russia Into A Friend Of The U.S.
There have been a lot of column inches devoted to the danger of Donald Trump, if elected, becoming a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin itself has peddled this vision of the future in its propaganda, both domestically and in Ukra
Oct 24 20163 minutes
4 Ways To Shoot Down Skyrocketing Drug Prices
WHEN POLITICIANS DECRIED the drug company Mylan’s decision to increase the price of an EpiPen by 500% in less than six years, their indignation rang familiar. After all, Congress had just wrapped up a series of hearings examining Valeant Pharmaceutic
Jeremy Corbyn
The far-left leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on why insurgent leaders are on the rise and why his wife can’t stand Donald Trump
Engineered Food Holds Our Future
ON THE OCCASIONAL clear-frost autumn night, my dog takes the opportunity to remind me that she is not a dog. Bewitched by sounds that I cannot hear and by smells that I cannot imagine, she plants her four feet stolidly apart and raises her head up to
Climate Change Affects Every Issue Voters Face
The environment rarely polls high as a concern for the American electorate. It’s usually topped by health care, the economy, national security—all of which are valid concerns. But the largest environmental issue—climate change—is altering our voting
Conversation
What you said about ... SYRIA’S FIRST RESPONDERS Jared Malsin’s Oct. 17 cover story was a “wonderful” portrait of the “humanitarian efforts” of the White Helmets in Syria, wrote Paul Williams of New Windsor, N.Y., and Bob Rosenberger of Spring Hill,
Our Addiction Crisis Can Be Solved—With Hardwork
The prescription-opioid epidemic is one of the most urgent public-health challenges of our time. Since 1999, overdose deaths have quadrupled, which parallels the quantity of opioids prescribed. The majority of prescription opioids that are being misu
Oct 24 20163 minutes
Why The Russian Hacks Of Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Should Reassure Us All
IN THE MIDST OF OUR BOUNTIFUL OCTOBER HARVEST OF Trump grotesqueries, the Russians and Julian Assange organized a WikiLeaks dump of private emails from the Clinton campaign. These revealed a shocking and scandalous fact about the former Secretary of
4 Steps For The Next President
Racism should be a core concern for all Americans, in every area of our lives. Implicit bias—our subconscious associations of race—permeates everything that we do. And we must pursue systemic accountability to fix it. The next President must apply th
Trump Goes To War
THE CALL TO GATHER WENT OUT SUNDAY MORNING, arriving on cell phones before many of the pastors had left their congregations. These 23 men and three women, all members of Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory council, had long ago signed on to pray for
Oct 24 20163 minutes
Under The Giant Heads Of Mascots Live Absurd Humans Just Like Us
WHEN PARKER POSEY GOT A CALL from Christopher Guest offering her a part in his next movie, she already knew the drill. Having appeared in all four of the faux-documentaries Guest had written and directed since 1997, she knew he’d give her the basic c
The Walking Dead Deals A Grisly Blow
DESPITE ITS NAME, The Walking Dead has never really been about the zombies. From the show’s first episode, in which Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) awakens from a coma to find the world as he knew it overrun by the undead, AMC’s hit drama has actually b
Restoring Order To The Rule Of Law
IT’S JUST AFTER 8 A.M. inside a drab second-floor classroom two miles from the Seattle airport, and Rex Caldwell is trying to get two dozen cops to talk about their feelings. “This is not meant to be touchy-feely,” he insists, a plea for them to let
Obama Says NASA Will Put A Human On Mars ‘By The 2030s.’ Can It?
FEW THINGS MAKE A POST-1950S PRESIDENT APPEAR AS visionary as talking about going to Mars. At one point or another, almost all Presidents seem to do it. On Oct. 11, Obama joined the chorus, promising a public-private partnership to send humans to the
How Thinking Like A Kid Can Spur Creativity
IT’S COMMON FOR ADULTS TO FEEL LIKE we’re drowning in judgment—“You’re not famous enough,” “You’re not smart enough,” “You’re not thin enough.” The weight of these appraisals, from others and from ourselves, can prevent us from looking at the world a
The Accountant Pays Small Dividends On Its Star
IF THE ACCOUNTANT HAD BEEN MADE in the 1970s, preferably by Roger Corman, the studio marketing department wouldn’t have had to think twice about the tagline—“He’ll whip your assets!”—and the movie would be a lot more fun too. As it is, the premise of
In The Year Of Character, Issues Still Matter
ISSUES IN A PRESIDENTIAL-ELECTION year are often like the fat books that we’re glad to own but don’t plan to read. Voters say they crave substance, a campaign focused less on the cartoon-character smackdown and more on the small-print spreadsheets of
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The Border Patrol Wants To Buy American
The agents’ union is pushing to replace foreign producers | “We don’t want our uniforms falling into the wrong hands”
Oct 31 20162 minutes
How To Stay Friends With The Philippines
The U.S. must keep cool amid outbursts by the hotheaded president of its longtime ally
Where Paper Checks Go—For Now
As U.K. banks digitize processing, fewer human hands are needed | “We’ve been managing a declining product for some time”
She Sells Sea Shells
The mertailing economy is booming
Your November Horoscope
Now’s a great time to collaborate.
A Serious Pounding
The currency’s 18 percent drop since the vote reflects mounting fears of a hard exit | The pound is “the de facto official opposition of Brexit”
Some Cities Want Their Immigrants To Vote
San Francisco considers opening up local elections to newcomers | “We had 40 states that used to allow” noncitizens to cast ballots
A Gold Rush In Mexico’s Deadly South
Canadians are investing in violence-plagued Guerrero state | “We’re very involved with our security folks”
Crimea Welcomes A Flood Of Putin Patriots
For Russians, the thrill of annexation has yet to wear off | “Drop whatever you’re doing … and move to Crimea”
A New Leader In The Suborbital Space Race
Blue Origin’s string of successes means pressure for Virgin Galactic | “Make damn sure that we feel comfortable putting people on”
How Musclepharm Went From Swole To Twig
For years, Brad Pyatt’s supplement company bulked up on celebrity endorsements and penny stock trades. Then the SEC started kicking sand in its face
What Happens In Vegas Doesn’t Stay There
Macau is stealing some pages from the U.S. resort playbook | “There are lots of good lessons that we can learn from Las Vegas”
Paint It Black
“Activated charcoal” cocktails are frighteningly refreshing
Movers
Ups Game 1 between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians drew the highest ratings for a World Series opener since 2009—18 percent higher among 18- to 49-year-old viewers than the first game of last year’s series between the New York Mets and th
When Spotting A Hack Doesn’t Help You
Ben Cotton diagnosed a massive federal breach, then got stiffed | “Ben is more tactically focused than strategically focused”
The Toll Of Cheap Clothing
In April 2013, when the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh crumbled and killed more than a thousand garment workers, Western clothing executives were chastened. They were the ones, after all, who’d been pressuring Bangladesh’s apparel factories to che
In Case Of Low Revenue
There are half a billion tweets a day, a deluge known as the Firehose. For Twitter, it’s sellable data. For repressive governments, it’s a great way to hunt dissidents
Apple’s Way-Open House
The company is teaming up with builders in a bid for smart homes | “The best place to start is at the beginning”
Gulf Rulers Try Fighting Deficits With Taxes
The United Arab Emirates will hire professionals to institute a VAT | “It seems unlikely that personal income taxes will be applied”
Etfs Are Hot. So’s 3d Printing. … I Got An Idea!
Money managers launch a fund for almost every trend | “You put them out there, and you hope the stars align”
The New Barbarian At The Gate
Chinese companies are on an overseas M&A binge. They’ve succeeded by keeping it friendly | “Some will resist it for a while, but they will come to terms with it”
Get In The Hole!
Topgolf is the driving range, sports bar, and nightclub that actually makes golf fun
Where The Future’s AT(&T)
It’s buying Time Warner to cope with a changing media world | “The future of mobile is video, and the future of video is mobile”
The Best Former Whorehouse In Canada
Developers plan to revive the town where the Trump fortune began | “There’s so much history, so many stories around here”
Tobacco Taxes Work—If They’re High Enough
Four states have referendums to raise cigarette taxes. The initiatives are worthwhile in three
What Do We Want? Uber Union When Do We Want It? 2021
A company-funded guild for drivers promises not to strike | “This is just them planting something in the ground”
Will Millennials Eat Their Frozen Veggies?
Companies pitch them to shoppers who’ve embraced fresh | “There’s a perception … it comes from an industrialized place”
Charlie Rose Talks To ... Glenn Beck
The conservative radio host and media star talks about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the influence of a Russian ideologue
Paid For By The Same People Who Paid For The Video You’re About To Watch
Political advertisers turn to an Obama alum to make web videos voters will actually watch | “How much of a premium are you willing to pay for context?”
No More Plaid Pants
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The Right Way To Interrupt Someone At Work
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How To Win On 'Shark Tank'
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What To Do Before You Open That First Office Overseas
It has become a symbol of success when your startup opens its first office across an ocean. But the difference between crushing it and getting crushed abroad is knowing when you're ready to make the leap.Harry Kargman is bracing himself for the busie
What A 30-Hour Work Week Is Really Like
John Dionas is a car dealer’s car dealer, with a big grin, a gold ring with five diamonds and a deep tan authenticated by a white line across the bridge of his nose. He has been in the business for three decades. For roughly 26 of those years, he say
A Semi-Scientific Ranking Of Semi-Autonomous Features
Manufacturers are racing to arm their vehicles with enough cameras, radars, sensors, and tech to properly outthink man.
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Entrepreneur Media's President On Entrepreneur Lending Launch
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Why This Travel CEO Wants His Customers To Take Giant Risks
Traveling can spark unexpected businesses-and Tom Morgan started his after a failed trip to Mongolia.
This French Foodie Sensation Is Coming To The States
In France, he's a celebrity. In America, he's nobody.
Your Next Company Car Might Be An Uber
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What's The Right Car For Hauling 2,000 Burritos?
Three food startups explain how they chose their fleet.
What Self-Driving Trucks Could Mean For Your Next Delivery
Can a line of trucks rumble down the highway by themselves? That's the plan.
The Flying Car Might Be Your Next Company Car
We’ve been promised flying cars for, oh, about as long as we’ve been promised jetpacks. But Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia is ready to finally fulfill one of those dreams: It has spent a decade developing the Transition, a car with airplane wings who
The New Rules For Business Rides In An Uber, A Driverless Car And More
There's a proper time to sing, to sleep and to make small talk.
The Simple Way This Super-Efficient Florist Saved Itself Even More Time
Say goodbye to wasted time and hassle.
Make Chats With Chatbots Work
Who wants to chat with a chatbot? More people than you'd think, says Brian Heikes, VP of product at 3Cinteractive, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based mobile marketing company.Techies have long been talking about chatbots. And once Facebook announced this sprin
Can Apps Make Fast Food Even Faster? We Put Them To The Test.
Who can pass the no-time-for-lunch lunch test?
Follow These 3 Savvy End-Of-Year Tax Tips
There's an antidote to the end-of-the-year rush to stock up on business expenses.
What To Do When Customers Don't Pay
Mitchell Compton II’s success was starting to freak him out. He cofounded the San Diego-based Coconut Beach, which sells a line of coconut chips and drinks, and debuted the products at a natural-foods trade show in March 2015. Orders came in rapidly;
Compliance Is A Pain. How To Outsource It.
Hold on there. Let’s back up and talk about what “compliance” is.Industries can be divided into two categories: the heavily regulated and the less heavily regulated. We all know the ones buried under the most paperwork: healthcare, manufacturing, foo
Sep 1 20162 minutes
This Insurance Strategy Could Save You Thousands
Captive insurance companies have saved some firms millions in premiums and taxes.
These Founders Aren't Selling Furniture, They're Telling A Story
A powerful story keeps this furniture company distinct and memorable.
Why We Balance Passion With Reason
Passion slams the gas; reason steers us safely. It's important to strike a balance.
This Buzzy Company Failed And There's A Simple Reason Why
Niche markets are tricky. This entrepreneur learned the hard way.
Sep 1 20163 minutes
Be Honest: Are You The Office Bully?
Last year I was a guest on an NPR call-in talk show to discuss workplace etiquette. Most calls were about shaking hands, conducting meetings, asking for a raise, recovering from calling your boss by your wife's name. (Maybe that's just me.) It was li
Want To Open A Bakery? Keep These Expert Tips In Mind.
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Explaining What Your Company Does? Keep It Simple.
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Want To Run A Pet Café? These Founders' Tips Can Help.
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How 'Risky' Hires Can Become Your Most Loyal Staffers
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Silent Slurp
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1 New York’s last issue provided a sweeping history of America during Barack Obama’s presidency, as told by the president himself as well as many of those who helped set the nation’s course—Vice-President Joe Biden described Congress’s debt-ceiling b
A Kink In The Hyperloop
ELON MUSK had one too many ideas to oversee personally, so Silicon Valley’s most visionary founder unleashed his dream of a mind-blowing trip in a near-vacuum tube onto the world, and that’s when things started to get difficult.
Matthew Barney’s Universe
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Oct 30 20163 minutes
It Has Momentum And A New Location
Heisenberg makes the leap to Broadway.
No Boys Allowed
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The National Interest: Jonathan Chait
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2 Sleep With The Fishes
A HOUSEBOAT OFF DUBAI WITH AN UNDERWATER BEDROOM.
The First “Best Bets”
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They’re Skeptical Of American Influence, Even While They Fantasize About Partying In The U.S.
NOT EVERYONE IS IMPRESSED WITH THE NEW TOURISTS “Americans come here and think they are the first man on the moon. The French are here. The Australians are here. The Germans are here. The Arabs are here. Even the Chinese are here. To Americans, ever
Total Eclipse
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Classroom: Lisa Miller
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The Teens Of Havana
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One Part, Three Breakouts
A group of young actors share the spotlight (and a character) in a potential Academy Awards contender.
The Pill Freaks Of Silicon Valley
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1 An Experiment In The Woods
ARCHITECT STEVEN HOLL SAVED A PLOT OF LAND FROM DEVELOPMENT AND BUILT HIMSELF A GUESTHOUSE THAT SLEEPS FIVE—BUT HAS NO BEDROOMS.
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Marina Abramovic At 70
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The Look Book
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Oct 16 20161 minute
The Battle In My Mind
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Oct 16 20162 minutes
And Then There Were Three
THE FIRST WOMAN to argue a case before the Supreme Court did so in 1880. It would take another 101 years for a woman to sit on that bench rather than stand before it. Even then, progress was fitful. Over the 12 years that Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth
Oct 16 20161 minute
A Video Game, With Sex
ONCE UPON A TIME, a willingness to look for love online was considered a sign of insanity or desperation. Now? “Who prowls for sex in bars?” says Vogue.com sex columnist Karley Sciortino. “Like, how desperate are you?” The last time either of us went
Nat Turner’s Confessions
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Oct 16 20163 minutes
Barack Obama: Plan B
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Earthlings Gain A New Appendage
WHAT IF WE HAD the singularity and nobody noticed? In 2007, Barack Obama had been on the trail for weeks, using a BlackBerry like all the cool campaigners, when the new thing went on sale and throngs lined up for it. The new thing had a silly name: i
A Chronicle Of Chronic Underemployment
RIGHT BEFORE THE 2008 recession, I was working at an asset-management company in Kansas City. The economy wasn’t looking good, but I wasn’t actually laid off: I had to go to Tulsa and care for my stepfather, who had stage-four lymphoma. It was very c
A Nation In The Midst Of A Revolution—But Which One?
THE LAST TIME VOTERS pondered the end of a two-term Democratic administration, the Republican ran as the candidate of continuity. “We will use these good times for great goals,” George W. Bush promised in 2000, holding himself as a Clinton without ad
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When Moonshots Fall Back To Earth
Google’s parent company loved sci-fi research, until it didn’t.
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The European Honeymoon Is Over
With a $14.6 billion salvo fired at Apple over its tax deals in Ireland, European regulators are escalating their battle against American business.
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Generation Biz
ONE ENTREPRENEUR helped start a trading platform that’s taking on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Another executive oversees North American ride-sharing operations for Uber, the world’s most valuable unicorn. A third runs a $3.2 billion Inter
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Ryan Smith’s Data-Driven Life Hack
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What’s Good For Sotheby’s Is Good For The World
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Meet Activism’s New Face
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Activists Get Mouth-Watering Returns
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Bye-Bye, Bing
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From Musician To Mogul
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A Taste For Bubbly
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A Visit To The Cuban Homeland
Infiniti’s chief designer, Alfonso Albaisa, goes to his parents’ birthplace and finds inspiration.
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How A Biotech Turned A Bust Into A Hit
Hands-on selling transformed anti-addiction drug Vivitrol into a success.
Hamilton, Nonstop
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, the 36-year-old creator of the hit musical, talks about trusting his instincts, the value of a vacation, and how he accidentally married the oldest form of entertainment with the newest form of social media.
5 Ways To Pick A Killer Name
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Can This 22-Year-Old Coder Out-Bitcoin Bitcoin?
Russian-born wunderkind VITALIK BUTERIN is the creator of ETHEREUM, a fast-growing new cryptocurrency network. His audacious goal? To unleash the power of the technology behind his creation and spur radical change in finance, social networks, and even government.
Virtual Reality Goes Electric
Utility PG&E thinks VR technology may make inspecting equipment faster and safer.
Driven In The Valley
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The Deep-Learning Revolution
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Forty Under Forty 2016
WHAT DOES “DISRUPTION” EVEN LOOK LIKE ANYMORE? The 22-year-old coder who comes up with an idea that upends incumbents and mints billions may be the image that captures the popular imagination. But in reality, as you’ll see in the pages that follow, d
I Know What You Watched Last Summer
WHAT DO The Conjuring 2, Don’t Breathe, and The Purge: Election Year have in common? Yes, all three are aptly named, gore-packed horror flicks. More surprisingly, all three made a killing at the summer box office. In an otherwise humdrum season, sca
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Be Silent, Not Sorry
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A Reading List For Powerful Women
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What’s Up In The Air?
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China’s Currency Falls. The World Shrugs
THE CHEAP RENMINBI ONCE TRIGGERED PANIC. NOW? TRY BOREDOM.
Smooth Landings
AUTOPILOT MAY HAVE CONTROL ON YOUR NEXT DESCENT—FOR SAFETY REASONS.
Ann-Marie Campbell Believes In You
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Is Hillary Good For Business?
To win the nomination, Clinton tacked way left on trade and ratcheted up her anti–Wall Street rhetoric. But insiders and experts say her policies are pro-growth. A clear-eyed look at her plan.
A Drone For Every Job Site
As techies dream of delivery drones, builders in the construction industry eye the devices as a tool to save billions of dollars.
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Columbus, Ohio
WHEN BROTHERS Andy and Phil George decided to find a permanent home for their then-fledgling company in 2012, Columbus was a no-brainer. It wasn’t just the low cost of living vs. Los Angeles, where they launched the business, or the dozen-plus Fortun
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Boston, Massachusetts
IF THERE’S one thing Boston is known for, it’s the Big Dig—the 15-year, $15 billion effort to bury the city’s major traffic artery in tunnels underground. Much derided while it was going on, the project did more than just relieve gridlock on I-93; it
8 Weston, Florida
A gated community where your neighbors are gators. Population: 69,081 Median home price: $365,000 Unemployment rate: 4.5% Just about any location worth its spot on the Best Places list can brag about great green space, and Weston—with a dozen spo
A Voice For The Voiceless
MONICA MODI KHANT 43, ATLANTA BACKSTORY: Her parents emigrated from India. EDUCATION: BA from Rutgers, JD from New England School of Law. PROFESSION: Executive director, Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network. VISION: Provide legal assistance to
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Five Smart 401(K) Moves
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10 Naperville, Illinois
A windy city suburb that’s got charm, and jobs, to spare. Population: 141,310 Median home price: $350,000 Unemployment rate: 5.1% A river runs through Naperville, and for most of its existence the DuPage was the lifeblood of this mill town. The r
A New Challenge Beats Relaxation
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2 Eden Prairie, Minnesota
OF ALL THE THINGS you expect to find in frosty Minnesota—lakes, hockey players, really nice Scandinavian-Americans—a community where every home features solar power is perhaps not at the top of the list. Tony and Amanda Nagy were surprised too, and t
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Pick The Best Health Plan
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Best Colleges For Business Majors
PROGRAMS ARE PLENTIFUL, BUT MANY FAIL TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR REAL-WORLD SUCCESS.
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Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND IS the place where Portlandia seems more documentary than satire. Farm-to-table restaurants, stretched earlobe rings, craft-beer-swilling hipsters, and cries of “Bicycle right!” are common in this burgeoning Pacific Northwest city. But that
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Scour Real Estate For Decent Yields
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1 Columbia, Maryland
YOU KNOW THE PHRASE “50 is the new 30?” Apparently, that applies to cities and towns too. Columbia, Md., turns 50 next year, and it’s never looked better. One of the most successful planned communities in the country, Columbia is a magnet in the Bal
5 Parsippany, New Jersey
IF YOU’RE ONE of those people who believe that New Jersey is all industrial sprawl and one long turnpike, you might be surprised to find Parsippany near the top of the Best Places list. You might also be surprised to know that Parsippany has been nam
Arlington, Texas
TUCKED BETWEEN Dallas and Fort Worth, Arlington is known as the Entertainment Capital of Texas, and for good reason. It’s home to four professional sports teams—Dallas Cowboys football, Texas Rangers baseball, Dallas Wings basketball, and Dallas Char
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Should You Get A Store Card?
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
SUN-DRENCHED Colorado Springs may best be known for athletic and outdoor pursuits. In the shadow of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak, the area is home to the flagship U.S. Olympic Training Center and hundreds of miles of stunning hiking and biking trails along
4 West Des Moine, Iowa
LIKE YOUNG PEOPLE everywhere, Des Moines natives Krista and Sahan Totagamuwa decided to move away from home after they got married to get a taste of life in the big city, in Milwaukee. Five years and two kids later they came home—well, close to home.
Vacation Rent Control
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An Impressive John Hancock
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO I stumbled upon a shoebox filled with junk that had been gathering dust in a closet since my dad’s death. I found an old slide rule, a really nice stapler—and four fountain pens. To my amazement, they worked almost as well as they
Travel
Free foreign transactions are table stakes here, but annual fees can be high. Your choice likely comes down to how you want your rewards: dollars back, flights, or hotel nights.
Raleigh, North Carolina
AFTER THE financial crisis, New Yorker Mike Eklund decided it was time to change careers, from banking to financial planning, and hometowns. He and his wife, Kerri, scoped out midsize cities around the country for their growing family. Their search e
Cash Back
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New Help For Special Needs
THE DEBUT OF 529-LIKE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR THE DISABLED GIVES FAMILIES ANOTHER WAY TO PROTECT A CHILD’S FINANCIAL FUTURE.
3 Plano, Texas
WHAT DO YOU SEE when you look up at Plano’s western sky? Lots of cranes—and the constellation of office buildings they’re planting on the horizon. Thanks in part to corporate tax incentives, Plano is already home to J.C. Penney and Frito-Lay, as wel
5 Things To Know About Jumbo Loans
1 YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO NEED ONE NOW With home prices up almost 43% over the past five years, a growing number of homebuyers need to finance purchases with jumbo mortgages—loans that top the amount that can be guaranteed by federal agencies Fannie M
