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Working: Spies Like Us

Our roundup of stealth office products will help you survive in a workplace full of thieves, slackers, backstabbers and spies — real or imagined. THE SIGNS ARE ALL THERE. Your stapler was moved a quarter-inch. Your chair’s lumbar support has been monkeyed with. The clincher: Last night you counted 13 …

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Wal-Mart Probed for 'Hazardous Waste' Violations

NEW YORK – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) on Tuesday said the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles has informed the retailer that it is the target of a criminal probe involving the transportation of material deemed “hazardous waste” in allegedly improper vehicles. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and …

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Bush to Call Union Strong But in Need of Help on Economy, Uncontrolled Spending

WASHINGTON – President Bush will focus first on the economy in his final State of the Union address to the nation on Monday night, a speech that is to serve as a blueprint for his last year in office. The House is set to take up a stimulus package quickly …

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