By Career Builder, A new generation of professionals entering management means the correlation between seniority and leadership could be disappearing. One third (34 percent) of U.S. workers say their boss is younger than they are and 15 percent say they work for someone who is at least ten years younger, […]

The Wall Street Journal reviews the ups and downs of America’s billionaires based from Forbes’ recent listing. The most notable fall is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who saw his rank go from 14 to 36. Watch the Wall Street Video below.

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Here are the top ten economically most-free countries according to the latest Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) report published by Canada’s Fraser Institute and the Cato Institute: 1. Hong Kong 2. Singapore 3. New Zealand 4. Switzerland 5. Australia 6. Canada 7. Bahrain 8. […]

By Oregon News Note, Verizon does the best among Portland’s cellular carriers, says a new report from RootMetrics, a cellular data-gathering agency. The city has been tested three times over the past twelve months, and a few helpful facts have emerged.

Wall Street Editorial, 9-14-2012 Small business owners and farmers have been some of the hardest hit by the tough economy, and those who stay afloat increasingly worry they won’t be able to pass on their enterprises to the next generation. In liberal Oregon, of all places, a measure will be […]

Patrick Emerson PhD , OSU Economist Oregon Economics Blog I am following with some interest the latest foray in to state ‘tax reform’ by the governor. I think it is a good time to repeat what I have said and documented in these pages many times: A sales tax will […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce A state’s legal climate is an increasingly important factor in business decisions, according to a survey of senior attorneys and executives conducted for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) by Harris Interactive. Seventy percent of the 1,125 survey respondents say that a state’s […]

News item of the week: The Wall Street Journal ran a front page article about the troubling signs for banks as customers lose customers who have checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, debit cards and check cards. The Journal reports that nearly 12 million American are handling their finances outside […]

Apple’s newly debuted iPhone5 has some features no other phone can do. The video below is from the Apple press announcement where they in some detail show off the latest features. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Treasurer calls for more diversity on corporate boards to improve perspectives, increase long-term value New database could boost gender, racial and geographic representation – and bolster Oregon By Oregon State Treasurer  Across the varied landscape of public companies, the boards of directors who help call the shots are strikingly homogenous. […]