By JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI Boston Malcolm A. Rogers, the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is remarkably relaxed, considering. In November, in one of autumn’s biggest cultural events, the museum will open an “Art of the Americas” wing, which not only expands its space by 28% and raises its profile exponentially, but which [...]
By TOM HERMAN If you just discovered a costly mistake on those tax returns you filed recently, don’t despair. Every year, millions of frazzled taxpayers make mistakes, ranging from forgetting to include some of their income to overlooking valuable deductions, credits and other breaks. To fix errors on your federal return, you can file an [...]
By SUSHIL CHEEMA Ian and Barbara White-Thomson are selling their dream summer house, an oceanfront five-bedroom on Peaks Island, near Portland, Maine. They bought it only three years ago. But it’s become a 4,208-square-foot burden. Maine Dilemma View Slideshow Bob Delaney Ian and Barbara White-Thomson’s second home on Maine’s Peaks Island. The couple, who make [...]
Por NICHOLAS HASTINGS Existen aún muchas razones para comprar euros. Los rendimientos de los bonos de los paÃses altamente endeudados de la eurozona siguen cayendo, y podrÃa argumentarse que la promesa del Banco Central Europeo de seguir relajando su polÃtica monetaria si fuera necesario ha tranquilizado a la comunidad de inversionistas. Pero existe una razón [...]
By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN The small-business help desk is going corporate, with initiatives from companies like Apple Inc. bringing new competition to independent consultants who typically handle the IT needs of U.S. start-ups and small companies. The move comes as the use of external IT support among small businesses is exploding. Information-technology services can include [...]
By ALEXANDRA LEVIT Standing out in a crowded marketplace isn’t always easy. And these days, people have seen it all, which means you might only get ahead if you use a compelling and unique approach like Pat Lencioni’s to present your ideas. Several years ago, Mr. Lencioni, 44 years old, of Lafayette, Calif., was a [...]
By RUTH SIMON The mortgage problems behind the havoc in financial markets climbed back last month, as delinquencies jumped at the fastest pace since last year for many loan categories. Overall, 6.6% of mortgages were at least 30 days past due at the end of August, up from 5.8% at the end of June and [...]
By SEAN CARROLL Nobody has ever accused Stephen Hawking of thinking small. His life has been devoted to asking foundational questions about the nature of spacetime and the origin of the universe. In his famous “A Brief History of Time” (1988), he attempted to bring the mysteries of black holes and the early universe to [...]
By DAN FITZPATRICK And ROBIN SIDEL Bank of America Corp. plans to announce Wednesday that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations. The move means that any customer who attempts a purchase with insufficient funds will be denied at the [...]
By DIANA MIDDLETON Since the start of the recession, employees say they are too fearful or too discouraged to seek new opportunities. As a result, they are entrenched in their positions and have given up looking for higher pay or better positions, even within their own firms, according to a study conducted by Towers Watson, [...]