Business

On September 28, 2011, Reebok agreed to pay $25 million to settle FTC charges that its EasyTone and RunTone toning shoes' fitness claims were deceptive.

September 28, 2011 · 1 min read

With US unemployment hovering near 9 percent, Hallmark launched eight 'Job Loss' greeting cards — mixing encouragement with recession humour.

September 28, 2011 · 1 min read

In May 2011, Fortune's Adam Lashinsky published the most penetrating portrait yet of Jobs-era Apple — startup culture at the largest scale in business.

September 21, 2011 · 2 min read

Price too low and you leave money on the table; price too high and the stock sinks. A plain-language look at how IPOs are priced and why the number matters.

September 20, 2011 · 1 min read

In September 2011, Netflix apologized for its price hike — then made things worse by splitting DVD-by-mail into Qwikster. A live case study in disruption.

September 20, 2011 · 1 min read

Can an NRI inherit, rent, sell, and repatriate Indian property? A plain-language FAQ on the 2011 rules — check current law before acting.

September 15, 2011 · 2 min read

A 2011 archive note on the dawn of bring-your-own-device: when companies were just figuring out that employees wanted work on their own phones.

September 13, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2011, even Procter & Gamble admitted its middle-class shoppers were trading down — an early sign of the hollowing out that would define the decade's economy.

September 12, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2011, World Bank economist Justin Lin forecast China would be twice the US economy by 2030. The forecast's hit-and-miss record is instructive.

September 11, 2011 · 2 min read

Yahoo fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone on September 6, 2011 — the latest turn in the former web giant's long struggle against Google and Facebook.

September 8, 2011 · 2 min read

In the World Economic Forum's 2011-2012 competitiveness ranking, the U.S. slipped to 5th place behind Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, and Finland.

September 7, 2011 · 2 min read

Budget clothing chains are great for basics and terrible for tailoring. A practical guide to what's worth buying cheap — and what isn't.

September 6, 2011 · 1 min read

From Indra Nooyi to Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai — how Indian-origin executives came to lead the world's biggest corporations.

September 6, 2011 · 2 min read

Google's Vic Gundotra shared the famous 'Icon Ambulance' story after Steve Jobs's 2011 resignation — a Sunday call about a yellow gradient, and a lesson in

September 1, 2011 · 2 min read

Could Delhi become a true capital of the world? The boosters' evidence, the detractors' evidence — and why cities become what they accumulate.

August 30, 2011 · 1 min read

As Hurricane Irene bore down on the East Coast in August 2011, shoppers abandoned back-to-school buying for generators and bottled water. Retail's storm math.

August 27, 2011 · 1 min read

How a Naperville car dealership became an unlikely social hub for the area's South Asian community — and what it says about how luxury really sells.

August 26, 2011 · 1 min read

A 2011 press story claimed delivery drivers were routinely offered sex as payment. The poll behind it never held up — but the doorstep dynamic it described

August 26, 2011 · 1 min read

Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO in August 2011. History offers four precedents — Disney, Walton, Ford, and Gates — for what happens when the founder leaves.

August 26, 2011 · 2 min read

Google brought voice search to Chrome's address bar in 2011. Did talking to your browser ever catch on? Revisiting the feature that foreshadowed everything.

August 26, 2011 · 2 min read