I survived the business reporter Olympics

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

In any given career there are events that test your abilities, try your endurance and lead you to lose a bit of sleep. For teachers, it might be standardized test time while, for accountants, I assume, it's tax season. For ...

#vtxshop - Keeping Tabs on Black Friday Tweets

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

As many people wrap up leftovers, bid their families adieu and settle into Thursday evening's turkey-induced hangover, there's another subsection out there just getting started. These are the people poring over newspaper ads, mapping out strategies and bundling up to ...

Be mean. It's good for your credit.

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

It's true. At least, according to a Time article released Monday. The article, which cites a soon-to-be-published issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology, says that grouchy, disagreeable and otherwise insert chosen adjective here people tend to have higher credit ...

Because really, who needs sleep when there's shopping to do?

By AllisonMiles in Business Notebook

Commercials depicting packed Thanksgiving dinner tables have already found their way to the airwaves and Christmas ornaments and garland sit among store displays. Other commercials remind seasonal shoppers that layaway is, in fact, available. Yes, to anyone with eyes or ...