Jewish Exponent Business & Finance Feed http://www.jewishexponent.com Peace of pita? Hummus Place baker Dudu Elbaz prepares the loaves for the oven. Gil Shefler Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York When the staff at Hummus Place hauled the oven into the kitchen of the Israeli-owned chain's flagship bran... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/20065/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/20065/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT According to Noah Blumenthal, the author of the new business parable Be the Hero: Three Powerful Ways to Overcome Challenges in Work and Life, a victim mentality is rampant in society today. In the workplace, thoughts like these go t... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/20018/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/20018/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The longest recession since the end of the Great Depression is just about over. Consumers are spending, housing is improving, manufacturing is rebounding, and even the services sector is showing signs of life -- or so they say. But why i... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19977/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19977/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Julie Sobel They call themselves Jewbans, Mexi-Jews, Jewminicans or Kosher-Ricans. They can be found eating guacamole on matzah on Passover or drinking kosher tequila on Cinco de Mayo. Their ranks include Geraldo Rivera, Jamie-Lynn Sigler... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19906/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19906/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Apps and aptitude: Ari Weinstein (left), call home! That's where his brothers Noah (center) and Evan can await his message.Mention the word "hacker," and most people wouldn't think of a 15-year-old Jewish kid from the suburbs. But Ari Wein... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19858/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19858/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT It seems the aspirations of baby-boomers are changing from ones of retirement to those of entrepreneurship. One of the most popular endeavors for those in this age bracket is that of a professional business or life coach. Boomers are appar... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19859/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19859/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Rachel Levin Troxell A father's promise to his dying daughter to keep the fledgling business she founded in 2007 up and running has been kept, turning what she began into a real success. The father is Howard Levin, who, with wife Judy... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19827/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19827/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT At the helm of Robinson are (from left) Sharon Laudenbach, Jim Sheil, Barbara Axelrod, Robert Axelrod and Nance Center Despite the impending harsh reality of having to close two of its stores -- in Jenkintown, Pa., and Cherry Hill, N.J... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19782/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19782/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Michael L. Schwartz Every decade spawns market gurus who make a few correct calls, get media attention, then fizzle out. In the 1960s, we had Gerry Tsai and Fred Carr, mutual-fund gunslingers. In the 1970s, we had Joe Granville and Henry... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19706/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19706/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Scott D. Warshaw If China and Japan change their minds, could the United States have a problem? Since 1980, America has imported more than it has exported. It makes up for this trade deficit by issuing Treasury bonds and other debt inst... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19665/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19665/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT If there's a silver lining to the recession, it's the competition that's driving businesses in nearly every industry to woo consumers with ever-escalating deals. That's good news for you -- the smart shopper -- but it can be time-consuming... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19666/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19666/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT We've suffered a great trauma over the past two years, and though we seem to be on the mend, the aftershocks linger. Eyeing nervously the recent 50 percent rise in the market, we wonder whether it will continue, or if we will be disappoint... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19634/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19634/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Michael L. Schwartz Jewish Exponent Feature If you're planning to become engaged this holiday season, you're not alone. According to a Modern Bride survey, more than 25 percent of all couples initiate their plans to tie the kno... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19577/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/19577/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT The amount of money that Americans spend on prescription drugs is more than five times higher today than it was in 1990, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study. As many struggle to meet the steep price of medications, particular... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18941/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18941/ Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT In a dream-pursued, dream-realized venture, real estate developer Bart Blatstein, founder and president of Tower Development, Inc., the city's leading development company, last weekend unveiled to the public his much awaited and heralded Pi... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18871/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18871/ Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Recent stock-market declines have affected virtually every sector of the economy, but the impact on retirement accounts has been the most worrisome for many people. Retirement accounts have lost about $2 trillion over the past two years du... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18839/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18839/ Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The recession grinds on, but there are strange doings in the darkest corners of the economy. Some consumers have actually started revisiting the malls and vehicle dealerships. Businesses have seen a glimmer of hope on the orders front. Rea... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18793/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18793/ Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The mind-boggling complexity of the current fiscal crisis, coupled with its real and painful effects on the lives of many Americans, has created the fetid conditions for the emergence of poisonous conspiracy theories and rage-filled p... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18753/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18753/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT The downturn in the economy has taken a toll on everyone, but retired senior citizens are often hardest hit by a recession because they generally live on fixed incomes. Earnings on retirement-plan investments may have declined sharpl... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18711/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18711/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Now that the tax man has been paid -- you did pay him, right? If not, ignore this column until later and start thinking of your excuses -- there's another fiscal matter that seems to be afflicting more and more consumers these days, n... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18669/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18669/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT