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The media/entertainment company threatened to pull programming to Time Warner Cable customers unless it gets fee increases.

More high-schoolers are opting for a gap year — taking a year off before going to college — for an opportunity to gain life experience and focus on personal goals.

More high-schoolers are opting for a gap year — taking a year off before going to college — for an opportunity to gain life experience and focus on personal goals.

How Anshuman Vohra, who set his sights on becoming a banker in New York City, came to launch premium gin company Bulldog Gin.

The recession is prompting layoffs at long-established employers that avoided job cuts in previous downturns.

The recession is prompting layoffs at long-established employers that avoided job cuts in previous downturns.

Small retailers who don’t have the margins to compete on price are scrambling to sell by hosting events, offering gifts and personalized services.

Small retailers who don’t have the margins to compete on price are scrambling to sell by hosting events, offering gifts and personalized services.

Many American workers idled by the layoffs this year are trying to re-enter a shrinking pool of jobs. It won’t be easy.

Many American workers idled by the layoffs this year are trying to re-enter a shrinking pool of jobs. It won’t be easy.

When managers take a clinical approach when breaking the bad news, they can seem downright heartless.

When managers take a clinical approach when breaking the bad news, they can seem downright heartless.

Workers are burned out and anxious after a brutal year. How can managers rally them for more tough times ahead?

Workers are burned out and anxious after a brutal year. How can managers rally them for more tough times ahead?

Good riddance to 2008. Time to ring in 2009 with investment advisers’ 52 best investment ideas.