By Catherine Holahan,  

The search megalith reported stellar third-quarter earnings, though it warned that margins may thin as it makes needed investments…  (more…)

 Americans spend an astonishing $41 billion a year on their furry friends

 By    Diane Brady and Christopher Palmeri

Pray for a good metempsychosis….

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Here are the top vote-getters in our annual search for Europe’s most promising young businesspeople

By Jennifer L. Schenker

                   

          The public has spoken. Each year, BusinessWeek.com asks readers to nominate promising young European businesspeople age 25 and younger for our annual entrepreneurship contest. Then we talk to the nominees, eliminating those who are too old, who ask not to be included, or whose companies aren’t going concerns. We then put the final candidates to a vote among our readers.  (more…)

Our communications coach mines Jobs’ introduction of the iPhone to offer five lessons for making an unforgettable pitch.

By  Carmine Gallo .

           Leave it to Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Steve Jobs to create a frenzy that gripped every gadget fan in the country. The hype, however, started with what I consider Jobs’ best presentation to date—the introduction of the iPhone at the annual Macworld trade show in January (2007).

          After watching and analyzing the presentation, I thought about five ways to distill Jobs’ speaking techniques to help anyone craft and deliver a persuasive pitch.

1. Build Tension

2. Stick to One Theme Per Slide

3. Add Pizzazz to Your Delivery

4. Practice

5. Be Honest and Show Enthusiasm (more…)