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• Helen Thomas: 'Thank You, Mr. President' (And Other Quotes Of The Week)

  The S&P set yet another all-time record this week, while Washington mourned the death of legendary reporter Helen Thomas. [...] more>>

  David Wismer,Contributor

• Journalist Helen Thomas, Controversial Trailblazer, Dead At 92

  

  Helen Thomas (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Helen Thomas, the pioneering Washington journalist whose crusading spirit made her a legend and a lightning rod, has died at age 92. She was being treated for kidney [...] more>>

  Jeff Bercovici,Forbes Staff

• Women Need More Than Confidence To Succeed, They Need Ambition

  Unreached female potential is not for lack of desire and we know that there are plenty of obstacles facing women in the workplace. But what if the biggest obstacle is the one that remains in women’s minds? [...] more>>

  Peggy Drexler,Contributor

• Pirouetting For Profit: How Mulu's Makeover Monetizes Content And Just Might Save Publishing

  When I first met the 28-year-old founder of a commerce platform called mulu in 2011, she had recently wrapped up several years of work in counter terrorism and was hell-bent on changing the world through commerce. [...] more>>

  Meghan Casserly,Forbes Staff

• TV's Dr. Oz Teams Up With Hearst To Test New Magazine

  

  Mehmet Oz is following in the footsteps of his media mentor, Oprah Winfrey, expanding his footprint from syndicated television into magazine publishing. Early next year, Hearst will publish the first test [...] more>>

  Jeff Bercovici,Forbes Staff

• The Most Expensive Homes For Sale In America Right Now

  

  There are many reasons the de Guigne estate in Hillsborough, Calif., could be called a trophy property. For starters the 16,000-square-foot Mediterranean mansion was constructed a century ago and has remained [...] more>>

  Morgan Brennan,Forbes Staff

• Is The Unpaid Internship Dead?

  

  Headlines this week about a federal judge’s ruling in an unpaid internship case are shining a light on the murky, confusing world of internships and making it clear that in most cases the law requires private [...] more>>

  Susan Adams,Forbes Staff

• From Navajo Blankets To Yokuts Baskets, American Tribal Art Reaches New Heights At Auction

  Woven American tribal art, heavily valued in the 19th century, is displaying surprisingly modern appeal. Article by Jonathon Keats in ForbesLife Magazine. [...] more>>

  Jonathon Keats,Contributor

• How To Stay As Thin As Valentino

  If you want to stay as slim as Mr. Valentino Garavani simply eat one bite of each thing on your plate for lunch and leave it at that. [...] more>>

  Hannah Elliott,Forbes Staff

• The Secrets For Selling To 'Main Street': Top Small Business Selling Techniques

  

  Main Street businesses in downtown Chagrin Falls, Ohio A recent report from payroll firm ADP notes that in the U.S., 193,000 more people worked at businesses with 1-19 employees in February 2013 than before [...] more>>

  David K. Williams,Contributor

• Twitter's Jack Dorsey: Economist Reader, Accidental Engineer, Would-Be Masseur

  Did Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey feel a pang of guilt when a hacker's takeover of the Associated Press Twitter account caused the Dow to plunge 143 points in a few minutes? Nope. [...] more>>

  Jeff Bercovici,Forbes Staff

• At Hearst HQ, NFL Stars Get a Crash Course in the Media Business

  A professional football player who enters the business world after five or 10 seasons in the NFL has a few things going for him: wealth, an unbeatable work ethic, a certain degree of name recognition and the cachet that attaches to players in America's most popular sport. What he doesn't have is real-world experience of the kind that a potential employer or investor wants to see. [...] more>>

  Jeff Bercovici,Forbes Staff

• The New Normal For Digital Marketing: Automated Ad Buying Hits Tipping Point

  

  RBC analyst Mark Mahaney It speaks volumes about the state of advertising today that a conference with a profoundly geeky name like Programmatic I/O is sold out, with a waiting list of nearly twice the 300 people [...] more>>

  Robert Hof,Contributor