In money, and in life, you are very often your own worst enemy. You promise yourself you're going to diet, then eat not one or two french fries but a whole plate. You decide to really commit to saving for retirement, only to wind up with a new pair of shoes in your closet.
In the next six months, President Obama faces one of his biggest and most important decisions about the economy.
Students at Princeton University were asked to remain indoors briefly Wednesday after a report of an armed man on campus, but police determined that there was no gunman, according to the university's Web site.
The CBS News anchor also gets in a dig at Sarah Palin during an irreverent speech at Princeton University
On a recent episode of "South Park," Mr. Marsh steals a particle accelerator magnet so his son, Stan, can win the Pinewood Derby. The magnet's power results in an alien encounter, and chaos ensues.
Visiting a particle accelerator is like a religious experience, at least for Nima Arkani-Hamed.
We all make bad decisions sometimes. In some contexts, to a certain extent, psychologists know why.
Let's say you bought two stocks last year. One has tanked and looks likely to fall further. One has gone up and you expect it to keep rising. (Hey, it's not completely impossible.) Which are you more apt to sell?
In the world of music-making, quirky new instruments tend to come and go. But one description-defying gadget from Yamaha, the Tenori-on, might prove to be more than a fad.
The United States and the rest of the world are taking extraordinary steps to help keep banks afloat.
In money, and in life, you are very often your own worst enemy. You promise yourself you're going to diet, then eat not one or two french fries but a whole plate. You decide to really commit to saving for retirement, only to wind up with a new pair of shoes in your closet.
In the next six months, President Obama faces one of his biggest and most important decisions about the economy.
Students at Princeton University were asked to remain indoors briefly Wednesday after a report of an armed man on campus, but police determined that there was no gunman, according to the university's Web site.
The CBS News anchor also gets in a dig at Sarah Palin during an irreverent speech at Princeton University
On a recent episode of "South Park," Mr. Marsh steals a particle accelerator magnet so his son, Stan, can win the Pinewood Derby. The magnet's power results in an alien encounter, and chaos ensues.
Visiting a particle accelerator is like a religious experience, at least for Nima Arkani-Hamed.
We all make bad decisions sometimes. In some contexts, to a certain extent, psychologists know why.
Let's say you bought two stocks last year. One has tanked and looks likely to fall further. One has gone up and you expect it to keep rising. (Hey, it's not completely impossible.) Which are you more apt to sell?
In the world of music-making, quirky new instruments tend to come and go. But one description-defying gadget from Yamaha, the Tenori-on, might prove to be more than a fad.
The United States and the rest of the world are taking extraordinary steps to help keep banks afloat.
Princeton University's policy of not allowing its officers to carry guns on campus doesn't hurt the officers' ability to do their jobs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ruled.
A window opening. A glimpse of the ungraspable. A sudden surge of love ... or hope ... or awe. We asked artists, writers, thinkers, and doers to recall the flashes of understanding that took their breath away.
New research finds that if people feel powerful in their job, they're more competent at it
"I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family," Eliot Spitzer says
Universities are always looking for cash from their alumni (or anyone else with a big enough checkbook). But sometimes colleges are offered donations of another variety. Here are stories of six rather unusual gifts given to universities across the world.
Two new studies throw some doubt into the conventional wisdom of what the Earth was like when dinosaurs roamed it
In the latest in a disturbing string of campus fakes, a Princeton student's assault and death threats turn out to have been a hoax
A bottle of wine had been expected to go for about $150,000 Sunday, but, just hours before the sale was to take place, the auction house decided it wasn't quite ready to sell.
From a box of Franzia to a bottle of 1961 Chateau Petrus, there are few drinks with such a wide range of quality and cost as wine.
To the disappointment of school administrators -- and the pride of some students -- West Virginia University is No. 1 on The Princeton's Review's annual list of the top 20 party schools.
College is a time for tremendous learning and personal growth. A time to make your own decisions and mistakes. Feel at home even when you're away. Nate Berkus shows you how to personalize and organize your dorm room -- without missing class!
State lawmakers are increasingly stepping into the void created by the failure of Congress to approve sweeping changes to immigration policy
The pursuit of money and the pursuit of happiness often get equated, especially in our success-addled culture. But over the past decade or so, science has set us straight on two points: First, once...
Princeton University said it will not raise its tuition for the 2007-2008 school year, holding it steady - at $33,000 - for the first time since 1967.
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, the first day of confirmation hearings.
Global Office talks to Don Peppers, the founding partner of management consulting firm, Peppers and Rogers Group.
Black job applicants without criminal records are equally likely to be hired as their white counterparts who have served time in prison, according to a recent Princeton University study.
With the rising cost of college, it isn't surprising that many families are feeling strapped by the financial burden of sending their children to school.
Princeton University students are showing support for the filibuster by staging their own.
SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - Here is a pop quiz:
From Elizabeth I to Robert Redford, redheads have stood out throughout history because of their distinctive fiery manes. Now, students at Princeton University have joined forces to discuss and celebrate their unique experiences of having red hair.
The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq was arrested Thursday after interrupting a campaign speech by first lady Laura Bush. As police hauled her away, she shouted, "Police brutality."
In hindsight, it wasn't the high P/E ratios or absurd IPOs that marked the height of the stock market in the late 1990s.
Many adults may remember camping as a summer ritual arranged by their parents to keep them out of trouble.
The disappearance of the dinosaurs may not be as neat and tidy as the animals being wiped out by a huge asteroid 65 million years ago.
LCD, CRT, LED -- they're all ways of displaying graphics, pixels, images, you name it. Even if you don't know their abbreviations, you see their output every time you look at your computer or cell phone.
Rakesh Khurana is a young and, some might say, charismatic assistant professor at Harvard Business School. But in his forthcoming book, Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Ch...
Philip Morris has a new name. You've probably heard it already. Pop quiz: Can you remember it? Too late. It's Altria. The company says the word derives from the Latin altus, meaning "high," and is ...
While most of my best friends are not Republicans, some of them are. So it is hardly news that my good friend and former student Greg Mankiw will be voting for George W. Bush. Still, it's a bit dis...
You may have heard that Albert Einstein called compound interest "the most powerful force in the universe." The line pops up in George W. Bush's Social Security reform proposal, in think-tank posit...
You know all those magazine covers screaming "Seven Stocks to Buy Now"? All those pundits and gurus who say mutual fund investing is dead? They make stock investing sound like a cross between heat-...
Here's one from my e-mailbox: "I want advice regarding the Y2K problem and the stock market. I have worked at the same place for 25 years and have invested in TIAA/CREF since I started working. The...
I have some important advice either for Alan Greenspan or for bond investors. The problem is, I can't decide which.
The presidency isn't the all-powerful institution most people think it is, and given what's happening these days, that's a good thing. A President, for instance, doesn't govern anything. The Framer...
If you could single out one piece of information that would give you the best insight into a mutual fund's chances of outperforming its peers, what would you choose? Five-year performance? One-year...
In my family, the dinner table sometimes served more as a forum for active debate than for calm digestion. We would gather there each night for discussion of current events, presentation of report ...
Did you know that even in 1900 Americans typically spent more on food than citizens of almost any other nation? Or that in 1960 only 12% of French households owned what Americans by then took for g...
Here's why: -- Men's annual retirement income, including Social Security, pensions, and personal savings, averages $10,450 -- not much. But women get only $6,020. Since women live some seven years ...
Get ready for Act II of Clintonomics -- the First Lady's task force on health care. A key question: Will Hillary emulate Hammurabi, the Babylonian ruler who slapped on history's first-recorded pric...
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Joining the nationwide trend toward a multicultural curriculum, Princeton University is offering a course on American Indian religions for the first time this semester. But no on...
As the Dow industrials busted through the 2900 mark and went on to record highs, small investors rediscovered their enthusiasm for stocks. In April, total cash flowing into equity mutual funds (aft...
In his 1973 book A Random Walk down Wall Street, Burton G. Malkiel, a noted Princeton University economics professor, lucidly explained the efficient- market theory. Its bottom line for investors i...
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Quick thinking by a . . . co-ed dampened the impact of a flag-burning by two fumbling Princeton University student protesters. Alexandra di Campi . . . snatched a flag Wednesday ...
The late word from central New Jersey is that Princeton University is still not ready to put its Social Honor Code into practice, and yet the present writer has not removed the code's controversial...
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