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In its Small Business Questions & Answers section, CNNMoney.com suggests one way to fairly set employee salaries is to rely on third-party salary surveys.

Consider this quote from a recent New York Times article about Derek Jeter playing in the last year of his 10-year, $189 million contract: "Per team policy, the Yankees do not negotiate contract extensions during the season."

Wal-Mart recently provided an example of how you can obtain a better deal by making your counterpart's less attractive alternative, or Plan B, a reality.

I don't usually read Hollywood gossip stories but this headline from USA Today, "Kate Walsh, ex to divide assets by flipping a coin" caught my attention.

In her recent FT.com column, Memory doesn't matter when you have the net, Lucy Kellaway humorously recounts recent memory lapses and multi-tasking failures.

In light of Toyota's unprecedented decision to recall and stop selling eight car models, this New York Times excerpt caught my attention: "In its drive to become No. 1 in worldwide sales, Toyota may have left its reputation vulnerable."

In December, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt disclosed NBC would lose an estimated $200 million on the Winter Olympics.

Google announced yesterday it was seeking permission from the Chinese government to operate an unfiltered search engine.

A friend recently purchased a used car "as is" for around $5,000 from a dealer. About 45 days later the transmission tanked.

In a Forbes.com article last week, Jerry Kennelly, a 30-year Silicon Valley veteran, described a negotiation he was involved in while at Inktomi, one of the first internet search engines, as follows: