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Using smarty-pants economists and computer scientists, Yahoo analyzed historical data and says the math points to the prez taking the White House this fall. An entire industry has emerged to try to predict who will triumph in any particular political contest

You'll likely take a revenue hit and strain your operations.

Meet Eric Kuhn, who has one of the few startups in America that isn't rushing to gain millions of users. Eric Kuhn, 41, is the founder and CEO of

For many women business owners, the shortest route to a a million in revenues runs through Washington. All business owners, especially women owners, know that getting to a million in revenues is a tough hurdle

Math breakthroughs don't often capture the headlines--but MIT researchers have just made one that could lead to all sorts of amazing technological breakthroughs that in just a few years will touch every hour of your life. Last week at the Association for Computing Machinery's Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA) a new way of calculating Fast Fourier Transforms was presented by a group of MIT researchers

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too.

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too. In the wake of the Iowa caucuses, only one character is likely to be less popular than President Obama: Big Government itself

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too.

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too. In the wake of the Iowa caucuses, only one character is likely to be less popular than President Obama: Big Government itself.

I know you're passionate about changing the world, but if your business model sucks and you go out of business, it helps nobody. Here's how to make the smartest moves.

Understanding customer value is by far the most important factor when looking for ways to grow your business. We’re finance guys at heart , but we’ve learned that metrics such as operating profits, EBITDA, and revenue growth can only approximate the real performance driver of your business: customer value

In the beginning, music industry watchers hailed subscription streaming services such as Spotify , MOG, Rdio, and Rhapsody as saviors of the industry, an alternative for listeners and labels to the tyranny of the 99-cent iTunes download. But artists weren't singing the same happy song.

[ Editor's note: This excerpt from The Quants, by Scott Patterson (Crown Business, 2010), describes the 2006 Wall Street Poker Night Tournament, which featured professional poker players T. J. Cloutier and Clonie Gowen.

What you need to know to increase the value of your business for a financial buyer Have you ever wondered what a business like yours would sell for? It's a fair question, but focusing on your valuation is a little bit like a hypertensive person focusing on his or her blood pressure report

Bridging the gap between traditional and online learning, Kno's newest product pulls in the most relevant of the Khan Academy videos to enrich whatever you're reading about. Long gone are the days when your otherwise drab textbook might be lightened up only by the occasional graphic or stock photo