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The recent season of "American Idol" included a significant shift in the approach of the judges. Absent was the caustic criticism of past seasons. The strongest message was affirming and appreciative rather than critical and demeaning. Did the change in the judges' behavior impact the performance of the contestants from week to week? There is growing evidence that in fact, it may have.

How does the lack of transparency impact the success of the strategy? As U.S. health plan premium increases continue to outpace inflation, employers have shifted costs to employees, offering them difficult choices such as:

Soaring oil prices, rising commodity costs, a cold spring, chaos in the Middle East and the uncertainty about the...

When confronting legal issues associated with family and medical leave laws, many employers generally focus their attention on the...

From the debt ceiling talks in Washington to the reaction to the Wisconsin Supreme Court's Stranglegate scandal, the politicians'...

Banking Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions  Federal Deposit Insurance Corp....

United Way Canada has awarded Bill Downe, president and chief executive officer of BMO Financial Group and 2009 United...

Annex Wealth Management announced it has hired Eric Brown, CMFC, and Dave Mills, CFP, as senior financial advisers.

In the largest tax credit purchase in Wisconsin history, Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank bought $7.6 million in Affordable Housing Tax Credits from the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, which will translate to $76 million in tax savings over 10 years.