Shutterstock Picture this: You’re on a cross-country trip and your battery light goes on—when you’re in the middle of nowhere. Well, that pretty much sums up last weekend for me. I was broken down (on a Sunday) and towing services weren’t picking up. My roadside assistance was zero help, and try as they might, Good Samaritan motorists couldn’t jump my RV.

Billionaire business magnate Donald Trump pulled off a stunning upset early Wednesday morning to become the next President of the United States, picking up key battleground states to beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The victory took investors around the world by surprise and sent markets into a tailspin.

(AP Photo/John Locher, File) And now for the acceptance and concession speeches after the U.S. Presidential Election. It’s a chance to see Trump v Clinton, one last time. What will the President-elect and the losing candidate each say about the experience of the campaign and the path forward? What will President Obama say about the results? And what will Speaker Paul Ryan say on the subject? Each of these leaders bears an enormous responsibility.

Source: www.fotolia.com “Gentlemen, I’m Chris,” says a charismatic founder while smoking a pipe, sitting on an ornate throne, and proudly displaying a beard torn straight out of a Vikings storybook. Before you can blink, Chris drops an F-bomb.Do I have your attention yet? This is the opening scene of the viral video ad that turned a simple beard care brand, Dollar Beard Club, into a membership program, generating over $8 million in sales in the first eight months.

This is aguest post by the daughter of Steve Denning, Stephanie Denning, who writes aboutleadershipissues from a millennial perspective. The views expressed here are her own. In 1981, Howard Schultz was working at Hammarplast, a Swedish manufacturer of household products. He was in a good spot. He was working in New York as the Vice President and General Manager of the U.S. Operations. One day, while looking over the sales numbers, he noticed something odd.

There’s hard work. And then there’s luck. But there’s also that something else that makes all the difference. And it’s that edge that differentiates the most successful apps from the rest of them. Of course, there’s one thing that you cannot ignore, and that is building a product that customers want.

Mitchell Parker, Houzz Editorial Staff The term “home office” is kind of misleading. It suggests that the room is all about being an extension of a day at the office. Though that can be a part of what happens in them, home offices also are a place to do so much more. This is where people manage finances, organize family paperwork, keep track of schedules, plan events and corral digital photos.

Health insurance premium increases at large U.S. employers are running 5% for 2017 , according to the National Business Group on Health. That seems like a deal compared to the much larger increases individuals are facing on the Obamacare exchanges, but it’s still more than twice the rate of inflation and wage increases, so it behooves employees to tackle rising costs. Here’s a rundown of trends and opportunities for savings during sign-up season and after.

(Photo credit: Shutterstock) Now that you know how reading the nonverbal cues of hiring managers can improve your chances of job interview success, this week I’ve focused on the nonverbal mistakes (your own) to avoid during interviews. While the most important aspect of the interview should be the content of your answers, the interaction you have with the hiring manager is also important, even the nonverbal communication.

Jamel Toppin/The Forbes Collection 2:55 a.m. ET: Republican Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States, according to the New York Times and Associated Press, who called the election in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday. Trump’s ascendance to the White House came after asweep of many hard fought swing states in the midwest, southeast, and rust belt, capping one of the biggest upsets in modern American political history. At 2:50 a.m.