Gen Y faces retirement as a go-it-alone affair

When a man I met Friday invited me to his family's home for Sunday dinner, it was an exceptionally uncommon offer. When the invitation turned out to be in Dar el-Salam, one of Egypt's most poverty stricken areas, Easter afternoon turned into a once-in-lifetime affair. The road in to Dar el-Salam is dirt and a crest of smoldering refuse lines the middle of the thoroughfare, being picked over by cats, dogs, burros, kids, and refuse collectors trying to bring home any money they can.

Taking clients out for an enjoyable dinner can help you build the long-lasting relationships that your business needs. But you need to plan carefully so you're sure to make the best possible impression.

My colleague Jane Black delivers a righteous rant against the food world's adoration of heirloom tomatoes.

A former submarine commander who faked his death to end an extramarital affair knows he made a terrible mistake and has apologized, and the Navy shouldn’t throw away his talent and training, his lawyer said Friday at a hearing to determine whether he will be expelled from the service. A lieutenant acting as a prosecutor countered that there’s no place in the Navy for a man with the character of Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II.

It’s become accepted wisdom that the Boomer generation’s wretched excesses and the financial crises that followed have spoiled the financial and career prospects of the next generations, especially those born since the mid-to-late 1960s. Known variously as Generations X, Y, and Z—or Busters, Millennials and Digitals—these 20- to 40-somethings are said to be doomed to lives of under-achievement and financial uncertainty. The Great Recession has taken its toll on everyone, but if I were advising an X, Y or Z, I would suggest that it may also have handed them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

A day after retired Gen. David Petraeus resigned as CIA director after admitting to an extramarital affair, questions arose about why congressional leaders were not informed of the investigation until just before news broke.

A trio of affordable sports cars that just hit the market is selling as fast as they arrive at dealerships, giving automakers hope that just maybe Gen Yers are embarking on a love affair with the automobile. Auto company executives lust after the potentially giant car-buying population that rivals the size of the Baby Boomer ...