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President Barack Obama laid out an array of plans in his State of the Union speech as if his hands weren't so tied by political realities.

The Federal Reserve says it is unlikely to raise interest rates before late 2014, extending a period of record-low rates by more than a year. The Fed says it is keeping rates low to help lift a weak but modestly growing economy.

Thirty-eight percent of executives are more willing to negotiate salary with top candidates than they were just one year ago, according to a new survey by Robert Half, a specialized staffing firm headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif.

Technology professionals are receiving their largest annual salary growth since 2008, according to the 2012-2011 Salary Survey from Dice, the career site for technology and engineering professionals.

Leaders lead, but only because they are able to develop devotion from their followers. How that happens is up to you.

In December 2011, employers advertised more than 13,000 available positions for industrial engineers, representing a 2 percent increase from December 2010, according to research WANTED Analytics.