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NYT > Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Mortgage Tornado Warning, Unheeded source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3199ef407aac22d990016f38387b9852 Inspired by a personal experience, a businessman began delving into the practices of the mortgage industry, including Fannie Mae. His findings have been prescient. Greek Talks at a Delicate Point, Official Says source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=02ee6060a6a39b89dcc27788a1e1ea0b The Greek finance minister said that debt talks on a second rescue deal were “on a razor’s edge,” with major issues unresolved ahead of a crucial deadline on Sunday. Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Staying on Message source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=14d8579e8b3700c6d5eb252ff5e568ed Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s No. 2 executive, considers herself a role model for women. But her call isn’t simply about mentoring and empowering; it’s also a business strategy. Slipstream: Employers and Brands Use Gaming to Gauge Engagement source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7912c8e9267bc93c63d53d9bb2b33797 More companies are turning to gamification — offering games that let their customers win points for certain activities — as a way to build both loyalty and a trove of data. Strategies: I.P.O. Euphoria, Without Much Memory — Strategies source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=13d2a992fc09477225e8893deebb38d4 Amid the Wall Street excitement over Facebook’s planned initial public offering, it may be a good time to take a look at I.P.O. history. Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=51c0f22d91cbc644f7461f7da7b46f8f On HealthTap, an interactive Web site, users can ask for medical advice, and doctors can gain whimsical “awards” for their answers. Off the Shelf: ‘Strings Attached’ Looks at Incentives and Ethics — Review source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=719462433f0b9e3435bdcf87bb061419 Everywhere we turn, we’re being offered incentives to act a certain way. A new book ponders the ethical issues of the incentive culture. Preoccupations: Disabilities Can Be Workplace Assets source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=768107b1e333f43edb6f46553a5913f8 In the job market, people with disabilities bring vast experience in coping and adapting — qualities that help them become valuable employees. The Boss: Berner International’s Chief Found Consolation Via Work source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9ef80d65afb9430a6308d6c822feb41a After her first husband died in a plane crash, the writer stepped in to run his company. “Focusing on the job,” she says, “was a lifesaver for me.” Letters: Letters: The Bookstore’s Place in an Electronic Future source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d61a7aa14865a51e646289721c4e66e4 Readers respond to “The Bookstore’s Last Stand” (Jan. 29). Letters: Letters: Something Lost, and Gained source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bd78814353b5b323b6671b8ae5d80c66 A reader responds to “Higher Taxes Help the Wealthy, Too” (Economic View, Jan. 29). Disruptions: Disruptions: Facebook Users Ask, 'Where's Our Cut?' source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a5db72bf177380e002ee28d77027ce7d Without the free content created by its 850 million users, Facebook would surely not be on the verge of a multibillion-dollar initial public offering. Fair Game: An Investment Wipeout That Didn’t Have to Happen source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6375eb0188866f91e5f6da73a8197a9a An investor won an arbitration case over money lost in a complex security. But he’s still angry at financial institutions. Corner Office | Amy Astley: Amy Astley of Teen Vogue, on Valuing a Work Ethic source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bd42925511dace26a0d940f59141cc2d Amy Astley of Teen Vogue says that in hiring, she wants to get a sense of applicants’ work ethic — and whether they can think in an entrepreneurial way. Economic View: Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? - Economic View source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ec0de66e6415486f35e3d33215b33c93 Government manufacturing policies must go beyond the belief that it’s better to produce “real things” than services. People value health care and haircuts as much as washing machines and hair dryers. The Week’s Business News in Pictures source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=df68968c2292157f330cd4c3aa76125d Facebook filed to go public, minting new millionaires while cementing Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership role; the housing market continued to fall, but the employment picture is brighter; and advertisers prepared for the Super Bowl, many by releasing their big, splashy commercials in advance on the Web. It’s the Economy: It Is Safe to Resume Ignoring the Prophets of Doom ... Right? source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=39e05bedf8f11c29cb4aacd1430c11ec Why lots of the smartest economists believe the worst is yet to come. source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=21ea2cea94b9f7d8bdb3bd9d9686ee02 Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries. BUSINESS: House Advantage: The Sure Thing source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=086c432fe886aed6226798b0a2d6ea68 An animated explanation of how banks use securities lending to make a profit, while their customers cover the losses.