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  1. From Cubicles, Cry for Quiet Pierces Office Buzz
    Research shows that more than half of office workers are dissatisfied with the level of “speech privacy” in their offices, and managers are hearing their complaints.

  2. Mugabe Seeks Zimbabwe Edge by Pressing for Black Ownership
    President Robert G. Mugabe has begun pressuring companies operating in the country to comply with a law requiring that black Zimbabweans own more than half their shares.

  3. Character Study: James Crockman, the Human Antenna of the Breaking News Network
    James Crockman listens to 17 police and fire frequencies from Breaking News Network’s New Jersey office to cull spot items for subscribers like news media outlets.

  4. Letters: Letters: Logic and the Mandate
    Readers respond to “Slippery-Slope Logic, Applied to Health Care” (Economic View, May 13).

  5. Letters: Letters: Adam Smith’s Way
    A reader responds to “At JPMorgan, the Ghost of Dinner Parties Past” (Fair Game, May 13).

  6. Discord at JPMorgan Investment Office Blamed in Huge Loss
    Trans-Atlantic tension in JPMorgan Chase’s chief investment office contributed to the unit’s giant losing trades, current and former bankers said.

  7. Preoccupations: Training for a Marathon, With Your Co-Workers
    A grade-school teacher describes how she and four of her colleagues have trained together to run a marathon — and have found a new sense of camaraderie along the way.

  8. It’s the Economy: Making Choices in the Age of Information Overload
    The Internet was supposed to make us smarter shoppers. So why should we still listen to the signals that brands send us?

  9. Is Insider Trading Part of the Fabric on Wall Street?
    The Securities and Exchange Commission has been getting tougher on insider trading on Wall Street, but its potential target may be too wide.

  10. The Haggler: E-ZPass, and the Cash Lane That Wasn’t — Haggler
    What happens when your car doesn’t have E-ZPass, but you’re forced to use the “E-ZPass Only” lane at the tollbooth? A reader asks the Haggler to help resolve the resulting mess.

  11. Novelties: Wristwatches That Help Screen Your Messages, and More
    A new generation of watches connects with smartphones and other devices to offer news feeds and e-mail, text and other alerts.

  12. Corner Office | Chris Barbin: Chris Barbin of Appirio, on Boiling Down Answers
    Chris Barbin of Appirio, an information technology company, says he asks job candidates how a best friend would describe them, and then how they would describe themselves.

  13. The Boss: Pixability Chief Is an Entrepreneur at Heart
    The chief of Pixability drew on her education and experience in business, law and government to found her company, a provider of video marketing software and services.

  14. In Facebook Stock Rush, Fanfare vs. Realities
    The small gain for Facebook’s stock on its first day of trading suggests that many professional money managers viewed all the hype as just that.

  15. Strategies: Facebook’s Swings Are Ho-Hum to a Nobel Laureate
    To Harry Markowitz, the father of modern portfolio theory, the Facebook stock hubbub is a yawn. He’d rather focus on a rigorously diversified mix of stocks and bonds.

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