business and economy

Lenovo, for all its might in Asia, has had to bide its time for a chance to rise from obscurity and court wealthier consumers in the West.

Its wait might be over.

Mena Trott was in labor for 32 hours last fall before giving birth to a baby girl. To take her mind off the pain and pass the time, she walked around the hospital, listened to music.

And blogged.

The gold fever that swept through Wall Street in recent months has produced a hot market for coin dealers across the country who trade precious metals with everyday people.

"Getting Hired"

This summer's teen job market looks grim, with the projected employment rate expected to be the lowest since World War II, according to research.

This summer 34.2 percent of teens are expected to work, down from 34.5 percent last year, according to a study by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston.

Dear Professor Bruce: I thought that I would love working from home and for the most part I do; but sometimes I really miss the company at the water cooler. It can be very lonely working by yourself. Any suggestions?

Answer:

As a single man in Raleigh, N.C., Greg Labows likes golf, college basketball and most things American. As a 35-year-old corporate riser at IBM, his eyes are overseas. The software-sales executive is preparing for a four-week stint in the Philippines, where IBM is working to build good will and a stronger presence.

Debbie Dunning hasn't even gotten her first shipment of motor scooters yet, and she's already getting calls from would-be buyers.

The owner of Renegade Classics motorcycle dealership in Cathedral City, Calif. is getting about a dozen scooters this week delivered from a Chicago manufacturer. She expects them to sell quickly, and plans to get another 10 or 15 in June.

One of the primary goals when preparing your resume is to quickly communicate your top job qualifications to hiring managers. An excellent way to accomplish this is to include a section that summarizes your professional skills and most marketable abilities. Target your summary section to each company and each opportunity.

Green tech doesn't have to be new tech. And executives at Sacramento's 61-year-old Beutler Corp. are hoping that insight will lead the huge climate-control contractor out of the wreckage of the real-estate collapse.