HSBC China Flash PMI Falls To A 7-Month Low Of 49.6
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 19:27:58 -0700 | business-news
A sequential slowdown is likely in the middle of 2Q, casting downside risk to China's fragile growth recovery. Moreover, the further signs of labour market slackness call for more policy support...A breakdown of the report showed that nearly all the...
Washington Memo: Torches and Pitchforks for I.R.S. but Cheers for Apple
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 18:57:21 -0700 | business-news
Armed with a blistering report that said Apple had avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes, senators this week had choice words for the company's chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, when he appeared before the Senate's Permanent Committee on Investigations...
The growth of start-up competitions
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 17:32:44 -0700 | business-news
Trying to become a successful entrepreneur has never been more fashionable and thousands of new business competition schemes like this have sprung up around the world. For while business start-ups of the past went to work to try to make...
Union says Porter using lawsuit to stifle workers
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:10 -0700 | business-news
Porter Airlines is using a lawsuit to stop the union representing 22 striking workers from protesting the way the airline treats its employees, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees union contends. Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by Porter over comments...
Legal Experts Debate U.S. Retailers' Risks of Signing Bangladesh Accord
Source: International Herald Tribune
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | updated 2013-05-22 18:15:32 -0700 | business-news
May 22, 2013 American retailers remain sharply opposed to joining an international plan to improve safety conditions at garment factories in Bangladesh as their European counterparts and consumer and labor groups dismiss the companies' concerns about legal liability.
Double whammy for flyers: High fares, extra charges
Source: Times of India
Mumbai :: India | updated 2013-05-22 17:22:42 -0700 | business-news
No free baggage allowance, charge on airport check-in, payment for every seat may soon be an air travellers' reality. The recent unbundling of charges has sparked controversy with airlines charging on services without reducing the fares, but aviation experts predict...
DealBook: Dimon, After Winning Support, Moves to Mend Bank's Fences
Source: The New York Times
Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 18:19:30 -0700 | business-news
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Jamie Dimon, the chief executive and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, at a House panel last year. A resounding shareholder endorsement of Jamie Dimon has done what JPMorgan Chase 's robust profits and soaring stock price could not:...
Advertising: Mike's, a Flavored Alcohol Brand, Tries to Widen Its Appeal
Source: The New York Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-22 18:19:29 -0700 | business-news
Country Time face, namely, enticing consumers to drink lemonade on occasions besides picnics. The actor Martin Landau appears in a new commercial for Mike's Hard Lemonade. A new advertising and marketing campaign by Mike's, Never Not a Good Time, promotes...
IAN BREMMER: The Potential Of America's Energy Revolution Is Staggering
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:35 -0700 | business-news
While this is not a free lunch, it should not be feared," they say. "The production process is complicated and expensive, and if the industry is not careful there can be risks to the environment...Significant domestic job growth and economic...
Millennials Have Their Own Definition of Entrepreneurship
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:35 -0700 | business-news
By 2025, Gen Y is going to make up 75% of the global workforce and their independent-thinking and entrepreneurial mindset is going to change the future of the workplace. Unless employers can understand this, they'll risk losing their top talent,...
Top 3 Shrewdest Business Moves
Source: Inc.
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 17:04:29 -0700 | business-news
Earlier this month, the online question-and-answer forum Quora asked its members: What's the shrewdest, smartest maneuver you've ever seen in business? Users were quick to respond with their favorite stories of business prowess--citing entrepreneurs from Henry Ford and Sir Richard...
How Blogging Helped My Pitch
Source: Inc.
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 17:04:29 -0700 | business-news
More than you might think, says marketing consultant and blogger John Jantsch. On his blog, Duct Tape Marketing , Jantsch explains why mastering writing skills is a must for business owners, and how becoming a blogger has made him a...
Is NYC the Next Silicon Valley?
Source: Inc.
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 17:04:27 -0700 | business-news
Four entrepreneurs say the Big Apple is becoming America's next start-up hub...Flickr/snorpey Four entrepreneurs think New York is on the way to becoming the next Silicon Valley. Are they right? New York is notoriously unfriendly to start-ups, and during a...
Anonymous Actually Intimidated The US Government Into Shutting Down Gitmo's Wifi
Source: BusinessInsider
Say'ūn :: Yemen | updated 2013-05-22 16:21:28 -0700 | business-news
Samuel House confirmed the measures Monday, saying Wi-Fi service had been suspended as a precautionary move, the Associated Press reported. The move came three days after Anonymous launched Operation Guantanamo, a hacking offensive aimed at displaying solidarity with prisoners who...
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