Bernanke, in commencement address, upbeat on innovation outlook
Source: Reuters
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 15:14:34 -0700 | business-news
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends the G20 finance ministers meeting during the Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, April 19, 2013. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for...
The UK Has Just Had One Lost Decade, And It's About To Enter A Second
Source: BusinessInsider
London :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:45:51 -0700 | business-news
When the Money Runs Out is the economic equivalent of post-apocalyptic fiction, charting the end of Western affluence, and gives the author of The Shining a run for his money when it comes to filling readers with dread. Published this...
ET: Why auto world is shifting to emerging markets
Source: Times of India
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-18 14:05:51 -0700 | business-news
The India auto industry closed 2012-13 with a sales dip of 6.7%, the first drop in 12 years. The outlook for 2013-14 isn't much brighter, with industry experts and analysts predicting a growth of 3-5%. Yet talk to top honchos...
Teach kids personal finance through experience: six tips
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:30:30 -0700 | business-news
ments Teach kids personal finance through experience: six tips When teaching older children and teenagers about personal finance, experience is key. Here are six real-life experiences that can get them on the right financial track. By Trent Hamm , Guest...
These Fascinating Statistics Will Make You The Best-Informed Powerball Jackpot Player In America
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 11:32:09 -0700 | business-news
You'll notice that it's very likely as more and more tickets are sold that there is more than one winner: Walter Hickey / BI So it's really important that we account for this when calculating expected value. When 3,000 tickets...
Economic View: For Stock-Picking Advice, Don't Ask an Economist
Source: International Herald Tribune
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:29:24 -0700 | business-news
Mr. Smarty-Pants, she often asks me, what stock should I buy now? She first asked me this question when I was an undergraduate at Princeton, majoring in economics. She asked again when I was a graduate student at M.I.T., earning...
Strategies: Japan Starts to Recharge After Two Lost Economic Decades
Source: The New York Times
Toyota :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 13:02:04 -0700 | business-news
Jiji Press, via Agence France-Presse Getty Images Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, taking a spin on a rice planter...Envious foreigners called its export-driven economy a miracle. Its real estate and stock markets seemed to defy gravity, and its financiers were...
7 Tips From Entrepreneurs On How To Have A Fearless Career
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 12:59:34 -0700 | business-news
Letting fear get the best of you at your job can keep you from getting the recognition that you deservewhether it hinders you from nabbing a promotion or stops you from applying for more challenging positions...We talked to successful CEOs,...
Ben Bernanke Gives A Shout-Out To English Majors
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 11:32:09 -0700 | business-news
W]hile I have emphasized technological and scientific advances today, it is important to remember that the arts and humanities facilitate new and creative thinking as well, while helping us to draw meaning that goes beyond the purely material aspects of...
BlackRock, a Shareholding Giant, Is Quietly Stirring
Source: The New York Times
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-18 13:30:26 -0700 | business-news
Jim Wilson/The New York Times BlackRock analysts include Yumi Narita, left, Michelle Edkins and Chad Spitler. Multimedia Once settled, Yumi Narita started describing the disappointing qualities of a big entertainment company she'd been checking out. I'm inclined not to trust...
Facebook IPO: a bittersweet one-year anniversary
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:30:30 -0700 | business-news
Consumer sentiment hits six-year high; retail sales rise unexpectedly; and the world has a new (old) richest person. Facebook IPO one year later: The initial public offering that was supposed to signal a new era for social media turned instead...
Letters: What's ‘Pro-Business'?
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:30:27 -0700 | business-news
Re Friend of the Corporation (May 5), about rulings by the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.: The companies cited as beneficiaries of recent rulings by the court AT&T, Comcast and Wal-Mart are huge...
Letters: When Medical Bills Weigh on Job Applicants
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:30:26 -0700 | business-news
Letters When Medical Bills Weigh on Job Applicants Published: May 18, 2013 To the Editor: Re The Long Shadow of Bad Credit (May 12), which described how adverse credit reports or personal bankruptcies may be a main reason for the...
Prototype: At Ministry of Supply, Teamwork in Making High-Tech Apparel
Source: The New York Times
Texas City :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:02:02 -0700 | business-news
Prototype Rolling Up Their Sleeves, as a Team Bryce Vickmark for The New York Times Ministry of Supply grew from the efforts of two groups at the M.I.T. entrepreneur center to design practical office clothing. From left are the company...
The Boss: For OrphanAid Africa's Chief, a Life-Changing Journey
Source: The New York Times
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-18 13:01:57 -0700 | business-news
May 18, 2013 MY parents came from a working-class area in the north of England. Being bohemians at heart and wanting to follow the sun, they quit their jobs in London in the mid-1960s and moved to the Mediterranean coast...My...
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