Japan April trade deficit hit record $8.57B
Source: United Press International
Fukushima :: Japan | updated 2013-05-21 23:40:31 -0700 | business-news
Japan posted a record trade deficit of 879.93 billion yen ($8.576 billion) for April as a lower yen pushed import costs higher, the government said Wednesday. It was the 10th straight month of deficit as the Japanese government fights to...
Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Steady
Source: International Herald Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-21 23:44:29 -0700 | business-news
In a unanimous vote, the bank's board stuck to its strategy of expanding the monetary base at an annual pace of 60 trillion yen to 70 trillion yen, or $585 billion to $682 billion, through purchases of government bonds, commercial...
MassChallenge winner aids Oklahoma recovery
Source: Boston Herald
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:44:41 -0700 | business-news
A MassChallenge winner that provides software and Web tools to disaster-struck communities is helping churches in Moore, Okla., match volunteers and incoming donations with victims of the devastating tornado that left at least two dozen dead this week.
Asia Markets: Japan stocks hold gains after central-bank meet
Source: MarketWatch
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-05-21 21:50:40 -0700 | business-news
Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea's Kospi gained 0.6%, and China's Shanghai Composite rose 0.1%, though Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.4%. The morning trading session in Hong Kong was canceled due to a rain storm. Trading was due to resume in...
They Will Change Your Life. The 7 Non-Negotiables Of Winning
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:51 -0700 | business-news
The 7 Non-Negotiables Of Winning David Williams at the Fishbowl Day of Service, 2012 Today, I would like to share the principles that have transformed me and our company and a growing number of people across the globe. They are...
13 Ways To Find Financing In 2013
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:51 -0700 | business-news
Financing this year is really not any easier than it has been since the Great Recession. Most entrepreneurs just got use to the idea that unless they have hard assets, they probably can't go to a bank for cash to...
'Aha!' Moments Key To Future, Says Research Psychologist
Source: Forbes
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:50 -0700 | business-news
Aha! moments hit us all. Although they can range from new ways to tie a shoelace to ideas for the latest smart phone, acting upon such insights remains key to our collective future. Or so says Gary Klein, a longtime...
How You Too Can Be an Unstoppable Entrepreneur
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:47 -0700 | business-news
Graham Weston photo via Rackspace We all know at least one entrepreneur who always gets things done, and appears unstoppable in his quest. All of you probably know many others who talk incessantly about their great ideas, but never seem...
This Cloud Startup That Mobile Developers Love Is Now Going After Enterprises That Build Their Own ...
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:49:25 -0700 | business-news
Appcelerator, which makes a popular free mobile app development platform called Titanium, is now setting its sight on enterprises that build their own mobile apps for workers. On Tuesday, Appcelerator launched a new mobile development platform for enterprises, which it's...
Paul B. Farrell: Bernanke out by August, QE ends, rates up: Crash
Source: MarketWatch
Clinton :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:50:48 -0700 | business-news
America is about to unleash a spending spree. Years of self-denial give way to pent-up demand, predicts UBS economist Maury Harris in USA Today's bold lead story...Consumer sentiment: Harris estimates that in the next five years, catch-up consumption will boost...
Bank of Japan leaves asset purchases, policy rate unchanged, as expected
Source: MarketWatch
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:31:05 -0700 | business-news
The Bank of Japan held its policy unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday, while saying that the economy was improving. "Japan's economy has started picking up. Exports have stopped decreasing as overseas ecnomies have been moving out...
Should Disability Be Disclosed On The Job?
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 20:47:40 -0700 | business-news
As federal contractors from Raytheon to Marriott await finalization of a rule pending from the Department of Labor requiring contractors to set hiring goals of people with disabilities we must consider some challenges the contractors may have in this.
Advertising: Army Tries a Reality Style for Recruitment
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:38:39 -0700 | business-news
Advertising Army Tries a Reality Style for Recruitment A production scene from one of 10 episodes of Starting Strong, commercials styled like a reality television show. Published: May 21, 2013 FOR decades, the Army has been portrayed in television series...
MetLife Will Repatriate an Offshore Reinsurance Unit
Source: The New York Times
Saint George :: Bermuda | updated 2013-05-21 18:38:33 -0700 | business-news
May 21, 2013 MetLife , the nation's largest life insurer, said Tuesday that it would make its business more transparent by moving some deals for hedging risk back to the United States from offshore, pleasing regulators but underwhelming the stock...
U.S. Trust Study Finds Wealthy Americans Underinvested And Unprepared
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:37:44 -0700 | business-news
Trust released its 2013 Insights on Wealth and Worth report on Tuesday. The nation's oldest trust company, under the wing of Bank of America since 2007, surveyed 711 wealthy American adults over the age of 18 with investable assets north...
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