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What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
... the situation is getting worse. It's nowhere near as promising as the optimists claim. As the Economic Policy Institute claims , it's the first time since the Great Depression that all jobs ...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...n the late 1990s, when unscrupulous loan officers helped sow the seeds for today's mortgage and economic disasters.
I know it's impossible to keep all the bad eggs out of an industry. But bac...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...sor Rob Handfield in the PMMS Leadership in Procurement from the 2009 on supply chain risks in this economic downturn. In this part, he highlights that a charactaristic of high performance in not simp...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...nths ago I published a post about DHL operations in the U.S. which had some problems because of the economic downturn. Apparently such problems still don't exist in China becuase the company is ev...
July 8: China Cleantech Business Forum
in China Venture News, on June 30, 2009
... © star5112
2Point6Billion (a blog that looks at economic issues in China and India) has a write up online on the upcoming China Cleantech Business Forum.
The July 8th forum will be Asia's ...
AgfaPhoto Is Producing A Tough Digital Camera For Tough Times
in Digital Shot, on June 30, 2009
...able abuse.
This is why I say it's a camera for tough times, although during today's tough economic times, it's also easy on the pocketbook.
With the outdoor season upon us you may want...
Can Wind Power Make a Profit?
in IfEnergy, on June 23, 2009
...at that question this month.
Forbes looks at one specific example... A windmill doesn't make economic sense, even though this poor entrepreneur is gouged 19 cents per kilowatt-hour from his util...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...ht know, California has probably the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. now as the result of the economic downturn. The companies in Silicon Valley as an example are scaling back and laying off man...
Philippines Announces 10-Year Nanotech Roadmap
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
...arch and Development Council (DOST-PCASTRD) made this announcement as part of an effort to bolster economic development in the country," writes INQUIRER.net's Alexander Villafania . "Th...
Have a Ball - in Dublin...
in Wandalust, on June 21, 2009
... MSNBC recently looked at the city of Dublin and said that despite the hard economic times, visitors to the Irish capital can still have a ball there. While Ireland's famed "Celtic Tiger&quo...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
...verything possible to attract more passengers. All they're doing is putting people off. In this economic climate, it doesn't take much to make prospective customer think twice and then delay t...
Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 19, 2009
... © Ed Yourdon
In the current economic climate it's important to know whether you can trust local businesses in your community. But where do you go to find the good guys? And what do you do wh...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...ok. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for bankers to come on board and "assess foreign economic policies and foreign financial issues" and "assess illicit financial activities, ...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...number of housing foreclosures is only going to rise in the coming months. And, unfortunately, many economic analysts agree with me.
A story in the Miami Herald focuses on the plight of homeowners wh...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
... The shadow of economic downturn has decreased the attention and buzz around some previously hot topics: One of those areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry.
Supply...
Free Entrance to U.S. National Parks on Weekends
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...n Salazar announced the initiative earlier this month.
"National parks also serve as powerful economic engines for local communities, and we hope that promoting visitation will give a small shot...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...ngful effect on the way children eat.
But the new data suggest that a number of factors, from the economic downturn to new offerings from fast-food giants, may be influencing a general shift in eatin...
The Coming Solar Revival
in IfEnergy, on June 15, 2009
...r CEO Tom Werner says that the Treasury Department's cash grant program (part of February's economic stimulus package) will begin to bring new life into the industry in July.
SunPower is the ...
How'd the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...One of the problems with the mortgage mess that is still slowing the nation's economic recovery is that so few of us regular homeowners understand how everything went so bad so fast. I mean, I cov...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant John Williams says the number of unemployed in the US is actually more like 20%, which takes it up t...
NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...s all of NIKA's startup costs and, in a display of altruism, will realize no compensation or economic benefit from the company.
Find out more at NIKAWater.org ....
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
...ports that 4% of Americans will postpone (for that matter, 11% are postponing marriage) because of economic woes. Writing in the New York Times , John Hopkins University sociology professor Andrew ...
Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
... The economic downturn has given the logistics and transportation a hard time. To give some examples of the reasons:
- As people are buying less, there are less requests to transport products to ...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...g that the stress tests need to be repeated. Basically, the report was saying more or less that the economic assumptions for the stress tests had been too rosy as unemployment rises higher than origin...
Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officier
in The Search Engine Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...four objectives (articulated recently to Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff). They are:
Economic growth through innovation
Addressing presidential priorities through innovation platforms...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...sion is profitable and systematically moving enterprises to the service.
As might be expected, the economic downturn provides much of the motivation for recent migrations, and cost savings of between...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...seems to be the suggestion in the latest REN21 Renewables Global Status Report . Despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, grid-connected solar PV grew by an astonishing 70% and w...
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
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Some fascinating comments from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman blaming America's economic woes on Ronald Reagan. Basically, Krugman says deregulation, the piling up of debt and the ...
AMR announces top 25 supply chains for 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
...w back again in Top 25 as this year was a very tense period for them in terms of credit and overall economic situation. AMR has announced that the companies which made it to the TOP 25 list, had put a...
Summer Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 31, 2009
... border between Ontario and New York State, down in the wine country of the Niagara Peninsula.
The economic demise continues to make itself felt in the golf business and that means prices are droppin...
ROI Measurement and Misunderstanding
in The CIO Weblog, on May 26, 2009
...hat for at least some of those 40%, this decision makes sense. But the inevitable question in tight economic times is, how can you prove the project is worthwhile?
This all comes up again because Joe...
Krugman, Soros and Roubini: how to fix the crisis
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...e comments in this piece and you'll see there are are no easy solutions. It's political and economic dynamite....
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...cial pressure. As Jonathan Chevreau says in the National Post says, there is a pretty compelling economic argument for people to go down this course. He writes: "Some financial planners argue ...
Higher rents and sale prices for green buildings
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
...compelling reason why it is important. Building owners can actually make money out of it in a tough economic climate. According to the study, buildings with a "green rating" command rental ...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
...pieces of news on the NVCA that have hung around in my mind as I've read through other piece of economic news. The first piece, at Red Herring , simply outlined some suggestions the NVCA made at ...
Peak oil and lifestyles
in Sox First, on May 22, 2009
...e saw in the 1970s, when tariffs slowed the global movement of goods and trading was more regional. Economic growth will come to a crawl and inflation will rise. Look no further than the current reces...
Merced County California Looking for Entrepreneurs
in TJ's Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...As unemployment rises and economic growth continues to decline or sit stagnant, many local governments are asking themselves how they can encourage and attract entrepreneurs. Among them, according to ...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
...e difference the school had hoped for. Business schools have shown a remarkable ability to miss the economic catastrophes unfolding before their eyes. In the late 1990s, their faculties rushed to writ...
Employee disengagement in a recession
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
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A key problem in this economic climate is working out how to keep your staff motivated and engaged. That's particularly hard at a time like this when money is scarce. It's a point examined...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...he best. Living standards for the rest of China would continue to grow more slowly than the pace of economic growth suggests they should. For the rest of the world, China's retreat would mean slow...
Military joins climate change battle
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...s and exacts a huge price tag-in dollars
and lives. "US dependence on fossil fuels undermines economic stability, which is critical to national
security. A fragile domestic electricity grid make...
Corporate social responsibility and recession
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
...h of those companies, it compared the stock price on February 11, 2008, before the worst of the economic crisis, and 12 months later, on February 10, 2009. Then, for each of those two groups of 25...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
...as intrigued, then, by a story my wife forwarded me yesterday. It was written by Edmund Andrews, an economics reporter at the country's top newspaper, the New York Times.
What is intriguing is th...
Bad retail figures expose recovery myth
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
... in that the pace of contraction has slowed, the most recent data may still suggest that the global economic contraction is still in full swing with a very severe, deep and protracted U-shaped recessi...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
Credit card losses to hit banks
in Sox First, on May 11, 2009
...n in credit card losses by the end of 2010. Federal regulators called that a "worst case" economic situation" but the paper suggests it could be a lot worse, more than double that figur...
Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
... so let's get right to it.
I note that the PGA Tour has landed its first new sponsor since the economic meltdown. Depending on which economist you like to believe in, that could be the first new ...
Survey: Most Women Work Because They Have To
in Well Woman Blog, on May 8, 2009
...hey want to . Additionally, almost half (48%) of working moms are more stressed due to the current economic climate and the majority (65%) are cutting their family budget.
Some further evidence that ...
No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
...#39;s a sign that the US is on the road back again. "The results are not as bad as feared. The economic conditions are improving and the economic trough is not too far away," economist Sung ...
Financial crisis worse than the 1930s?
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...he 1930s. There are some claims that this might be the case. In Britain, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has forecast that GDP in the UK could GDP could fall more this year t...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...oubini argues that the stress tests are actually "fudge tests" because they are based on economic data that's wrong. So are the stress tests for real? Or are they designed to stop pani...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...book , the University of California's Akerlof and Shiller, best-selling author and professor of economics at Yale University, argue that that economists have ignored these forces and have dismisse...
H.P. Labs Pulls Out the Measuring Stick
in Wangtam, on May 1, 2009
...e Capital Math Problem (continued)
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No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
....1%, the Fed now seems to be sitting on the side lines. In its latest statement , the Fed said the economic outlook had improved "modestly" but that economic activity was "likely to re...
The Invisible Hook by Peter Leeson
in Sox First, on April 29, 2009
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What do pirates have to do with economics? Plenty, according to economist Peter Leeson in his book The Invisible Hook . Leeson starts out looking at the most fundamental of economic texts from t...
Supply chain consultants introduce new inventory reduction analytic tool
in Supplychainer, on April 29, 2009
...y so a business can reduce working capital without hurting other business goals. As a result of the economic recession, products of all types are beginning to back up in the supply chain. This rapidly...
50 Ways to Leave your Outsourcer
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...rgaining "chip" to lower prices.
That being said, there can be significant contractual, economic and political roadblocks that can make exit a far more difficult process. It is critical for...
Swine flu and markets
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
...o say whether we are looking at a serious pandemic or not. But what's clear is that the biggest economic effect will come from people avoiding contact with potential flu sources, not from the flu ...
Future structural changes in supply chains
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...ob's point of view a lot in this Q&A. Carefully looking at the dynamics of the industry and economic landscape, he made very logical conclusions about the future supply chain changes. Specific...
How Sound is Your Business Plan?
in BootStrapMe, on April 27, 2009
...organizing thoughts and details of a venture."
Tim Berry at Entrepreneur.com thinks that an economic downturn is a good time to revisit your business plan and make sure it is fundamentally sou...
Nouriel Roubini: we're not even at the bottom yet
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
...away from hitting bottom. "Compared with this optimistic consensus, I believe that the rate of economic contraction is going to slow from minus 6 percent in the last two quarters to minus 2 perce...
Director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center becomes supply chain "Pro to know" of the year
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...now are listings of individuals that are demonstrating leadership and innovation during the current economic downturn by helping organizations manage successful supply and demand chain transformations...
Dangerous economic optimism
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
While some say the global economy is going to pick up and the signs are looking good, the train is a long way down the track. In fact, the optimism might even be dangerous. Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff has told Reuters that the US, Britain, Spain and Ireland won't recover all their gr...
Classic Car Collector Buys a Spitfire
in Classical Drives, on April 24, 2009
... So you think the prices asked for classic cars are outrageous, especially during economic hard times? Try buying a vintage aircraft . An airworthy two-seater Supermarine Mk IX Spitfire aircraft ...
GIPS Looks at HD Voice
in The VoIP Weblog, on April 23, 2009
...ing for more than 10 years, we see an industry eager to learn more about the potential and tangible economic benefits that HD voice offers."
The white paper is available for download here ......
Russischer Präsident startet Weblog
in Creative Weblogging Deutschland, on April 23, 2009
... © World Economic Forum
Fast aber nur fast wäre mir ein Verweis auf den zweiten (bzw. fünften) Teil der Star-Wars-Reihe entfleucht. Dieser lautet "Das Imperium schlägt zurück" und ange...
Are economists to blame for the financial crisis?
in Sox First, on April 23, 2009
...ich places the blame firmly on the doorstep of the dismal science. Basically, the entire science of economic forecasting needs to be called into question, he says. "The economists I know are gen...
Back door bank nationalisation
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
...ial conflicts of interest. Treasury would have to sort out the problem of looking after the broader economic interests while maximizing the value of the shares. Nonetheless, nationalization of US bank...
Economic recovery a long "slog" - Volcker
in Sox First, on April 19, 2009
...ce Chairman Donald Kohn suggests that the worst of the recession might be over, the impact of the economic catastrophe is likely to last for some time. With unemployment figures increasing, people a...
How Long Until Free Sites Fade Away?
in The Dating Weblog, on April 18, 2009
...one?
I've heard rumors that Plenty of Fish may go to a pay model. Time will tell. Or maybe an economic recover will breath life into the ad market.
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