U.S. Moves to Block AT&T Merger with T-Mobile - NYTimes.com

Big news for Mergers and Acquisitions - US takes rare step to block one:

U.S. Moves to Block AT&T Merger with T-Mobile - NYTimes.com

Job's Resigns CEO Position

Karl Marx was Right

"...you can not keep on shifting income from labor to capital without not having an excess capacity and a lack of aggregate demand. We thought that markets work. They are not working. What's individually rational ... is a self-destructive process."

Supply and Demand, Baby!

Markets become saturated, farmers profits decline and pull back from markets. A (true) free market at work!

Google to Buy Motorla Mobility

Time for Plan C?

Know what you are getting into before starting out on your own.

Going Woes Loom Over Biden Visit to China

Going to China to be spanked - slipping into servanthood.

Int'l Financial Mgt: Italy and Spain

Cut debt? Expand economic activity to increase revenues (generate taxes)?
Which way to go? Good description of how global finances work.

Credit Rating Downgrade

US Slips Again...

Attempt to Weaken the Yen vs. the USD

Note the reasons - the continued decline of the US has investors 'demanding' Yen, raising its's value.

Buying Swiss Francs w. Relish

With the US and EU mired in debt and economic malaise, investors turn to Switzerland.

Triple-A

What is all the fuss about a Triple-A credit rating for the US government?

New vision for the local video store

Reviving a neighborhood staple, with a new strategic focus:

World-wide impact of debacle in DC

World-wide impact of debacle in DC - being admonished by China to 'grow up':

Amazon's Net Declines as Stock Rises

Future beats present - investment for tomorrow drives down profit today, and raises stock price.

Future of Hulu

Technology, Strategy, Alliances, Consumer Preference - oh, this has it all!

EU Summit on Greek Debt

This is a story going on now for 2 - 3 years, and still we must be familiar with what's happening and its' impact.

Social Media Background Checks

Let's be smart, and careful - out there!

An Accordion Epicenter Shrinks and Thrives - NYTimes.com

My daughter purchased an accordion while in Austria recently, so this article interested me. When I finished reading it it was clear the story was as much about IB/Globalization as it was about music. Read to the end!

An Accordion Epicenter Shrinks and Thrives - NYTimes.com

China’s Swift Trains Are a Boon to Development, but a Costly One - NYTimes.com

Tying China's inland cities to its metropolitan areas and seaports - modernizing rural life:

China’s Swift Trains Are a Boon to Development, but a Costly One - NYTimes.com