Economic Disparities With Germany Shapes a French Election - NYTimes.com

Neighbors and a world apart:

Economic Disparities With Germany Shapes a French Election - NYTimes.com

Blogging Business Plans 101 : @ProBlogger

Blogging Business Plans 101 : @ProBlogger

Cross-cultural training - How much difference does it really make? - NYTimes.com

Is cross-cultural training worth it?

Cross-cultural training - How much difference does it really make? - NYTimes.com

Trademarks Take On New Importance in Internet Era - NYTimes.com

Intellectual Property battle - who owns words? Can they be imbued with special meaning?

Trademarks Take On New Importance in Internet Era - NYTimes.com

Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage - NYTimes.com

Hey, Let's be careful out there!

Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage - NYTimes.com

Starbucks Plans to Begin Populating India at Last - NYTimes.com

Starbucks enters one last outpost!

Starbucks Plans to Begin Populating India at Last - NYTimes.com

Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China - NYTimes.com

The Price of Globalization -

Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China - NYTimes.com

Average Is Over - NYTimes.com

What I've been trying to tell ya' :)

Average Is Over - NYTimes.com

China’s President Pushes Back Against Western Culture - NYTimes.com

China moves to strengthen its' culture, bolstering it against the West.

China’s President Pushes Back Against Western Culture - NYTimes.com

Reliving the Best (and Worst) Ads of 2011 - NYTimes.com

Reliving the Best (and Worst) Ads of 2011 - NYTimes.com

Proliferation of Choices Hurts BlackBerry Sales, Analysts Say - NYTimes.com

Proliferation of Choices Hurts BlackBerry Sales, Analysts Say - NYTimes.com

Wal-Mart Hears a Familiar Complaint in India - NYTimes.com

Globalization or Localization? (And the same debate raged here in the US before Wal-Marts conquest).

Wal-Mart Hears a Familiar Complaint in India - NYTimes.com

Philippines Overtakes India as Hub of Call Centers - NYTimes.com

Call Center Competition: US, India, or the rising Philippines?

Philippines Overtakes India as Hub of Call Centers - NYTimes.com

Banks Fear Breakup of the Euro Zone - NYTimes.com

Banks Fear Breakup of the Euro Zone - NYTimes.com

Austerity in Europe Brings Bitterness Unknown in Postwar Era - NYTimes.com

Reality Check - for Europe and us....

Austerity in Europe Brings Bitterness Unknown in Postwar Era - NYTimes.com

Thai Floods Wash Over Global Supply Chains - NYTimes.com

Wringing out costs mean tight supply chains, with no room for mishap.

Thai Floods Wash Over Global Supply Chains - NYTimes.com

Plan to Leave Euro for Drachma Gains Support in Greece - NYTimes.com

Major impact on International Business and financial markets:

Plan to Leave Euro for Drachma Gains Support in Greece - NYTimes.com

Austerity Faces Political Test in Greek Turmoil - NYTimes.com

Crisis is hammering Europe and the US financial markets - is this the US future, austerity?

Austerity Faces Political Test in Greek Turmoil - NYTimes.com

Austerity Faces Political Test in Greek Turmoil - NYTimes.com

Crisis is hammering Europe and the US financial markets - is this the US future, austerity?

Austerity Faces Political Test in Greek Turmoil - NYTimes.com

Steve Jobs, a Genius of Store Design, Too - NYTimes.com

Another way Steve Jobs influenced Business and Culture -

Steve Jobs, a Genius of Store Design, Too - NYTimes.com

Google Reports Strong Earnings and Exceeds Expectations - NYTimes.com

Keep on Rolling, Rolling (in money, that is...)

Google Reports Strong Earnings and Exceeds Expectations - NYTimes.com

Congress Passes Trade Deals, Ending 5-Year Standoff - NYTimes.com

Step forward for the US consumer and worker? or backward?

Congress Passes Trade Deals, Ending 5-Year Standoff - NYTimes.com

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Three more Free Trade Pacts to be voted on by Congress. Are they good for International Business? The American worker?

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Deal Sites Have Fading Allure for Merchants - NYTimes.com

Merchants vs. Consumers: Are Discounts the future?

Deal Sites Have Fading Allure for Merchants - NYTimes.com

Cold-Water Detergents Get a Cold Shoulder - NYTimes.com

The difficulties of marketing a product across borders, and across customs:

Cold-Water Detergents Get a Cold Shoulder - NYTimes.com

Groupon Back on Track for Its I.P.O. - NYTimes.com

Groupon Back on Track for Its I.P.O. - NYTimes.com

Yahoo CEO is Fired: First Mover, No Advantage

Closed in Error on Google Places, Merchants Seek Fixes - NYTimes.com

Uh-Oh!!

Closed in Error on Google Places, Merchants Seek Fixes - NYTimes.com

In E-Mail Age, Postal Service Struggles to Avoid a Default - NYTimes.com

How to save this dinosaur? Mine goes from the mail box to the recycling box:

In E-Mail Age, Postal Service Struggles to Avoid a Default - NYTimes.com

The Fiat 500 Hopes for a Rebirth in the U.S. Market - NYTimes.com

Global Business: An Italian car company owns an American firm building cars in Mexico with engines from Michigan for a car launch back in the US:

The Fiat 500 Hopes for a Rebirth in the U.S. Market - NYTimes.com

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

I.B.M. at 100 - Lessons in Tech Longevity - NYTimes.com

Evolution:

I.B.M. at 100 - Lessons in Tech Longevity - NYTimes.com

Internet Start-Ups Find New Metrics to Look Profitable; - NYTimes.com

Why knowing how to read Financial Statements matter:

Internet Start-Ups Find New Metrics to Look Profitable; - NYTimes.com

Wall St. Stumbles on Economic Data - NYTimes.com

Continuing global economic turmoil rattles stock markets, threatens US banks and recovery:

Wall St. Stumbles on Economic Data - NYTimes.com

Stores Emphasize New Looks for Mannequins - NYTimes.com

No Dummies: Mannequins get a makeover -
Stores Emphasize New Looks for Mannequins - NYTimes.com

Pandora IPO surges on first day of trading - Jun. 15, 2011

Pandora goes public. Watch the video and consider the future of 'radio':

Pandora IPO surges on first day of trading - Jun. 15, 2011

Fred Rosen, Who Built Ticketmaster, Now Tries to Unseat It - NYTimes.com

An entrepreneur with moxy - and doing it again!

Fred Rosen, Who Built Ticketmaster, Now Tries to Unseat It - NYTimes.com

Muddy Waters Research Is a Thorn to Some Chinese Companies - NYTimes.com

Buyer (of Chinese companies) beware!

Muddy Waters Research Is a Thorn to Some Chinese Companies - NYTimes.com

Chaos in Yemen Drives Economy to Edge of Ruin - NYTimes.com

Political chaos, Economic catastrophe. Struggle to survive in Yemen.

Chaos in Yemen Drives Economy to Edge of Ruin - NYTimes.com

Retailers Move to Greener, Easier-to-Open Packaging - NYTimes.com

Reducing costs, environmentally-friendly, and customer desired - sounds like a win-win-win!

Retailers Move to Greener, Easier-to-Open Packaging - NYTimes.com

Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Shows Album’s New Role - NYTimes.com

Is it the music, or the marketing? Continued dissection of the business of being GaGa.

Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Shows Album’s New Role - NYTimes.com

Americans Will Need To Lower Their Expectations, Ex-GM Executive Says

The Future, Your Future:

Americans Will Need To Lower Their Expectations, Ex-GM Executive Says

Lady Gaga Album Zooms to Megahit Status - NYTimes.com

Check out the marketing behind the sales fiqures (at end...) Selling the CD at a Hudson News kiosk - Genius!

Lady Gaga Album Zooms to Megahit Status - NYTimes.com

Wal-Mart Pressed on How Global Suppliers Treat Workers - NYTimes.com

Working conditions in Third World countries under review:

Wal-Mart Pressed on How Global Suppliers Treat Workers - NYTimes.com

PayPal sues Google for stealing employees and trade secrets - May. 27, 2011

A real-life Intellectual Property and trade secrets squabble, mixed with breaches of employment contracts - oh, what fun!

PayPal sues Google for stealing employees and trade secrets - May. 27, 2011

Chasing Riches From Africa to Europe and Finding Only Squalor - NYTimes.com

Fascinating. Note the cultural imperative "to save face", which created an illusion of Europe for this fellow by his uncle, is perpetuated by him - as he lives in squalor.
What role for truth?

Chasing Riches From Africa to Europe and Finding Only Squalor - NYTimes.com

New Clue in Obesity Epidemic Points to Workplace - NYTimes.com

Work is not only killing us, it's making us fat!

New Clue in Obesity Epidemic Points to Workplace - NYTimes.com

Rifts in Europe Grow Wider Over Greece - NYTimes.com

Economic crisis spreading across Europe -

Rifts in Europe Grow Wider Over Greece - NYTimes.com

Delta-Northwest Merger’s Long and Complex Path - NYTimes.com

The nitty-gritty of business operations as seen in merging two airlines:

Delta-Northwest Merger’s Long and Complex Path - NYTimes.com

Are We Cutting Fat or Bone? - NYTimes.com

View from the trenches: Focusing on cutting costs and/or boosting revenue.

Are We Cutting Fat or Bone? - NYTimes.com

In Greece, Despair Is Tearing the Social Fabric - NYTimes.com

Economic despair while a country deals with its' debt crisis (forerunner of the US?):

In Greece, Despair Is Tearing the Social Fabric - NYTimes.com

TV Industry Takes Second Look at Older Viewers - NYTimes.com

A new look on how ad dollars are spent - targeted to where the money, and the employed, are. Be sure you track these demographic changes!

TV Industry Takes Second Look at Older Viewers - NYTimes.com

Skype Said to Have Demanded Over $7 Billion in Talks - Bloomberg

Done Deal: Tech and Talk merger -

Skype Said to Have Demanded Over $7 Billion in Talks - Bloomberg

Microsoft in Talks to Acquire Skype for $8.5 Billion - NYTimes.com

Marriage, break-ups, gossip and rumours - kind of like the "Housewives of Silicon Valley", billionaire edition!

Microsoft in Talks to Acquire Skype for $8.5 Billion - NYTimes.com

'Superjobs': Why You Work More, Enjoy It Less - WSJ.com

The New Work-Environment: prepare to do more, get less noticed, for no more pay -

'Superjobs': Why You Work More, Enjoy It Less - WSJ.com

The ‘Facebook Class’ Built Apps, and Fortunes - NYTimes.com

Modern, tech start-ups - how it is done. (Hint: Besides a cute idea, you need to know how to write code!)

The ‘Facebook Class’ Built Apps, and Fortunes - NYTimes.com

Trying to Game Google on ‘Mother’s Day Flowers’ - NYTimes.com

Trying to game the (Google) system - companies attempt to rise above to prosper. Is it proper?

Trying to Game Google on ‘Mother’s Day Flowers’ - NYTimes.com

Commodity Prices Tumble - NYTimes.com

Underlying producer and consumer prices are prices of commodities (coffee, gold, oil, etc...). These prices have a big impact on the economy as well, such as Inflation:

Commodity Prices Tumble - NYTimes.com

Portugal Interest Rate Show Investor Fears, Despite Bailout - NYTimes.com

Relevent to this weeks discussion of Regional Economic Integration, Portugal, after international bailout, continues to struggle.

Portugal Interest Rate Show Investor Fears, Despite Bailout - NYTimes.com

Small-business star StreetGlow entangled in debt and litigation - NorthJersey.com

Trials and Troubles of starting up a company, especially when young, with no education :(

Small-business star StreetGlow entangled in debt and litigation - NorthJersey.com

Chinese Investment Could Bypass U.S., Report Says - NYTimes.com

Foreign Direct Investment - China has money to invest, but is it welcome in the US? does the US want it?

Chinese Investment Could Bypass U.S., Report Says - NYTimes.com

U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.8% Rate in Quarter - NYTimes.com

Economic news: US still struggling.

U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.8% Rate in Quarter - NYTimes.com

Renesas in Japan Scrambles to Make a Critical Car Chip - NYTimes.com

Oh, the perils of the Global Supply chain, and an over-reliance on one critical parts maker:

Renesas in Japan Scrambles to Make a Critical Car Chip - NYTimes.com

Retailers Try Velvet Glove in Raising Prices - NYTimes.com

Price increases, which started in commodities last year, are now presenting themselves at the nation's retailers. Responding to higher costs with rising prices may mean a consumer backlash when most Americans are concerned about their economic prospects. Savvy?

Retailers Try Velvet Glove in Raising Prices - NYTimes.com

Sales of ‘Green’ Household Products Fall as Consumers Cut Spending - NYTimes.com

Consumer tastes, preferences and budgets are impacting the adoption of environmentally sensitive products:

Sales of ‘Green’ Household Products Fall as Consumers Cut Spending - NYTimes.com

Travel Anthology Looks at Arab Views of U.S. - NYTimes.com

Fascinating look through cultural lenses, AT the USA.

Travel Anthology Looks at Arab Views of U.S. - NYTimes.com

Soaring Inflation Poses Risks Beyond China’s Borders - NYTimes.com

China's impact on the world economy is major, and its fight with inflation has global implications. This article enlightens us on many aspects of international business and
the role of economics play. A good review of principles learned many of your classes.

Soaring Inflation Poses Risks Beyond China’s Borders - NYTimes.com

Retailers Retool Sites to Ease Shopping via Mobile Phone - NYTimes.com

Sometimes business's are so '00's - falling behind cultural and technological trends. Would you purchase off your phone?

Retailers Retool Sites to Ease Shopping via Mobile Phone - NYTimes.com

Languages Grew From a Seed in Africa, a Study Says - NYTimes.com

BUS255 is thinking and writing about Creativity this week. Here is one way to continue to develop that 'out-of-the-box' mindset - read widely on intriquing concepts and expand your mind. Not only will it force your brain to grow and think in unique ways, it helps in seeing the world differently - and who knows, it may give rise to a new business idea. Can this idea of "budding" be applied to where you franchise your new business? :)

Languages Grew From a Seed in Africa, a Study Says - NYTimes.com

Business Wakes Up to Cloud Computing - NYTimes.com

Time for you to catch up on your understanding of cloud computing! If you use Dropbox, Google Docs, etc.. you are familiar with the idea of storing your data "in the clouds" (off-site, on other peoples servers, not your hard-drive). Now it is business's turn.

Business Wakes Up to Cloud Computing - NYTimes.com

Food Prices Stir Concern About Biofuels Mandates - NYTimes.com

To understand economic and social matters, remember: "Markets, Prices and Supply and Demand". Here is an example - rising demand for food as fuel raises prices and increases hunger among those who cannot pay. (Also known as the Free Market).

Food Prices Stir Concern About Biofuels Mandates - NYTimes.com

Dish Network Wins Auction for Blockbuster - NYTimes.com

The "Netflix" of its' day fallen on hard times - now a suitor hopes to raise it from bankruptcy. Interesting strategic implications!

Dish Network Wins Auction for Blockbuster - NYTimes.com

Newly Homeless Re-Establish Order Amid Chaos - NYTimes.com

Culture-infused characteristics are manifest in the midst of disruption and dispair.

Newly Homeless Re-Establish Order Amid Chaos - NYTimes.com

Quake in Japan Broke a Link in Global Supply Chain - NYTimes.com

When it is working, it seems invisible and seemless, but when their is a glitch (or catastrophe) it is a major crisis - the impact of the triple disaster in Japan on the Global Supply Chain, a key of Global Business:

Quake in Japan Broke a Link in Global Supply Chain - NYTimes.com

Group of 7 Takes Measures to Stabilize Japan’s Currency - NYTimes.com

Currency Market intervention in Yen while Japan deals with its' 'triple crisis' - of interest to note is that the move is to weaken (drive down) the value of the currency.

Group of 7 Takes Measures to Stabilize Japan’s Currency - NYTimes.com

Is Groupon Ruining Retailing? - NYTimes.com

This is a BLOG post (one person's opinion, not necessarily factual or researched) about Groupon and 'social couponing. Quite interesting.

Is Groupon Ruining Retailing? - NYTimes.com

Is Groupon Ruining Retailing? - NYTimes.com

This is a BLOG post (one person's opinion, not necessarily factual or researched) about Groupon and 'social couponing. Quite interesting.

Is Groupon Ruining Retailing? - NYTimes.com

Google’s 8-Point Plan to Help Managers Improve - NYTimes.com

Management, like parenting, is based on simple principles. Like have some time and be consistent. A quantitative take on a gut-feeling issue.


Google’s 8-Point Plan to Help Managers Improve - NYTimes.com: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Starbucks’s Chief Tries to Recapture Its Heyday - NYTimes.com

Entrepeneur or Manager? or both? The story of Howard Schultz and Starbucks.

Starbucks’s Chief Tries to Recapture Its Heyday - NYTimes.com

FDA takes over Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol plants - Mar. 10, 2011

It has got to be a pretty bad situation for the US Gov't to take over your factories...

FDA takes over Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol plants - Mar. 10, 2011

Sargento keeps family tradition | Herald Times Reporter | htrnews.com

About family-owned businesses - now third-generation! (For MGT352)

Sargento keeps family tradition | Herald Times Reporter | htrnews.com