The Economist: Full print edition:
Companies are squeezed between an obstructive government and black-market competitorsIT IS easy to become depressed when confronted by the waste, incompetence and downright obstructiveness towards people trying to make a living contained within Brazil’s three layers of government. So perhaps it is best to start by saying th (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Morgan Stanley UpInvestors banked on Morgan Stanley (MS) shares Wednesday after the investment bank snapped a three-quarter losing streak.Wall Street's second-largest investment bank posted earnings of 38 cents a share, down from $7.38 a share in the year-ago quarter. But Wall Street analysts expected only a 27-cents-a-shar (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Market Wrap-UpStocks and most exchange-traded funds climbed sharply through midday Thursday, then faded, but retained some of their gains.A trifecta of declining jobless claims, raised guidance from retailers and Alcoa's (AA) upside earnings surprise buoyed major indexes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 61 points (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
At the World Business Forum in New York, T. Boone Pickens, chairman of BP Capital Management, updates WSJ's Paul Glader on his project to reduce the nation's reliance on foreign oil. He also discusses the dollar's sustaining power as the world's reserve currency.
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Wall Street Journal:
It’s the kind of prediction that can get a Vegas bookie’s blood going: Name the date and time that the Dow will cross the 10,000 threshold. The answer, of course, is that it could come at any time. On Oct. 15, when the latest Consumer Price Index is announced — or not. On Oct. 23, when Fed chairman Ben Bernanke addresses th (Read More)
CNN:
Projecturf has announced it will update its collaboration and project management software with the upcoming release Projecturf 2.0 later in this quarter. The software features business-class reports that track projects start-to-finish with live progress updates. It also offers unlimited storage for any paid plan. Each plan (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The stock market’s been climbing. Housing prices are on the rebound. But the job market? Like a bum on a bender, it still hasn’t hit bottom. Even as the Dow continued its impressive run-up in recent months, Americans were still losing jobs at the rate of 2,500 an hour. Looking for work? At last count, there were 14.5 millio (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
STARTING IN SPRINGTIME, THE OUTLOOK for advertising suddenly began to get a whole lot brighter.Rays of light appeared in May in the form of Macy's chief financial officer noting that the big department-store chain was much better able to project sales than it had been six months previously. Another glimmer: Software giant M (Read More)
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network:
In brief: Cortado has announced an update to its Hosted Exchange service for the iPhone, adding Mailbox creation support. CS Odessa delivers Snow Leopard support to its line of ConceptDraw applications featuring tools for project management and graphics creation. MacPractice, a developer of practice management and clinical (Read More)
CNN:
Oranged has released Studiometry 7, upgrading the business management software with new tools for project planning, estimate creation and more. Project stages allow users to track progress from beginning to end, with automated alerts and to-dos shown at important points. The new estimates feature includes a creation wizard (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Whoever said there’s no such thing as a free lunch hasn’t been dining out this recession.As more consumers have snapped their wallets closed, desperate companies have are bringing back the once-humble freebie. The bonanza encompasses everything from fast-food chicken dinners (thanks, Oprah!) to tech toys (a free netbook or (Read More)
SmartMoney.com - Consumer Action:
Even for those whose school days are well behind them, the days leading up to September always seem filled with anticipation of new beginnings and offer us an opportunity to reflect on past choices and events. Here are seven books that our writers and contributors have chosen that address life-altering events or obstacles a (Read More)
SmartMoney.com - Consumer Action:
Several months ago, asking your manager for a raise may have gotten you an incredulous stare. But with the worst of the economic downturn seemingly behind us, today you may have a better chance.Since the recession began in December 2007, 6.7 million workers have lost their jobs, according to the Department of Labor. Some e (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Several months ago, asking your manager for a raise may have gotten you an incredulous stare. But with the worst of the economic downturn seemingly behind us, today you may have a better chance.Since the recession began in December 2007, 6.7 million workers have lost their jobs, according to the Department of Labor. Some e (Read More)