In preparation for our annual Research Conference in April, I have been actively studying our research over the last year. What I realized is that today?s business environment requires a complete rethink of many of the traditional practices of HR. Let me briefly explain. The Invention of Professional Over the last 100 years, businesses have ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 22:57

??, the Chinese auto and battery maker headed by the country's one-time richest man,?? continued to give its investors a bumpy ride?? with a worse-than-expected weekend earnings forecast that sent its shares tumbling in Hong Kong today. , which is about 10% owned by a subsidiary of 's , closed down by 4.8%. Its stock ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 15:55

To be honest when I first this finding that came from a study, conducted by Ernst & Young who surveyed nearly 25,000 people across 34 different markets around the world, I was somewhat surprised. I would?ve guessed that number ? one quarter, would have been even lower among American consumers when it comes to brand ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 14:56

When I pull out my bankcard that draws on my checking account, I pretty much know how much money is in it. ??Should I be running low, say under $200, I would not feel comfortable walking into, say, a car dealership searching to purchase a new car using my bankcard. ??Yet that seems to be ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 14:56

By Jim Wyckoff Of Kitco News Editor?s note: Catch the Latest Happenings with Kitco Video News! (Kitco News) ? Comex gold futures prices are mildly lower in early trading Monday, as the market sees a corrective pullback from solid gains posted Friday that did give the bulls a bit of fresh upside momentum. The key ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 14:56

Shares in state-controlled carrier China Eastern fell by 1.1% in Hong Kong and 1.8% in Shanghai today after the company posted a decline in 2011??profit and announced plans to??invest in??a budget carrier. China Eastern in its annual report yesterday said ??revenue for 2011 was 84 billion yuan, or $13 billion, up 12%.?? Net profit was??4.9 ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 14:56

Will the Justices apply the law or their ideology?

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 14:56

In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ?DividendRank? report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider?s view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:26

Dan Gillmor has a piece about the JOBS Act which I?m afraid misses the point about the financing of new ventures. That point that there is always a delicate balance between getting new ventures funded and people being ripped off by the pretence of new ventures getting funded. The new technologies, this internet we?re all ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 17:56

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/28/12, Resource Capital Corp (NYSE: RSO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.20, payable on 4/27/12. As a percentage of RSO?s recent stock price of $5.80, this dividend works out to approximately 3.45%, so look for shares of Resource Capital Corp ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 16:56