Kraft just announced that it is going to rebrand its global snacks company Mondelez. According to their press release, we're supposed to say?? " mohn-dah-LEEZ".?? Easy to remember;?? just think Bush Administration Secretary of State.?? You know, ??Mon-de-leza Rice. Kraft has made sure we know where the mark came from:?? a merger of monde for ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 01:26

Worries about slowing growth in China intensified on Thursday after a disappointing purchasing manager index report. What businesses in the country look promising for investors? To find out, I sat down earlier this week at a Starbuck's on??swank Nanjing West Road here in Shanghai with JP Gan. JP is a managing director at Shanghai-based Qiming ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 06:23

It is post Selection Sunday and copiers across America are working overdrive printing NCAA brackets. Die-hard basketball fans and novices are making their picks and joining pools. Some are making their picks strictly based on their basketball IQ and wins and losses. Others are picking their alma mater and favorite teams. And we all have ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 22:53

The next Great Recession is in the making.?? The money supply trends say so.?? And it is looking more and more like this next Greater Recession is going to be one for the ages? The money supply, as measured by THE CONTRAIAN TAKE?s broad (and preferred) TMS2 metric (TMS for True ?Austrian? Money Supply), posted ...

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 20:23

The idea of using data to win the brand game is not new. But if the film ?Moneyball? taught us anything we can translate to the increasing complexity of digital, it?s that the players should never become more important than what the team needs: results. Playing a kind of ?smartball? on brand teams today means ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 12:39

Monique Coleman is an actress, philanthropist, entrepreneur, UN Youth Champion and CEO/Founder of GimmeMo, a Mo?vement and online talk show that empowers youth through safe conversations about real issues. On November 16, 2010 Monique was named the first ever United Nations Youth Champion for the Year of Youth. She then embarked on a self-initiated 6-month, ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 13:23

What does life after Beats by Dr. Dre look like for Lee and his company? It begins with rolling out a slew of new headphones to compete with those of his onetime partner.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 19:25

Monster Worldwide CEO Sal Iannuzzi, who earlier this month said the company had begun assessing strategic alternatives, today said that the company has received ?considerable interest? from potential buyers but that no formal talks have yet begun. ?At a certain price, anything?s for sale,? Iannuzzi told Reuters in an interview. Iannuzzi did not discuss potential ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:57

Looking for a way to invest in food? Corn Products International is expected to see double digit earnings growth in 2012.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 18:23

I've written in the past about how I think you should own your investments and rent your fun. I mostly think about this when it comes to vacation properties, but it can be applied equally well to things like boats and other major "big boy toys." Over the weekend, we nailed down our Spring Break ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 20:55