Here's the rub though: will we ever get to a point where shareholders hold companies accountable for customer outrage when the customers are, well, wrong.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 01:47

Do you have employee stock options that you?re not quite sure what to do with? Should you exercise them and take the gain now (if there?s no gain, it?s a moot point) or hold onto them a little bit longer for potentially higher profits down the road? That?s the question we recently received. Here are ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 16:25

As a brand name in its own right, the Mercedes-Benz 4Matic all-wheel-drive system isn't nearly as well-known as Audi Quattro or Subaru "symmetrical" all-wheel drive with the catchy jingle about transferring power, ?from the wheels that slip to the wheels that grip.? So it's a bit of a surprise to learn that depending on where ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 23:27

What went wrong with the now-retracted ?This American Life? story on Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer of devices? According to a chagrinned Ira Glass, it came down to a single, missing phone number, the cell belonging to monologuist Mike Daisey?s Chinese interpreter: During fact checking before the broadcast of Daisey?s story, This American Life staffers asked ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:55

Junk in China's trunk. That's what most American businesses are putting into China, a lot of scrap metal. In fact, it's a top three item that's helped make China the No. 1 importer of U.S. goods outside of the NAFTA free trade zone.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 00:26

Tell us where you go to find the best restaurants.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 16:54

As the free agency tour continues, it?s still an open question as to which football team, desperate for a quarterback, will land the legendary passer. According to one contrarian NFL pundit, the best fit for Manning is a team that isn?t even pursuing him: the Ravens. Kerry Byrne of Cold Hard Football Facts put together ...

pubblicato il: 17/03/2012 - 22:25

Are networks and relationships changing the fundamental structures of how we organize and operate in the world? Who creates these new structures and who is accountable for them? How do they relate to our institutions and to our businesses? In a discussion with noted author of Macrowikinomics and business management thought leader, Don Tapscott, at ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:54

Ending Operation Twist Alone Should Push Rates Higher by o.4% In A Year Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has been interfering with interest rates to a degree which is unprecedented in my lifetime. ??In the early 80's, The FED under Paul Volker raised rates to sky-high levels, creating a recession in order to kill??inflation. ??However, ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 02:53

Seems as if John Elway got his wish. And it's a twofer. ESPN is reporting that the Denver Broncos will sign . Elway, the Broncos vice president for football operations, gets his franchise quarterback. And he will somewhat gracefully be able to get rid of that constant burr in his saddle named Tim Tebow, whom ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 18:53