Natural gas production is booming, but prices for the stuff aren't, which is problematic for investors who paid up for driller stocks last year. But it's great news for fertilizer companies that put it into the ground rather than suck it out. And those companies are offering shares at sale prices now. Natural gas producer ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 20:23

For an international financial institution reputedly in decline and less than beloved by a global development community that increasingly rejects its traditional top-down model for aid, the World Bank and its soon-to-be-vacant chief executive?s chair sure are attracting a lot of speculation ? and one very public campaigner for the post. professor Jeffrey Sachs ? ...

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

Yesterday, I was forwarded the following email, with a note asking me if I planned to comment on it: Hey you, here comes Chaka Fatta. Hopefully this will not pass, but if it does, we will have a 1% on all credit card charges. ON JANUARY 1, 2013, THE US GOVERNMENT IS REQUIRING EVERYONE TO ...

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

Pretty much anyone tooling in the PR biz is keyed in on this latest chapter of Goldman Sachs? extended trial in the court of public opinion. What is it about this particular company that compels the media, regulators, legislators and general public to pounce on it at every turn? ??Are Goldman?s standards and corporate culture ...

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

TOKYO. Many of us who have followed East Asia over the years identify with Sisyphus, the unfortunate king in Greek mythology who kept rolling a boulder uphill only to have it come crashing down again. ??The East is different and we long-time residents keep saying so ? but when will anyone in the West take ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 11:22

With Diablo 3 coming out May 15th, it?s time for analysts to start piling on as they predict how well the anticipated title from Activision-Blizzard will sell. Analyst firm Cowen & Company estimates that the title will sell 5M in its first year, which I?d say is a fair bet given that the other games ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:53

In my last post, I wrote about Chief Marketing Officers' collective desire for greater marketing agility.?? They want their marketing teams to keep pace with rapidly changing consumers. As if you needed more evidence, take a look at the recent New York Times piece on how quickly consumer shopping habits are changing as a result ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:53

Conmed recently delivered better than expected fourth quarter results, and management raised its guidance for 2012.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 18:54

Featuring high earnings, strong projected growth and tons of job openings, these are the best 15 jobs for young people in America today.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 18:54

MTS Systems carried its momentum into the first quarter of its fiscal 2012 and delivered another solid beat on both earnings and revenue.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 18:54