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Fed retains stance of September FOMC meeting
This post is a guest contribution by Asha Bangalore* of The Northern Trust Company. The FOMC policy statement following the meeting of November 3-4 retains roughly the stance that was conveyed in the September policy statement. In the November 4 policy statement, the Fed also left unchanged the...
The Best of Times
Thoughts from the Frontline Weekly Newsletter The Best of Times by John MauldinOctober 23, 2009What's a Fed to do? We get talk about tightening and taking away the easy credit, but we got the fourth largest monetization on record last week. This week we examine the elements of deflation, look at...
Is China the next bubble?
This post is a guest contribution by Dr Jay Bryson* of Wells Fargo Securities, Economics Group. Recently released data showed that the year-over-year growth rate of Chinese real GDP rose from 6.1 percent in the first quarter of this year to 7.9 percent in the second quarter (Figure 1). Monthly...
India Budget 2009
If there can be a perfect example for a damp squib, this is it! my earlier post I had opened a discussion on the role of media in creating a hype about the union budget and had also mentioned what can be realistic expectation of the new regime.I was spot-on, in saying that no fireworks could be...
New Government Old Politics
I am writing this after a long time. In the meanwhile as the powers that be changed and exchanged their jobs, me too changed the job (you can find out about it on my profile). The last month has proved it again that as more things change, they remain the same. The Loksabha saw the first skirmish...
Vale well positioned as China's steelmakers warm up
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) (RIO) has recently been climbing back from lows caused by the severe drop in demand for its principle feedstock, iron ore. However, there are signs that the Brazilian mining giant may be turning the corner, as the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has begun to show some...
ABB : Switzerlands Sleeping Giant
Swiss power & automation specialist ABB is moving from strength to strength with the recent announcement of a €550m contract which integrates with a green power project in Ireland. Irish system operator Eirgrid, has ordered a transmission system using HVDC Light (high-voltage direct current), an...
Geithner Asks Congress for Broad Power to Seize Firms
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner today told Congress the administration will seek unprecedented power to seize non-bank financial companies whose collapse could jeopardize the economy, a move Geithner said would have allowed the government to bail out insurance giant American International...
5 Smart Ways to Build Your Small Business
For many the American Dream includes owning your own business. As more people experience layoffs the time may be right to “go for it”. Tough times can make growing a business harder, but, should not be viewed as impossible. Survival when times are tough will give you the springboard necessary to...
The Fortune 500 CEO Hall of Shame
There’s a secret club of predominantly old white dudes who consider themselves the smartest guys in any room. These are the captains of the top 500 companies in the world (according to Fortune 500 magazine). And many of them deserve to be considered among the greatest leaders and business...
How to Be an Angel Investor
When we sold our startup in 1998 I thought one day I'd do some angel investing. Seven years later I still hadn't started. I put it off because it seemed mysterious and complicated. It turns out to be easier than I expected, and also more interesting. The part I thought was hard, the mechanics of...
18 Questions Your CEO Forgot to Ask When Building Your Website
Why are you always retrofitting and re-optimizing? Your CEO (or other decision maker) didn’t ask the right questions. You need to know how to build and promote a website from the ground up to be successful. Picture your perfect web presence. Visualize web 2.0 Zen. Now work backwards and apply...
60+ Resources For Entrepreneurs To Step Up and Take Charge
Entrepreneurs are the key to building a solid economy in any nation. As we all know U.S. economy currently is facing some of the toughest times since the Great Depression. Honestly it doesn’t seem to get any better. The start of 2009 has been pretty shaky with thousands being laid off from their...
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
Far too many for any reader to sift through single-handedly. Here are the best of the best. After years of reading, evaluating, and selling business books, Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten are the most respected experts on the category. Now they have chosen the 100 best business titles of all...
15 Applications No Online Business Can Live Without
If you’re running an online business, and probably even if you aren’t, there are some online tools that you need to know about. Not all of these tools are a necessity for every business, but no matter what you’re in, there are sure to be tools below that you know you should be using.
