Wal-Mart's Midlife CrisisWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:54AMJohn E. Fleming, Wal-Mart's newly appointed chief merchandising officer, is staring hard at a display of $14 women's T-shirts in a Supercenter a few miles from the retailer's Bentonville (Ark.) headquarters.
Will There Be a “Silver Bullet” for the U.S. Economy?Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:36AMThe prosperity the United States enjoyed in the 1990s was in large part due to the tech boom, a “black swan” that fundamentally changed the U.S. economy.
Temasek Says Rozario to Leave Fullerton Financial UnitWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:12AMTemasek Holdings Pte said Francis Rozario resigned as chief executive officer of Fullerton Financial Holdings, the Singapore sovereign firm’s unit which invests in banks.
The tablet challengeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:57PMThe Pheu Thai Party's promise of One Tablet per Child for primary school students nationwide has touched off a lively debate about cost and practicality.
India Needs More Health, Education Spending for Inclusive Growth, Sen SaysTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:18PMIndia needs to spend more on basic health care and education if economic growth is to benefit all members of society, according to Amartya Sen, the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for economics.
First time in 8 yrs, beer sales dip in summerTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:42PMA feel good economy perks up beer enthusiasts in emerging markets, said an investment report from Swiss bank UBS last year.
Additional news "Opinion"Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:27PMThe leader among the top 20 ranked by foreign assets of Russian companies, the company “LUKOIL”. Referred to study Russian transnational corporations (TNCs), presented June 23 at the Moscow Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Russian Academy of Sciences and in New York at the Center for International Investment at Columbia University.
Oil & Natural Gas Stock Outlook - July 2011Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:55PMThe long-term outlook for oil remains favorable, given the commodity's constrained supply picture.
'Funding gap' imperils science exploits, AIDS forum hearsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:15PMScientists have now provided revolutionary tools to roll back HIV but only a major funding boost, supported especially by emerging giant economies, will determine the outcome, experts say.