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Korea's Won Is the Winner

Institutional Investors have named the Korean Won the currency of choice for investing with the weakening U.S. dollar coming in second place.READ»

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"Inside Job" Filmmaker Charles Ferguson Hopes to Help Send Bankers to Jail

"This has cost the American people trillions of dollars," Ferguson tells Fast Company. If only he were talking about his film and not the deception behind the financial crisis.READ»

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How Green Entrepreneurs Pave the Path to Real Economic Recovery

In the aftermath of the Great Recession we could be in a single dip or a double, heading for deflation or hyper-inflation. But one thing seems clear - we're not getting out of this mess by shuffling money around. We need real ...READ»

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Crime Rates Fell Despite Recession - But Why?

A criminological puzzle.READ»

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Leadership: Inglorious CEOs

Timing is everything. Could there be a worse time than now be a CEO?READ»

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Business Malady #1: The Waiting Game

There's a game called the Waiting Game that works like this: you sit on the sidelines, waiting for everyone else to go first. And then you skip a turn. Or a hundred turns. And before you know it, the game's over. Everyone else is ...READ»

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Glam: the Next Media Giant?

Glam Media CEO and Founder Samir Arora talks about cutting his own salary, building an ad network to rival Google, and why women rule.READ»

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Tony Hayward Out at BP; Don't Be Surprised If They Pick a Woman to Replace Him

Tony Hayward is reported to be out as the CEO of BP, with a sweet 600,000-pound pension waiting for him (that's $928K) as a "reward" for not only presiding over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but performing like a whiny schoolboy ...READ»

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Online, Mobile Ad Spending Explodes, Threatens Traditional Media?

Some thinking about online advertising spend in 2010 suggests that this year it's going to see serious growth, which is fabulous news for new media. But it's potentially bad news for traditional publishing. The analysis is coming from ...READ»

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Tableau in Toronto: the G20 Shifts Gears

The implications and impact of the G20 Summit in TorontoREAD»

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Voices From E3: A Look at the Financial Future of Gaming

Besides rough economic times, the spread of piracy, used games sales, and possible government regulation contribute to game industry's financial challenges. We asked some of gaming's biggest players which of these are the biggest threat to the industry's future.READ»

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Razorfish 2010 Outlook: "You Can Innovate Your Way Out of a Recession"

Razorfish isn't labeling their digital trends outlook as "digital" this year. And it's no accident. The marketing and design agency that’s been rooted in digital since its inception in 1995, is making a statement that digital’s ...READ»

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The Economy: Don't Hit the Reset Button

Let's not call our wobbly progress from the brink of a global financial meltdown a "recovery." Why? Because we are doomed by our collective mindset to plunge into more financial crises as soon as we recover, says author and CEO Dov Seidman. The problem is we continue to function according to a 20th-century operating system whose catastrophic bugs have been exposed as critical flaws. READ»

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HP Sees Big Revenue Gains, More Palm-Like Acquisitions in the Future

HP revealed its first quarter results this week, reporting 13% revenue growth. And with its planned acquisition of Palm underway, the computer giant is clearly doing something right.READ»

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Ford MI Followers Learn Ford Profits but Not out of the Woods Yet

Ford MI news bit about Ford Motor Company’s announcement about first quarter gains led to initial share increases, but stocks continue to slip despite profit report. READ»

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Good News of the Day: U.S. Carbon Emissions Dropped 7% in 2009

The massive oil spill off the Gulf Coast has left a bitter taste in our mouths, and for good reason--how could this happen at the same time that the environmental movement is finally rallying popular support? But all is not lost, ...READ»

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Who's Hiring - Top employers week of 5-3-10

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 5/3/10.READ»

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Macro Trends: America’s New Chapter

The stock market has rallied since March 2009 on cheap money and undervaluation; the former is unsustainable and the latter no longer the case.READ»

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Reshaping America's Mobile Workforce

Over thirty-five million workers in the United States commute via mobile office workspaces thus America is quickly acquiring a new nickname as; Freelance Nation. The reality of the corporate shift towards more ...READ»

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Prospects for Job Growth

My latest project, now in the hands of the editors, is called 2011 Career Plan. The idea is that as America moves out of recession, 2011 is a good time for your next career move, so make a plan and get moving! Of course, this is ...READ»

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Trigger Event Marketing Hits The Bulls Eye

Trigger Event Marketing The report from Aberdeen suggests that the best time for marketers is when customers are communicating through their actions... You may think you're familiar with all the different kinds of marketing out ...READ»

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Whither the Global Economic Recovery?

The recovery in the US (and global) economy is hale and hearty. Amidst deep economic gloom, I had written in April 2009 that the US and world economies would show strong signs of recovery by July 2009 (see here and here). Ensnared in ...READ»

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Infographic of the Day: China's Growing Wealth Gap

A look at perhaps the biggest threat to China's future.READ»

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Outsourcing Your Marketing - Should You Hire Outside Marketing Help Now?

If you find yourself short on talent necessary to grow your business consider these benefits of augmenting your existing staff with temporary marketers... READ»

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