Topic: Greece

Portrait of the Rapper as a Young Marketer: How K'naan Delivered on Coca-Cola's $300 Million Bet

Coca-Cola bet that an unknown Somali rapper could support its biggest marketing campaign ever. The company was right, and it may have launched a new star. Or not.READ»

• Two Versions of "Wavin' Flag"

Unknown Country Buys All-Seeing Surveillance Plane

The Saab Group, a relative of the car company, sells its $670 million airborne surveillance system. But who's the mystery buyer?READ»

How Wireless Technology Will Change Global Health

There is a slick new television commercial advertising Apple's iPad. It includes a cool medical application that can be used for medical imaging. The advertisement shows a trend in medicine: in the last two years there has been an ...READ»

Massive International BitTorrent Raid: Where Will We Download Mad Men Now?

The Pirate Bay. BTJunkie. Mediafire. All these sites are down or struggling today, after a 14-nation police force raided a Swedish hosting center and a Czech university. It's one of the biggest crackdowns ever, but that doesn't mean pirates are out of options.READ»

A Dancing, Shifting Architecture Installation Opens in Queens

A profile of SO-IL, the lean, mean firm behind the P.S.1 courtyard installation, this summer's hottest architecture project.READ»

Tableau in Toronto: the G20 Shifts Gears

The implications and impact of the G20 Summit in TorontoREAD»

Infographic: Mowing the Lawn Becomes Art

Jeremy Wood is doing something only the most enthusiastic suburbanites ever thought possible: He is elevating lawn-mowing to a work of art.READ»

Restaurants of the Recession: Minimalist Mediterranean Meets Take-Home Market at Momed

Restaurants opening during the downturn are using top-shelf design to bring in new patrons. Next up in our series, Momed, a Mediterranean restaurant in Beverly Hills. READ»

• Restaurants of the Recession

Will the London Olympics Live Up to Its Green Ambitions?

Everywhere you look, London's 2012 Olympics have scrapped or hedged on some aspect of their environmental goals, casting doubt on whether there's even such a thing as Green Games.READ»

Crib Sheet: The Bilderberg Group, a Real-Life Illuminati for Conspiracy Theorists

Just outside of Barcelona there is a pretty little seaside resort called Sitges. Beloved by the gay community and horror movie aficionados, it is this year's venue for the Bilderberg Club's annual general meeting. "The what?" asked ...READ»

World Cup: Adidas' Jabulani Ball Promises Higher Scores, Anguished Goalies

Other manufacturers may produce colorful balls for next month's FIFA World Cup, but there's only one official ball, and for the 11th year, Adidas earned the right to field its version of what a world-class ball should look like.This ...READ»

• Designing the World Cup: Coke Taps Vuvuzelas and K'naan for Inspiration

Developing Business Excellence While Delivering Responsible Competitiveness – The Case of Lloyds TSB

Using the EFQM Excellence Model to focus on customers and how we can create value by better meeting their needs, while identifying what we need to do to develop our people and maximize their potential -- all while archiving such sustainable excellence.READ»

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»

The 10 Most Creative People on Twitter

When we launched our 100 Most Creative People in Business list last year, we were surprised that only 20 of those individuals were on Twitter. In the year since, another 10 have joined. But out of those tweeting who do you need to follow?READ»

Euro Crash

CMG's Shawn Baldwin explores the implications of a weakened Euro READ»

Perspective Over Panic, Please.

There’s no denying it’s been a tough start for equities in May. And for many investors, I’m sure recent market activity is conjuring up feelings reminiscent of 2008. However, before panic sets in it’s always good to get ...READ»

Good Harbor Strategy Market Commentary

Commentary: If you’re a bull or bear, April certainly provided ample evidence to support your case. On one hand solid earnings reports from a number of companies, an encouraging GDP print and signs of improving consumer sentiment ...READ»

Market Chaos! The 998.5 point drop and the mechanism explained

Shawn Baldwin from CMG discusses the precipitous 998 point drop and its connection with the Greek debt crisisREAD»

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»

Erlend Olson

Erlend Olson The optimal approach is to get the blow-out preventer - an iron hydraulic device near the well on the ocean floor - "fully engaged" in sealing off the crude oil source, Rybarczyk said. "The other method being discussed is a relief well. We have those resources available but we have not deployed them." READ»

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Acropolis - The Temple of Athena Nike

On the right of the correct entry of the Acropolis is the temple of wingless victory. You can see the sea from here and they say this is where Aigeus cheap Nike Air Max leapt to his casualty.Just opposite this temple is an ...READ»

Discerning Trends and Fluctuations From Direction and Volatility

Question: Why did the market tank at the close Wednesday, after the release of the G.19 report, when it was already known February was a poor month for consumer credit? Between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm Wednesday, this was the most significant news to come out?READ»

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