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The Economics Behind Borders Shutdown: A Virtual Age Triumph?
What started 40 years ago as an 800-square-foot bookstore in Ann Arbor, soon grew to become one of the world’s largest bookstore chains. Confirmation has now come through that the Borders Group, not having received any offers that could salvage it, will be liquidating the company’s remaining 399 stores, starting as soon as coming Friday. [...]
Christine Lagarde top contender for new IMF chief
Following ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s scandalous arrest on May 14 in New York, a number of names have been thrown up for the selection of the new head of the International Monetary Fund, the latest among these being Christine Lagarde, who visited Brazil to gather support for her IMF candidacy. A 55-year-old former lawyer, and [...]
Gold Corp. Inc: Operating for Excellence
North America’s Fastest Growing Senior Gold Producer With a strong project pipeline, positioned to drive long-term sustainable growth, Goldcorp Inc. is the fastest growing, lowest-cost senior gold producer with operations and development projects in politically stable jurisdictions throughout the Americas. Employing over 11,500 people worldwide, Goldcorp is a Canadian company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Goldcorp [...]
iPhone-maker Foxconn considers $12 Billion Brazil expansion move
The Taipei-based Taiwanese company, Foxconn, popularly known for being Apple’s iPhone and iPad maker, is considering spending around $12 billion over five to six years towards expanding by setting up production facilities in Brazil. This information, regarding Foxconn’s intentions, was released in a statement made by Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s President. If this comes through, Foxconn’s [...]
U.S Rail Freight to Invest Record $12B on network in 2011, says AAR
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced that U.S. railroads are planning to spend a record $12 billion on capital improvements this year, outdoing their 2010 record of $10.7 billion. While the Great Expectations 2011, Railroads and Continued U.S. Economic Recovery report by the AAR has projected these figures on the basis of public announcements [...]
The Hottest Women in Business, Women to watch out for…
The World’s 5 Highest Paid Women Executives Happy Women’s Day! 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. And if you’re thinking “wow, 100 years… what a long way women have come over the last century !”, we share the sentiment totally. Yes, we see women in all walks of life competing head to [...]
