News tagged with global business
CFO survey: Outlook rosier, but inflation a worry
Chief financial officers in the U.S. have a more optimistic outlook about the economy, with robust growth expected in earnings and capital spending. Overall employment is expected to grow slowly, though some job categories ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Technology cos. commit funds to Obama program
(AP) -- Three of the nation's biggest technology companies are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to an initiative backed by President Barack Obama to encourage job creation and economic growth by supporting small ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Hu urges US to ease high-tech export restrictions
President Hu Jintao has urged the United States to ease restrictions on high-tech exports to China after Beijing and Washington signed $45 billion in trade deals during his US visit.
Jan 21, 2011 |
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CFO survey: optimism tumbles, employment picture bleak
Optimism about the U.S. economy has fallen back to recession levels among chief financial officers, who foresee minimal increases in hiring, weak consumer demand and heightened economic uncertainty, finds a Duke/CFO Magazine ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Bosses behaving badly
(PhysOrg.com) -- The formula for positive leadership may be the holy grail of management training, but there's also increasing interest in the negative flipside.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Shopping experiences would differ if businesses applied customer loyalty study findings
Imagine a car dealership where telling a salesperson "I'm just looking" would allow you to do just that. Or an online retailer offering you price cuts or free shipping to improve its relationship with you.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 09, 2010 |
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New IBM Service Plays Real-Time Matchmaker In Call Centers
IBM announced a new service today which uses advanced analytics to match a caller with the optimal customer service representative (CSR) in real-time. IBM has collaborated with specialty insurance provider Assurant Solutions, ...
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Lenovo buying back mobile phone business
(AP) -- Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Friday it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year.
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Report: Offshoring Evolving at Rapid Pace
(PhysOrg.com) -- The number of U.S. companies with an offshoring strategy has more than doubled from 2005 to 2008 and very few plan to relocate activities back to the United States, according to Duke Offshoring Research Network’s ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Samsung Electronics posts 'outstanding' Q2 results
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading computer memory chipmaker, on Friday posted what it called "outstanding" second-quarter results due to a recovery in prices and demand.
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Would-be buyer of Pirate Bay backpedals in court
(AP) -- The would-be buyer of Web site The Pirate Bay backpedaled in a Dutch court Tuesday, saying that it is uncertain whether the purchase will ever be completed.
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Taiwan's HTC earnings edge down in Q2
HTC Corp, Taiwan's leading smartphone maker, said Monday its net profit in the second quarter was down almost two percent from a year earlier.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Global CEOs back greenhouse gas cuts, carbon caps
(AP) -- A global summit of business leaders urged governments to order steep and mandatory cuts in greenhouse gases Tuesday, favoring a cap-and-trade system instead of a tax to set a market price for carbon ...
May 26, 2009 |
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