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  • Book examines ethical decisions Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:31PMAre we as ethical as we think we are? An important new book by Tufts University professor and Harvard Program on Negotiation mainstay Max H. Bazerman and Notre Dame professor Ann E. Tenbrunsel says probably not. In “Blind Spots – Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and What to Do About It,” Bazerman and Tenbrunsel make a convincing case that a significant gap exists between how ethical we think we ...
  • Around Whittier, July 20 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:27PMThe trial for a man charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of an elderly Montebello woman has been delayed.
  • Cuts and compromise on environmental bill Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:18PMThe environment bill negotiated between Gov. Mark Dayton and lawmakers includes some budget cuts and some compromise on policy issues.
  • Google spending millions to find the next big thing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:05PMGoogle spending millions to find the next big thing By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The New York Times Published Jul 19, 2011 06:30PM MDT Mountain View, Calif. • Google thinks it can be young and crazy again. And it is betting $200 million that it is right. In the hottest market for technology start-up companies in more than a decade, the Silicon Valley behemoth is playing venture capitalist in a rush to ...
  • Is Teradata Earning Its Keep? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:45PMKeep your eye on margins.
  • 5. Can Asia escape if US debt is downgraded or there is a default? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:55PMSINGAPORE: For Asia, the deepening debt troubles in the West are like a giant asteroid on a collision course – too big to dodge or ignore and yet difficult to pinpoint where the worst damage will be done. With roughly US$3 trillion of reserves he...
  • Should You Use Life Insurance as an Investment? 3 Things to Consider Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:33AMEvery once in a while we get a call on our Financial Helpline from someone whose financial adviser r
  • The Coming UK Energy Meltdown Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:14AM(This guest post by Hugh Sharman, an engineer by trade and editor of the UK focused energy blog DimWatt , appeared at The Oil Drum. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 U.S. License.)
  • Houston basketball benefactor found dead Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:24AMshare: digg facebook twitter The founder of a summer basketball program and contributor to University of Houston and Rice athletics, facing a federal investigation of his investment business, was found dead Sunday in his Friendswood home.
  • Kenya: Bank on Formal Structures to Grow Family Ventures Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:55AMMr Njagi* was a prominent businessman in Nakuru. Like many entrepreneurs, he started from scratch with a small shop, to being the foremost wholesaler of East African Industries Products (then a leading producer of consumer goods).
  • Kenya: Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Talented Staff Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:54AMEvery CEO and human resource manager out there better get worried. A research conducted by Consumer Insight that was released last week found out that money and the desire for success is the motivation behind the consumer behaviour among the youth. According to the report, children as young as nine years are yearning to amass wealth and live the lifestyle of kings and queens!
  • Kenya: After Success in Online Shop Abroad, Investor Now Eyes Local Market Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:40AMNot many entrepreneurs owe their success in business to a hobby, but for the few who do, it is always a pleasure to tell their story.
  • Chipotle has investors hungry for stock Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:22AMFor $320, you could buy 37 burritos at restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill. Or a single share of its stock.
  • Governors reflect partisan divide in debt debate Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:07AMSALT LAKE CITY — Governors nationwide are nervously watching the debt-ceiling debate in Washington, fearing that a partisan impasse could rattle financial markets and slow the economic recoveries they desperately want for their states.
  • Bobby Sager: the not-so-secret millionaire Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:25AMBobby Sager has spent the past decade living among the world’s poorest people then giving them his fortune. And not even the odd kidnap attempt will stop him.
  • Should you invest in Facebook, Twitter and Groupon? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:34AMYes, Facebook has 600m users - but could it really be worth $100bn?
  • Tunisia receives loan from WB small facility Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:48PMWASHINGTON - Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa are key to driving employment for millions of young citizens but businesses on the smaller end of the scale in this region have some of the lowest levels of access to finance in the world.
  • The American debt deal: When will taxpayers learn? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:11PMIn an amazingly topsy-turvy turn this week, while negotiating the debt ceiling deal, the U.S. House Republicans refused to consider cutting as much spending as President Barack Obama requested.
  • Gazette.Net: Nine years in, Sarbanes-Oxley?still draws heat Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:25PMIf it weren’t for the corporate accountability law that bears his name, former Maryland Sen. Paul C. Sarbanes probably wouldn’t have anywhere near the notoriety he still has.
  • Chrysler seeks air quality permits Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:09PMChrysler Group LLC could have a newly updated air pollution permit in hand by the end of the month that would allow the automaker to expand and boost production at its Toledo North Assembly Plant, where the next generation 2013 Jeep Liberty will be made — if it chooses to do so.