Feb
07
If you own Toyota shares, sell now. These problems are long term.So Toyota is about to recall 270,000 Prius models. According to Japanese newspapers, it has told dealers it will bow to pressure and…
Jan
08
Founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dubbed as one of the biggest private foundation in the world operated in a transparent manner. It was set up for reducing …
Oct
26
One of the little observed forces in the economy is the love affair between President Obama and Google.For insights into this star-struck relationship, check this report in Fortune. From the time …
Sep
07
He’s back! Film director Michael Moore is now cashing in on the world’s financial collapse with his latest film Capitalism: A Love Story. In the film, you can see him asking a congressional regula…
Aug
03
Despite its roaring profits, Goldman Sachs reputation took quite a hammering last month starting with Matt Taibbi's piece in Rolling Stone, which I covered here, where he accused Goldman Sachs of…
Sep
19
The credit crisis has taken a toll on the standing of various brands. The latest Interbrand Best Global Brands list has Coca Cola as the world's leading brand, followed by IBM and Microsoft. The …
Jun
10
Toyota, Google and IKEA are the top three in the list of the world's most respected companies, according to the latest rankings from the Reputation Institute.The full list is here.
Apr
28
It didn't take him long. Jérôme Kerviel, the trader and computer whiz who evaded Société Générale's electronic risk-control systems has landed a new job – working for an IT consultancy.He has…
Apr
04
Who is to blame for the Bear Stearns collapse?Bear Stearns president and CEO Alan Schwartz has taken a leaf out of the books of former Enron chief Kenneth Lay who complained that business journalists…
Mar
12
Trust in business has jumped to 58 per cent but fewer people now trust Government, according to the latest Edelmen Trust Barometer.That might have something to do with the war in iraq and the low app…