On February 26, 2010

Bill Would Expand Aid for Manufacturers

Back in December I wrote a story about a Michigan program to help manufacturers trying to diversify into new industries get the loans they need to do that. The $13.2 million state fund ran out of money in four…

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On February 26, 2010

Lloyds Kept Up, While Portsmouth Allowed to Fall

It's a tale of two cities when the star players of one company are sold off to keep it afloat and those of another get big bonuses in the face of massive losses.

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On February 26, 2010

AIG’s Earnings: Trouble Ahead and Trouble Behind

The bubble of optimism that surrounded American International Group's fourth quarter results - spurred on by media like Bloomberg News - has apparently burst, with its shares trading where they were in January at $25. To be fair, the insurer's

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On February 26, 2010

Automakers and the EPA: Frenemies in the Fight For Federal Regulation

U.S. automakers and the Environmental Protection Agency find themselves in an odd alliance against Sen. Lisa Murkowski's plan to prevent the government agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

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On February 26, 2010

Interpublic Earnings: Ad Agency Spent $165M Just to Fire People Last Year

Interpublic (IPG) spent $165 million firing people last year, double what it spent to lay people off the year before, the ad agency holding company said in its Q4 2009 earnings statement. There were 5,500 fewer people working at the

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On February 26, 2010

Buy! Now! Publishers Must Embrace eCommerce for Mobile Media

As media executives grapple with the new opportunities (and dangers) presented by the transition to mobile platforms, it's fascinating to see the realization -- slowly sinking in -- that ecommerce must be a central aspect of their business strategies going

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On February 26, 2010

Banks Could Lose Out in Battle over Mobile Payments

AT&T, Sprint Nextel and other big U.S. telecoms pose major competition for banks for the emerging mobile payments market

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On February 26, 2010

The Secret Origins of Corporate Strategy

Featured Guest: Walter Kiechel, author of The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World.

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On February 26, 2010

Italian Conviction Just The Beginning of Google’s European Woes

The guilty verdicts issued against three Google (GOOG) executives in Italy this week are a travesty, highlighting the increasingly hostile atmosphere for the web giant overseas. From Britain to Italy to France, governments are pushing back against the encroaching dominance

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