On February 23, 2010

What Toyota Could Learn from Tiger

Who is the better apologizer, Tiger Woods or Akio Toyoda? The golf guy, says Lauren Bloom, author of The Art of the Apology.

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On February 23, 2010

Google: Digital Age Requires Changes in B2B Marketing

Google recently posted a video on its Barometer Blog, which focused on B2B marketing in a digital world. Richard Robinson, Head of Business Markets, Google UK gave this video an animated twist about how businesses are developing and changing…

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Lowe’s, Home Depot’s Healthier Earnings Hint at Less-Sick Housing Market

Lowe's and Home Depot's sales and earnings are improving, showing what could turn out as a gradual improvement in the housing market.

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On February 23, 2010

Uncertainty Clouds an Economic Recovery

Hiring continued to improve in January, and we see the first month of salary growth in well over a year. Has the economy turned the corner? The data may say yes, but sentiment says no.

The first month in 2010…

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Why Big Pharma’s $15B International Tax Dodge Is Coming To an End

AstraZeneca (AZN) reached a $783 million settlement with British authorities today covering 15 years of taxes it never paid. The deal exposes the way Big Pharma juggles its money and assets to avoid tax, often by parking figleaf assets in

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Symbian in the Crosshairs of Apple, RIM, and Google

Google, Apple, and RIM continue their fast growth in the smartphone category, both in market share and in absolute number of units. Nokia looks to be moving away from Symbian, and Microsoft may or may not consider acquiring a hardware

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Inside the Billboard Biz: Puppet Cleavage is a No-No, But Hookers and Pot Dealers Are Just Fine

Lamar Advertising (LAMR) has refused to allow a billboard for the stageshow Avenue Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., because it showed "puppet cleavage." This is the same Lamar that has sold billboards to hookers in Texas, medical marijuana sellers in

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NFIB Sums Up Small Biz Access To Credit In 2009

As you've surely noticed, we're well into 2010 by now; indeed, the year's about 15 percent over. Still, another report concerning 2009 has surfaced, and said report seems worth covering, as it documents small businesses' access to credit.

Breaking the Least-You-Can-Do Cycle

Just 10% of the $300 billion given to charity each year comes from major institutional funders — the Fords, the Gateses, the MacArthurs, and the Rockefellers. Yet those funders have a monopoly on the term "philanthropy." The billionaire who spends…