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Current articles in the business press
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BusinessWeek.com --
- Seeking to Grow Jobs, Not the Deficit As U.S. unemployment officially passes 10%, the White House is challenged to create jobs without adding to the $1.4 trillion federal deficit
- Jobless Rate Hits 10.2% A higher-than-expected increase lifts U.S. unemployment above 10% for the first time in 26 years. Job losses are heaviest in construction and manufacturing
- Buffett Buys a Railroad Unemployment jumps above 10%, Warren Buffett buys a railroad, and more in Part 1 of our weekly business news video
- Subway and the Accidental Hero The Subway chain's $5 footlong, the brainchild of an obscure Miami franchisee, is the fast-food success story of the recession
- History of the $5 Footlong Subway has turned its foot-long sandwich into a top seller. Find out how the $5 footlong was developed and how much money it brings the chain
Business Source
- Need notes to the financial statement? If you need to see the notes that accompany a company’s financial statements in order to read their accounting policies or the auditor’s letter, you’ll need to go to the company’s 10-K. This is a document that every publicly-traded company must file with the SEC annually. To find it, point your browser to [...]
- Need financial statements? If you need financial statements, I recommend the database Thomson One Banker. Be sure to use Internet Explorer with Thomson - Firefox won’t work. Enter your company’s ticker symbol in the companies box in teh upper left-hand corner. Don’t know the ticker? click on the magnifying glass to look it up. When you enter the [...]
- Credit Crisis Impacts Student Loans The credit crisis, spurred by the the collapse in the sub-prime mortgage sector, is having spill-over effects on student loans. Credit is becoming less available to businesses and consumers alike, making it more difficult and more expensive to obtain loans to pay for college. If you’ll need a student loan for the fall [...]
- A spoof on Chairman Bernanke to the tune “I’ll Be Watchin’ You”
- Business School Rankings Business schools are ranked by four publications: BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Reports, The Economist and the Wall Street Journal. They present national rankings of MBA programs, while Business Week presents their rankings by region, as well. Business Week and U.S. News & World Reports also rank undergraduate business schools and again, Business [...]
ZSR | New Items: New Books
- After Adam Smith : a century of transformation in politics and political economy Murray Milgate amp; Shannon C. Stimson. -- HB74.P65 M55 2009
- It takes a pillage : behind the bailouts, bonuses, and backroom deals from Washington to Wall Street Nomi Prins. -- HB3722 .P76 2009
- This time is different : eight centuries of financial folly Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth S. Rogoff. -- HB3722 .R45 2009
- Economy of the Greek cities : from the archaic period to the early Roman Empire Leopold Migeotte ; translated by Janet Lloyd. -- HC37 .M5413 2009
- Wired for innovation : how information technology is reshaping the economy Erik Brynjolfsson and Adam Saunders. -- HC79.T4 B79 2010
BusinessWeek.com -- Business Schools
- A Brutal Wakeup Call for Part-Time B-Schools The economic crisis has hit executive MBA and non-degree programs hard, but the savviest are adapting to the new market
- Best Executive MBAs
- Top Part-Time MBA Programs
- First Person: One EMBA's hard-luck tale
- B-School Profiles
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