Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Chinese Manufacturing Surveys Show Lingering Weakness - ABC News



Chinese Manufacturing Surveys Show Lingering Weakness

ABC News

China's factory activity was feeble last month, according to two surveys released Wednesday, indicating that official efforts to reverse a downturn in the world's second-biggest economy are struggling. The country's massive manufacturing sector, which ...



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In Chile, Wal-Mart Adapts to Local Tastes to Reach the Top - ABC News



In Chile, Wal-Mart Adapts to Local Tastes to Reach the Top

ABC News

By anne d'innocenzio and paul wiseman, ap business writers. SANTIAGO, Chile - Jun 1, 2016, 12:03 AM ET. 0 Shares. Email. Star. 0 Shares. Email. As Wal-Mart tries to build an international juggernaut, it has had no greater success than in Chile, where ...



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Monday, May 30, 2016

Wal-Mart Needs to Grow Overseas, and China's the Big Prize - ABC News



Wal-Mart Needs to Grow Overseas, and China's the Big Prize

ABC News

Zhong Guoyan sifted through piles of fish at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, one of China's largest cities. She studied the fins, to make sure they were bright red and firm. She peered at the eyeballs - were they bulging? "I like when the products are fresh ...



Female CEOs see pay rise, but numbers remain small - New Pittsburgh Courier



New Pittsburgh Courier


Female CEOs see pay rise, but numbers remain small

New Pittsburgh Courier

For the second year in a row, female CEOs earned more than their male counterparts and received bigger raises. But only a small sliver of the largest companies are run by women, and experts say gender parity at the top remains way off. The median pay ...



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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Clueless Legislators Deter Smokers From Vaping - Reason



Reason


Clueless Legislators Deter Smokers From Vaping

Reason

No one this ill-informed has any business writing legislation that deals with e-cigarettes. Contrary to what Leno seems to think, nicotine addiction is not inherently deadly. What kills smokers is not nicotine; it's the tobacco combustion products they ...



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Filmmaker wants to kick Hollywood's doors open for aspiring actors - New Pittsburgh Courier



New Pittsburgh Courier


Filmmaker wants to kick Hollywood's doors open for aspiring actors

New Pittsburgh Courier

... but it could mean even more for African-Americans or people of color as Hollywood faces increasing pressure not only to produce great films and bring back the days of appointment television, but as Business writer Drew Harwell noted in December ...



To be a fully developed person (and leader), you need to dream - Minneapolis Star Tribune



Minneapolis Star Tribune


To be a fully developed person (and leader), you need to dream

Minneapolis Star Tribune

I've been thinking about fairy tales lately. About women who are portrayed as beautiful, helpless creatures awaiting their Prince Charming to come along and make them happy. And about women who are strong managers and leaders. Sometimes when I read ...



Saturday, May 28, 2016

Banks make it easier to split tabs - Denton Record Chronicle



Banks make it easier to split tabs

Denton Record Chronicle

A customer uses an ATM on Jan. 14 at a branch of Chase Bank, in New York. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other big banks are upgrading their online payment services to let customers make instant transfers of money to others who bank elsewhere, ...



Gaye LeBaron: The man behind Sonoma County's first tech company - Santa Rosa Press Democrat



Santa Rosa Press Democrat


Gaye LeBaron: The man behind Sonoma County's first tech company

Santa Rosa Press Democrat

By 1984 the company was installed in a sprawling campus off Stony Point Road and was tagged by a PD business writer as “the largest company of its kind in the world.” Its 1,100 employees made it the second-largest private employer in the county, behind ...



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Friday, May 27, 2016

Former Daily News writer Gerald Collins dead at 88 - New York Daily News



New York Daily News


Former Daily News writer Gerald Collins dead at 88

New York Daily News

The business writer was the youngest of nine children born to John Joseph Connors and Margaret Mary O'Neill. Raised in Manhattan, Connors was a graduate of George Washington High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree from NYU in 1955.



Former Daily News writer Gerald Connors dead at 88 - New York Daily News



New York Daily News


Former Daily News writer Gerald Connors dead at 88

New York Daily News

The business writer was the youngest of nine children born to John Joseph Connors and Margaret Mary O'Neill. Raised in Manhattan, Connors was a graduate of George Washington High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree from NYU in 1955.



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Facebook drops news outlet input in 'trending topics' review - Albuquerque Journal



Albuquerque Journal


Facebook drops news outlet input in 'trending topics' review

Albuquerque Journal

FILE- In this April 12, 2016, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the keynote address at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco. Facebook say Monday, May 23, that it is dropping its reliance on news outlets to help ...



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Branding “From the Inside, Out”: Two Important Considerations

Generally, we advise clients to view their organizations, products and services from the “outside in.” In other words, they need to put themselves in the position of their desired audience and consider what is important to their audience, rather than what is important to them. Too often organizations talk about how they need to “communicate […]