Young People Enjoy When Their Peers Are Successful — Old People Resent It
Chris Dillow spent eight years as an economist with one of Japan's largest banks before becoming a columnist at InvestorsChronicle.couk. Recent Posts The Real Question About Inheritance Tax — Can Rich...
View ArticleRising protests in democracies
THE former CIA analyst, Paul R. Pillar, asked this question in a recent essay in The National Interest: Why are we seeing so many popular street revolts in democracies? Speaking specifically of Turkey...
View ArticleHero MotoCorp buys 49.2 pc in US-based EBR for $25 mn
India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp on Monday said it is acquiring 49.2 per cent equity in US-based motorcycle company Erik Buell Racing (EBR) for about Rs. 148 crore. This is the...
View ArticleLarge fire at Smethwick recycling factory tackled
About 50,000 tonnes of plastic recycling material and a factory unit are on fire in Smethwick in the West Midlands. West Midlands Fire Service said they had 30 fire engines at the scene just off...
View ArticleWith Mexican auto manufacturing boom, new worries
RAMOS ARIZPE, Mexico — In the division of labor that has long governed North American auto manufacturing, the Big Three and other companies typically built their top moneymakers in the United States,...
View ArticleBad economics for N.C.
At the University of Chicago, where economist Milton Friedman taught (and where I studied), there was an expression so often used it became the slogan of T-shirts sold on campus. It went: “That’s all...
View ArticleChina offers US middle class a jobs lifeline
1 July 2013 Last updated at 12:20 BST Chinese computer maker Lenovo recently celebrated the opening of its first US manufacturing plant in Whitsett, North Carolina The new plant continues a trend that...
View ArticleMade in the USA: Can China save America's middle class?
The middle class were once the engine of America but since the recession, many are struggling. Judy and Richard Gassman live in the well-to-do neighbourhood Adams Farm, in Greensboro, North Carolina....
View ArticleNissan Celebrates 30th Anniversary of U.S. Manufacturing With Creation of...
Download image Download image Nissan Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto/Nissan North America) NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of its Smyrna, Tenn. Vehicle...
View ArticleAre you new middle class?
In the developing economies of Asia, Africa and South America, millions are emerging from poverty. These people are moving to cities and becoming consumers with new expectations. ambitions and...
View ArticleWhere the US Temp Jobs Are, at a Glance
The image of temporary workers as primarily office clerks and administrative assistants is out of date. Temps are now found on factory assembly lines, in IT departments, law firms and hospitals....
View ArticleLenovo edges HP to become world’s top PC supplier
Greg deDeugd Jay Parker leads the North American operations of Lenovo, now the top PC supplier in the world. Staff Writer- Triangle Business Journal | is officially No. 1. That’s according to the...
View Article94 Percent Of American Flags Imported Into The U.S. Last Year Came From China
Millions of Americans will show their patriotism this July 4 by waving a product that may have come from China. Ninety-four percent or $3.6 million worth of the flags imported into the U.S. last year...
View ArticleJuly 5, 2013: Lincoln Financial Foundation Expands Educational Opportunity —...
(Source: Lincoln National Corporation) Lincoln Financial Foundation Expands Educational Opportunity $544,000 in Education Grants Awarded Greensboro, NC., July 5, 2013 - Lincoln Financial Foundation is...
View ArticleBMW Announces Leadership Change at its South Carolina Plant. (BMW -...
(Source: BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) Josef Kerscher to depart for new role in Germany, Manfred Erlacher to succeed Kerscher. Woodcliff Lake, NJ / Spartanburg, SC - July 3, 2013… Josef Kerscher,...
View ArticleU.S.-Mexico balance shifts in auto industry
RAMOS ARIZPE, Mexico In the division of labor that has long governed North American auto manufacturing, companies typically built their top moneymakers in the United States. They used their Mexican...
View ArticleResults ready in Chatham County megasite study
Catherine Carlock Reporter- The Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ | LinkedIn The results of McCallum Sweeney Consulting’s study of the 1,774-acre megasite in Chatham and Randolph counties are...
View ArticleCan A&T's new student health center help fight obesity?
Matt Evans Reporter- The Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ | LinkedIn One building at one college won’t fix the nation’s obesity problem, but officials at N.C. A&T State University do...
View ArticleSnyder’s-Lance agrees to 'Cloudy' movie promotion plan
Ken Elkins Senior Staff Writer- Charlotte Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Two products of Snyder’s-Lance Inc. (NASDAQ:LNCE) are being used in a promotion of the movie Cloudy with a Chance...
View ArticleThere's More to the Story
American journalism has generally believed that any important issue can be put into a box called a "story." And each story can be treated as a distinct, self-contained entity that can be understood in...
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