Business insights and opinions from the Editors of Hoover's
As the world’s population increases, so does the need for clean water, both for drinking and for crop irrigation. And this demand is fueling interest in developing improved purification and desalination techniques by large corporations and by start-up companies.
That behemoths such as …
Many radio listeners and station jocks were delighted earlier this month when Clear Channel announced that it had signed an agreement to be taken private in an $26.7 billion deal funded by private capital firms Thomas H. …
Note to mega music award show organizers: Get it together.
2006 will be one of the most dismal for viewership when it comes to televised music awards programs. Fewer viewers means fewer advertising dollars, which could mean fewer CD sales for artists and record labels. The downward spiral could spell …
Universal Music Group announced late last week it is suing MySpace for copyright violations, charging that the popular community Web site allows its users to post copyright protected music and videos. In other …
Last week the CEOs of Detroit’s big three automakers – Richard Wagoner (GM), Tom LaSorda (Chrysler Group), and Alan Mulally (Ford Motor) finally got some face time (about an hour’s worth) with President Bush after …
Thanks to its aggressive acquisition strategy, Marvell Technology Group is getting a lot more scrutiny these days, and that’s not necessarily a good thing for this previously obscure firm.
The fabless semiconductor company may be one of the biggest chip vendors that you’ve never heard of. It …
Novartis, hardly the stodgiest member of the Big Pharma pack, has made good on promises to expand its research and development business in China. Last …
Cue the bass and bring in the horns: It’s the Return of the Pink Panther. After six years in Chapter 11, Owens Corning is back. The building materials company, best-known for its PINK FIBERGLAS® insulation and iconic brand …
Election season is finally over. Newspapers, whose headlines heralded the Democratic takeover of both the US House and Senate, are already kindling in fireplaces across the country. The majority of the newbies in the House are stepping up to the fed level after working for state and local governments or …
Late last month, buried in an announcement from NBC Universal that the company would be laying off 700 workers across its television operations and shifting resources to online content, was this juicy nugget: …
