In less than a week the big players will get out on the field and put all their talent and training on the line in a bid for glory in the Super Bowl. No, I’m not talking …
Archive for January, 2007
2007: What’s in Store?
by Alexandra Biesada, January 30, 2007, 7:00 amThe new year is ripe with shopping opportunities. But with retail sales expected to grow just under 5% this year (after a zippy 6% in 2006), competition for shoppers’ dollars will be keen. Which retailers will win in 2007, which the …
Ford purchasing boss: For suppliers, it’s going to get worse before it gets better
by James Bryant, January 29, 2007, 7:00 amBeing an automotive parts maker these days must be like trying to sell Girl Scout cookies during an Atkins diet craze.
At the Automotive News World Congress (subscription needed to view specific stories) …
The earth moves for two Silicon Valley giants
by Jeff Dorsch, January 26, 2007, 7:00 amThe seismographs at the US Geological Survey’s facilities in Menlo Park, California, failed to register any significant activity along the San Andreas Fault on the morning of Monday, January 22. Still, what happened a few miles north in San Francisco that day was …
Cheezit, Bugsy! It’s the Feds!
by Patrice Sarath, January 25, 2007, 7:00 amFrom the “Can they do that?” file:
The US Department of Justice has subpoenaed four banks for underwriting online gambling company IPOs.
Sounds reasonable, right? Online gambling is illegal for US citizens, a fact that probably strikes the …
How to battle free
by Lee Simmons, January 24, 2007, 7:00 amI’m having trouble believing that digital music is struggling when global music sales doubled in 2006 to nearly $2 billion. But that’s just what industry leaders are saying this week at the annual MIDEM conference in Cannes, France.
The accused culprit? File sharing.
In the words of Indiana …
Winter put a freeze on California’s crops
by Daysha Taylor, January 23, 2007, 7:00 amIf you’re the type of person that needs a groundhog to tell you how winter will pan out this year, don’t bother. Even if the sun decides to grace the US with an early bout of warm weather, the impact of recent winter storms will have some agriculture businesses’ pocket …
Hang on to your SOX: Changes are afoot!
by Vanita Trippe, January 22, 2007, 7:00 amAs someone who has so steadfastly avoided “numbers” that I majored in journalism to avoid taking math classes, I have been as surprised as anyone to find myself fascinated with accounting.
It all began when I was assigned the accounting beat at Hoover’s and …
Seeing CFLs in a new light
by Anne Law, January 19, 2007, 7:00 amGranted, I have never been a big fan of dull, flickering fluorescent lights, but since compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have become a hot topic lately among both bloggers and the traditional …
Tinseltown is looking back to the future
by Larry Bills, January 18, 2007, 7:00 amBeware moviegoers, the ’80s are making a comeback. No, I’m not talking about another maniac, maniac on the floor, dancing like she’s never danced before. Or the return of Ridgemont High’s fast times (Aloha, Mr. Hand!). I’m talking about Hollywood’s revival of darn near every big ’80s franchise …
