Blame it on Earth Day, Al Gore, or, more likely, rising energy costs and a desire to please customers. Whatever the reason/s, the retail industry appears to have contracted a serious case of greenitis — the sudden compelling desire …
Archive for May, 2007
Putting the ‘fun’ back in war funding
by James Bryant, May 30, 2007, 7:00 amNormally I come to you as Hoover’s resident automotive guy, but I also cover companies in the aerospace and defense industries. With wars raging in Iraq and Afghanistan, and another potential one looming in Iran, defense is attracting a lot of attention — …
Scientific wonders in semiconductors
by Jeff Dorsch, May 29, 2007, 7:00 amThe wonders never cease in the world of semiconductors. Consider these recent advances.
Seven years ago, IBM created “self-assembling” magnetic materials with long-term applications in data storage. Now, IBM Research is building on that advance to create an airless vacuum insulator material (or “airgap”) for …
Private equity gobbles up Alltel, but not everyone is celebrating
by Lee Simmons, May 25, 2007, 7:00 amRecently I wrote about how private equity is eyeing the ever-consolidating record label business. Well, the same can be said for telecoms. TPG and Goldman Sachs unit GS Capital will pony up $27.5 billion to acquire …
Source Interlink tries to buy a bit of enthusiasm
by Daysha Taylor, May 24, 2007, 7:00 amSource Interlink, a distributor of magazines, CDs, and DVDs, has announced plans to acquire PRIMEDIA’s Enthusiast Media (EM) division for about $1.2 billion. The acquisition includes more than 70 specialty publications (including Hot …
Slaying the IPO dragon — Everquest Financial goes public
by Patrice Sarath, May 23, 2007, 7:00 amThe warlord Karroth pulled on his dragonskin gloves and sheathed his sword with an impatient snap. “Come on, you guys! Jeez, what’s taking everyone so long?”
“Hold your horses,” said Moriah, the …
Working in fuzzy slippers, and getting away with it
by Anne Law, May 22, 2007, 7:00 amSome managers may cringe when they hear the phrase, “I’m working from home today,” picturing pajamas and bunny slippers, or perhaps a laughing employee happily whiling away her time catching up on favorite soaps.
In fact, studies have shown that workers are actually more …
Bombs, bullets and …. big box stores? Norwegian pension nixes investing in Wal-Mart
by Vanita Trippe, May 21, 2007, 7:00 amNorway’s decision to exclude Wal-Mart from its national pension fund investments because of allegedly poor labor practices has made headlines; it’s rare for a sovereign …
Extreme Makeover: Television Edition
by Larry Bills, May 18, 2007, 7:00 amAll eyes are on the television industry this week as the broadcast networks announce their Fall and Spring schedules. I won’t go into all the details (you can find rather obsessive coverage here), but here’s my first impressions …
Indigestion over organic food at the FTC
by Alexandra Biesada, May 17, 2007, 7:00 amWhole Foods Market’s proposed takeover of Wild Oats may be hard for antitrust regulators to swallow. While the …
