My husband and I once daydreamed about quitting our day jobs and opening a dog boarding facility. There was a perfect tract of open land near one of the area’s largest employers, and we knew it could work. Alas, someone else had the same idea first …
Archive for June, 2007
Checking out the wait at supermarket checkout lines
by Alexandra Biesada, June 28, 2007, 7:00 amWhile it’s hard to predict what part of a trip to the grocery store will take the longest — circling the parking lot on a busy Saturday afternoon in search of a space or drawing #51 at the meat counter when the only butcher is serving picky #35 — …
Mid-year check on the semiconductor industry
by Jeff Dorsch, June 27, 2007, 7:00 amIt’s been a rough first half for manufacturers of semiconductors and other electronic components. The rosy forecasts for 2007 have borne mixed results.
In the consumer electronics market, Nintendo has enjoyed better-than-expected sales of its Wii game console, while Sony’s PlayStation 3 hasn’t …
Everquest the Sequel: Or, sometimes the bear gets you
by Patrice Sarath, June 26, 2007, 7:00 amWhat I love about this beat is that no matter how much I blog about subprime mortgages, it never gets old. They are like the gift that keeps on giving.
Seems that subprime mortgages were the trigger for cancelling the …
The Last Eden
by Ryan Caione, June 25, 2007, 7:00 amAs the parade of big private equity deals marches on, swallowing up massive firms in some of the biggest deals in history, one industry remained conspicuously absent from the party: financial services. Stringent regulation, the leverage needed to acquire the asset-heavy companies, and the inherent risk associated with handling other …
Ford to Jaguar and Land Rover – ‘It’s not you, it’s me.’
by James Bryant, June 22, 2007, 7:00 amFord’s recent announcement that it is indeed looking at options for its Land Rover and Jaguar brands is being described in automotive circles as the …
Let’s get sustainable
by Lee Simmons, June 21, 2007, 7:00 amUp until just a few years ago, “corporate sustainability” was little more than a catch phrase used by environmentalists and a punch line used by executives. More and more, though, companies are warming up to the idea of corporate sustainability as a key profit driver. Many publicly traded firms …
Kicking a stent maker when he’s down
by Kristi Park, June 20, 2007, 7:00 amThe hits just keep on coming for Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific, whose drug-coated stents (branded Cypher and Taxus, respectively) may be on their way from blockbuster to just plain bust. The two products lord over the $6 billion worldwide …
Don’t worry about it. Just be profound
by Daysha Taylor, June 19, 2007, 7:00 amAsk Hoover’s employees why they love their jobs and you will find an underlying theme: Hoover’s culture. While the editorial staff is eclectic, one thing we have in common is that we are all total geeks about business and industry. Looking back over the …
Biodome lands in the dollar bin, once again
by Anne Law, June 18, 2007, 7:00 amAnyone remember the super-cheesy 1996 Pauly Shore movie “Bio-Dome?” While the lighthearted comedy may be better off forgotten, it jumped into my head when I read about the recent sale of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 project. What …
