Reading stories about drug-making behemoth Pfizer these days has me humming the tune “perhaps, perhaps, perhaps …”
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Pfizer is in talks to …
Archive for January, 2009
Obama’s first steps towards health care reform
by Anne Law, January 22, 2009, 1:31 pmNow that President Obama has taken his executive oath, many Americans are expecting radical change in key areas of our government’s policies. First and foremost will of course be the economy, which will take a good deal of time and effort to get back on track. Then …
Toyota overtakes General Motors in global sales
by Jeff Dorsch, January 22, 2009, 1:15 pmThe winner and new champion in the auto industry: Toyota Motor!
“What?” you may say. “Didn’t they become the biggest car company a while ago?”
Effectively, yes. Officially, it became true in 2008, as Toyota and its affiliates sold nearly 9 million vehicles …
Flight 1549 and US Airways’ bottom line
by Adam Anderson, January 21, 2009, 9:16 amIt’s a story worthy of the silver screen. George Clooney plays the grizzled ex-Air Force fighter pilot, who served time in Europe and the Asia/Pacific. One of the stewardesses, a single mom played by Angelina Jolie, has to summon all her courage and fortitude …
Circuit City goes down swinging
by Larry Bills, January 16, 2009, 12:47 pmIt seems the bad news in the retail industry just won’t stop. Thanks to the dismal economy and poor holiday season sales, chain after chain is falling into bankruptcy and trying to reorganize (…
Samsung Electronics divvies up the company
by Jeff Dorsch, January 16, 2009, 12:32 pmWhen in doubt, reorganize. Samsung Electronics is taking that business maxim to heart in restructuring its operations into two operating divisions. The Device Solution division will oversee the company’s semiconductor and LCD products. The Digital Media and Communications division basically covers everything else …
Bank of America struggles to digest Merrill Lynch
by Patrice Sarath, January 16, 2009, 8:52 amI heard there’s a new movie coming out called Confessions of a Shopaholic, a chick flick starring Kenneth Lewis playing a gal who just can’t say no. Of course, wacky hijinks ensue. Will true love — or a sound merger — prevail?…
