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CNN Beams Up Correspondent: CNN used its new 3-D hologram technology to "beam" correspondent Jessica Yellin from Chicago to Wolf Blitzer's studio in New York during election coverage. [more]
73-Year-Old Man Makes Basketball History: Ken Mink, a 73-year-old student at Roane State Community College, set a new record this week -- he became the oldest person to score in a US college basketball game. [more]
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Here Come the New Global Challengers: Rapidly developing economies (RDEs) are not just sources of new customers and offshore talent anymore -- they're the home base of emerging global enterprises that pose an urgent threat to established industry leaders. [more]
Banks To Shed Units: In anticipation of challenging economic times, Citigroup Inc and HSBC Holdings PLC are among two of the US and European banks that are considering selling off some assets. [more]
Kuwait Cuts Tax to Invite Investors: In an effort to attract foreign investment, Kuwait's parliament has passed legislation to decrease tax on foreign company net profits from up to 55 percent to a flat 15 percent. [more]
2008 Investing Outlook: With the current credit crunch and real estate despair, investing in 2008 looks bleak for all those who don't have a great tolerance for risk. [more]
Towards Strategic Risk and Controls Management: Companies’ internal audit functions and risk management departments are increasingly charged with demonstrating that they make a tangible, positive contribution to corporate goals. [more]
Doing M&A in Asia: Best Practices and Pitfalls: Buying into the rapidly expanding Asian markets can be a daunting proposition, but it's one that any company with its eyes on long-term growth can't afford to ignore. [more]
Innovation Strategies from Top Companies: The companies that innovate most successfully align their innovation strategies with corporate objectives and focus on customers’ needs, according to Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study of the biggest R&D spenders worldwide. [more]
Recognizing the Laws of Defeat: There are countless mistakes a business leader can make, but according to one organizational strategist all that's required to avoid the myriad of possible mistakes is to focus on the five overarching laws of defeat outlined here. [more]
Learning the Art of Sticky Communication: The role of CFO as chief communicator has escalated drastically in the last decade. [more]
How To Fill the Global Leadership Pipeline: For global companies, filling leadership positions throughout a far-flung enterprise is fraught with challenges that must be addressed systematically. [more]
Whatever Happened to Promoting From Within?: Companies spend an enormous amount of time and attention in succession planning but that hasn't always translated into the top job. [more]
Shorter Meetings, Better Results: If one of your department's New Year's resolutions is to shorten your meetings without coming up short in results, this summary of a Harvard Business Review article tells in a nutshell just how to accomplish that goal. [more]
Retail Participation Brings End to Japan's Recession: After a 10-year recession, Japan is back on the map attracting foreign investors, and this world-class market owes much of its success to the increased participation of Japanese retail investors. [more]
Corporate Europe Favors Single Tax System: Finance directors, tax directors, and tax managers from all over Europe are in favor of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), according to a study by KPMG International. [more]
Accounting Firms Benefit From Leveraging Resources: Accounting firms can improve performance and client services by more effectively leveraging their people and technology resources, according to a nationwide survey of accounting professionals by CCH. [more]
Turbocharged A/P: The Benefits of Dynamic Discounting: The traditional "collect early, pay late" approach to cash management may be heading for obsolescence thanks to technologies that enable buyers to grab more control of the invoice discounting process. [more]
Remember the "Hit-by-a-bus" Exercise: Even with corporate governance improving over the past few years, Merrill Lynch and Citibank prove there are major companies that are not prepared with a successor when a CEO departs. [more]
The World's Accountable Companies: A trailblazer in wind, solar and carbon-dioxide sequestration technology development, BP is ranked the world's most accountable big company. [more]
Top 50 Insourcers in the U.S.: The Organization for International Investment (OFII) and accounting firm RSM McGladrey have compiled the first annual "Insourcing 50" list to evaluate foreign investment in the United States based on 2006 revenue. [more]
China and Africa Team Up: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the most valuable bank in the world, is buying a 20 percent stake in South Africa’s Standard Bank. [more]