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Haier’s Entry into the U.S. Market
Zhang Ruimin, the chief executive of one of China's largest appliance makers, has a plan to build a signature, $2,000 refrigerator in America to capture a bigger slice of the lucrative U.S. market. Mr.…
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Burger King Introduces Whopper Bars
Burger King Holdings Inc. unveils a new version of its restaurants this year called the Whopper Bar that will sell a wider variety of its signature hamburger in a hipper setting. The menu and…
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Shipping with Mega Containers
Container shippers are unleashing a wave of titanic vessels on the oceans during the biggest dip in global trade since World War II. The trend could keep sea freight rates depressed well into 2010.…
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Corporate Acquisition & Technology Commitment in Enterprise Software Market
About two-thirds of the 50 top entreprise application software vendors use Java for their applications. The recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle raises some important questions about the commitment of several of these…
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A Critical Examination of the “Third World” Myth (Statistics Can Be Interesting)
I am sharing an excellent presentation by Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Enjoy!
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Distribution Challenges Faced By Child-Friendly Malaria Drug
An article published on January 27, 2009 in Wall Street Journal reported that Novartis AG and a nonprofit partner said they have devised a pill that overcomes a longstanding challenge in developing countries: getting…












