October was when the worlds cheapest tablet, “Aakash,” was released the Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal called it India’s gift and that it will “secure the future for our children.” Funny enough, prominent India schools are choosing the more expensive iPad2 over the more economical Aakash. Mumbai’s Poder International School asked their students to ...
Christmas is an especially hard time on some US Merchants however, while all retailers hope they have the right items at the right prices, a few, like clothing chain Gap Inc. and jeweler Zale Corp., are trying to perk up vanishing brands after several seasons in which merchandise missteps turned off consumers. Other stores, like ...
As the holiday season approaches many Americans have the new iPhone 4S on the top of their shopping lists. However with Verizon, Sprint and AT&T all offering the new iPhone, consumers don’t know which company to sign up with. Factors hindering which server to choose include topics such as data limits, service quality and download ...
Tim Cook said he would never change what Steve Jobs had created at Apple, however since he took over the company in August employees have noticed some changes. Cook, unlike Jobs, is focusing more on employee promotions and payments. He has already promoted vice president Eddy Cue to Apple’s senior vice president of internet software ...
Even after another fall in its stock, Netlfix invests more and seeks subscribers outside of the United States. Netflix CEO Reed Hastins announced a move to the UK and Ireland, trying to expand the company’s European market. Netlflix already offers its streaming services in parts of South America however it’s seen a 23 million dollar ...
Korn/Ferry International, where Dennis Carey serves as Vice Chairman, recently appointed two new Regional Market Leaders in Singapore to strengthen Asia Pacific markets. Peter Everaert, who has been with the company for seven years, will now lead the Market for Asia Pacific. Everaert was previously the Regional Market Leader for Korn/Ferry’s Global Industrial Market EMEA, ...
In the wake of Europe’s financial crisis, Greece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou is working to pass further austerity measures that must be approved in order for the nation to receive aid from the IMF and European Union. The plan proposes 28-billion euros in spending cuts and tax raises over a 5-year period, a measure met ...
Marketing executive Brad Powers is the man to watch when it comes to the most innovative industry techniques. He’s best known for his work in which he used a three-pronged approach designed to increase revenues while simultaneously decreasing expenses, all the while bringing together consumers with marketers, brand managers and agencies. Sound like a lot ...
The allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Johnson & Johnson is guilty of bribing public doctors and paying kickbacks to Iraq were settled in court, and the company is hardly off the hook—they’re paying more than $70 million. The scheme took place over several years, involving Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries who bribed ...
A few weeks after Japan’s catastrophe businesses are experiencing the effects of the smaller output of one of the world’s largest car and electronics manufacturer. Apple and Toyota have experienced the largest struggle and are looking to find ways to keep the negative impacts as low as possible. In that respect, Toyota has already decided ...
Companies base manufacturing decisions on financial criteria and often consider and discuss, recent politics, tax, regulatory, and intellectual property. ...
Social Media Week is kicking off today in 12 cities with over 1,000 events taking place around the world....
Enhanced Capital Partner (ECP) portfolio company, HelioVolt Corporation receives $50M investment from SK Group. HelioVolt is...
Donald Trump is about to invest in the Indian property market with his new project in Mumbai. Trump is not the only one that has taken interest in the Asian market. In 2009, American real estate giant and CEO of Island Capital Group, Andrew Farkas, invested in a project with a property developer to build luxury marina facilities along the Dubai waterfront. The Asian real estate market has been very lucrative, which is now shown by Trump’s 65-storey Trump Towers project. Indian real estate firm, Rohan Lifescapes, is going to execute the plan and build the towers, which will officially launch when Trump takes his trip to India in the near future. Chairman Harresh Mehta named it an ‘iconic project.’ He discusses the future of the building that will become a 3,00,000-square-foot complex with 45 spacious apartments. In addition to the number of apartments, the main features of the building are going to be a luxury spa, gymnasium and mini-theatre next to a hi-tech security system. "The bookings would start in February and we expect good response."