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Big Red Investing in Green

Coca-Cola is serious about going green. The company's pouring $70 million into cleantech and seeking to purchase companies that can help i … Read More
Jul 31 201009:04am EST

Rush Hour: The Volt's Bad Electricity, Facebook's Delayed IPO, and a Moratorium Morass

Today's hot conversation: President Obama goes for an electric-car spin; the next monster tech IPO (for Facebook, of course) might have to … Read More
Jul 30 201005:03pm EST

X Marks Spot for Youth-Skewing Advertisers

To get their brand message across to an audience of 12 to 34-year-old males, sponsors of the X Games have to try unconventional approaches … Read More
Jul 30 201003:40pm EST
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StreetWise

Wall St.'s Attitude Problem

When Wall Street sees a problem, it tries to profit from it. But regulators’ efforts to get bankers to admit their actions won’t go far enough to change their culture. Read More

Take Me National

A great product is just the first step to entrepreneurial success. The next one: getting stores to stock it. That's Chuck Rizzo and Michael Losover's job.
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The Weiss File

Boiler Room Heats Up

In an era of big-time financial swindlers, don't forget about the local neighborhood penny-stock promoter sweating away in a boiler room near you.
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Companies & Executives

Running on Empty

How much fuel does it take to get a plane to its destination? Seems like a simple question, but for American, it is a tug-of-war between pilots and management. Read More

No Whining

Executives helming businesses through a difficult time should remember this lesson from the tale of Tony Hayward: If your company screws up, don't whine about it. Fix the problem. Read More

Blue-Collar Biotech Exec

Gil Van Bokkelen says stem cell research is like hockey. You take "multiple shots on goal." That attitude won him partnerships with major drugmakers. Read More

Heck No, IPO!

The idea of a Facebook IPO has once again crept into the limelight, this time to say that it won't happen until 2012 at the earliest. Read More

Business Travel

What's Fair Is Fare

Travelers are paying for nearly everything when flying these days. From baggage fees to purchasing meals and even paying a day-of-travel surcharge, airline fares sometimes don't even include the actual price of a coach seat. Read More

 
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