Are narcissists good leaders?
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December Consumer Price Index rose 0.3, fastest gain in 6 months
The US December Consumer Price Index (CPI) had its largest increase in six months, according to the Labor…
Russian economy growing but still needs further reforms, OECD says
The Russian economy is growing, says the OECD, but it needs further reforms in order to encourage future growth,…
German economy grew by just 0.4% in 2013
The German economy expanded by just 0.4% in 2013 (compared to 0.7% in 2012), less than experts had expected.…
Bank of America profits surge by $2.668 billion in 2013
Bank of America Corp appears to have shaken off the impact of the Great Recession as its profit for the fourth…
787 Dreamliner battery problems come back to haunt Boeing in 2014
Just as Boeing thought its 787 Dreamliner battery problems and other glitches had died in 2013, Japan Airlines…
America still eight million jobs short
Six years after the financial crisis of 2008 and America is still eight million jobs short compared to…
Minimum wage of $10.10 endorsed by top economists, USA
An impressive lineup of seventy-five prominent economists, including 7 Nobel laureates and 8 former presidents of…
Biofuels – just yields versus the big picture
As far as biofuels are concerned, corn is the leader in the category of biomass yield, but concentrating just on…
Call centers need to have customer patience
Call centers can sometimes try our patience, especially when we are in a hurry, anxious for an answer to a problem,…
Airbus delivered a record 626 airplanes in 2013
Airbus had a record 2013 delivering 626 aircraft, the company announced today. New airplanes were delivered to 93…
Christmas spending lower for 26% of Americans
Christmas spending was lower than expected for 26% of American consumers and higher for only 14%, while 57% spent…
Volkswagen North America $7 billion investment plan
Volkswagen North America has announced a $7 billion investment plan over the next five years, as well as a new…
Total to invest in UK shale gas
French oil & gas giant Total says it will invest approximately $50 million in the United Kingdom’s nascent…
Costs rise when failed banks lack financial transparency
Costs are lower and bidders are helped significantly more when failed banks have more financial **transparency.…
Money addiction – the more we have, the more we want
Money is one of the few things people do not take for granted when they have more of it.
Money addiction is a…