By Holly A. Bell The newspaper headlines seem to be a mix of positive and negative economic indicators lately. On the positive side we’re hearing new jobless claims and unemployment are down, corporate profits are up, and the stock market is at its highest level in years. However, the negative does seem to prevail this …
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Trade Battle Brewing Over Rare Minerals (via redOrbit) A battle is brewing over the global supply of 17 rare earth minerals reports the Associated Press this week. The United States, the European Union and Japan filed complaints on Tuesday with the World Trade Organization claiming that China has set limits on the export of rare …
Top US CEOs push jobs, growth plan (via AFP) A group of chief executives of leading US companies presented Wednesday a roadmap to put the struggling economy back on a solid growth track, create jobs and sharpen global competitiveness. Amid political gridlock in Washington, the Business Roundtable, representing companies with over $6 trillion…
National Consumer Protection Week: It’s Up to You (Sorry!) (via Credit.com) [Free Resource: Check your credit for free before applying for a credit card] This year, in particular, no one really wants a restrained consumer; and by no one I mean not your Occupy Wall Street-friendly local small business, nor the largest of American corporations, …
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There’s been a lot of pressure in recent years for HR professionals and HR departments to abandon (often through outsourcing) their traditional administrative roles in favor of a strategic partnership involving a more holistic approach to human resource management and strategic alignment. From a theoretical perspective this might make some sense, especially when you …
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India’s growth seen to retard to two-year low in Q3 (via AFP) India is expected to post Wednesday its slowest quarterly growth in over two years for the final months of 2011, hit by aggressive interest rate hikes and a sluggish global economy, analysts said. Asia’s third-largest economy likely grew 6.3 percent year-on-year during the …
US creates new trade unit, targets China (via AFP) The US took direct aim at China Tuesday with the establishment of a new agency to crack down on what Washington judges unfair practices by its major trade partners. President Barack Obama ordered the creation of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center charged with “robust monitoring and …
Clinton pledges ‘Jobs Diplomacy’ for economy (via AFP) Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday to put the force of her State Department behind US businesses, calling for “jobs diplomacy” to help boost exports and jumpstart a still wobbly economy. With jobs the key issue for November elections, Clinton pledged that she would meet business leaders on every …
The Risks of an Eroding Manufacturing Sector By Holly A. Bell When I wrote the article Manufacturing: America’s Next Industrial Evolution? the primary purpose was to consider how to compete in a global manufacturing environment. I briefly mentioned national security as one reason we should actively seek to bring manufacturing back to the US and …
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