By DAVID BARBOZA, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and BEN PROTESS Article Reprint To promote its standing in China, JPMorgan Chase turned to a seemingly obscure consulting firm run by a 32-year-old executive named Lily Chang. Ms. Chang’s
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Microsoft ditches system that ranks employees against each other
Microsoft will end the practice of ranking workers against each other. The system had been long been the object of criticism, and it’s been blamed by some for causing Microsoft to fall behind in innovation.
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By: Dexter B. Wakefield Article Reprint World economic conditions are on the brink of collapse. Are you and your loved ones ready? Has the world economy passed the point of no return?
Read moreAs Blockbusters Close, Indie Rental Stores Scramble for Business
Independent movie rental stores say that as they close, communities are losing valuable institutions By Danielle Kurtzleben Article Reprint How times change. Twelve years ago, a group of 150 independent video store owners sued Blockbuster
Read moreStarz Shuffles Encore Content Mix to Draw More Black, Hispanic Viewers
By: Cynthia Littleton Article Reprint Starz is overhauling the focus of several of its eight Encore themed channels in a bid to draw a more multicultural mix of viewers.
Read moreSouth African Platinum Miners Stage Sit-in at Amplats Mine
Reuters Article Reprint JOHANNESBURG — About 2,300 South African mineworkers staged an underground sit-in at Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats) Dishaba mine, saying they will not leave until a suspended union leader is reinstated, the company
Read moreBull’s-Eye! Super Soaker Inventor Scores Huge Payday
By Tim Sprinkle Article Reprint It’s been nearly 25 years since former NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson first licensed the water gun toy that became the iconic Super Soaker. On Wednesday, the inventor soaked Hasbro (HAS)
Read moreIs Facebook Losing Teens?
By Chris Crum Article Reprint The kids aren’t digging Facebook as much as they used to be. That’s the message that has been coming through the blogosphere, and finally, even kind of admitted by Facebook itself.
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