tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34290735226987905812024-03-12T18:34:32.144-07:00Business in BriefsSummary of The Economist.Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-4099168295455511522009-05-26T21:19:00.000-07:002009-05-26T21:20:23.286-07:00Five Points from this week's issueFive interesting facts from this week's issue: Good luck!Rabobank (Co-op in Netherlands) has the only AAA rating (by S&P) among banksWhat newspaper is the only source of Obama humor? The OnionCongress Party won India elections - What is its symbol? An open handWhat African country is again at risk for al-Qaeda camps and extremist groups? SomaliaDaimler bought 10% of what Silicon Valley Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-58698261739631979132009-05-26T18:13:00.000-07:002009-05-26T18:18:14.196-07:00Economist May 23rdStarting a marketing meeting so I might not be free again until late. Here's some of the magazine to get you started on prep for tomorrow:Indian Elections – Congress Party wins 206 seats of the 545 Parliament. Manmohan Singh is the leader. Symbol is an open hand. Trouble to deal with fuel and fertilizer subsidies and bureaucratic ‘leakage’ (corruption).Decoupling? Is that what the kids call it Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-68524673076903487952009-05-19T20:27:00.000-07:002009-05-19T20:32:54.086-07:00Question PredictionsSorry - no poll this week, just suggestions:What former South African Minister of Finance has been reassigned as the head of the planning commission? Trevor ManuelWhat company was fined over €1 billion for antitrust violations? IntelWhat is the unemployment rate in the US as of April? 8.9%What problem is plaguing European countries like Italy, Greece, and England? ImmigrationWhat country’s Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-76498830607774540342009-05-19T20:21:00.000-07:002009-05-19T20:23:32.919-07:00Economist May 16thBoom, Bust, repeat as necessary – Banks are back in action, with government protection and $$$ for desperate borrowers (like me). But how can we dampen the next bust? Better rules that reward bank managers to bank risk through bonds and increasing capital requirements for less stable banks.American pastime: missing important deadlines – Oops. May 13th was the last day to submit your claim to the Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-46859177289015593442009-05-12T19:08:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:09:24.288-07:00Thanks!New issue review is posted below - looking for some help for next week's issue - let me know and I'll assign a section to you. Thanks!China Celebrates Its Status As World’s Number One Air PolluterMike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-50526701141834525312009-05-12T19:01:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:08:07.495-07:00The Economist - May 9thThe Colbert Report – France is looking good. While America and Britain show what happens without much regulation, Sarkozy gets to step into the leadership role. Jean-Baptiste Colbert was finance guy in 1670’s who helped French manufacturing through state intervention – example for today.Some big GM BS - as Auto companies head toward bankruptcy, creditors higher up on the capital structure are Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-83322756861292599092009-05-05T18:13:00.001-07:002009-05-05T18:14:56.783-07:00Special ThanksA big thanks to two guest contributors who helped with some of the reviews in light of this week's workload - Scott Armul and Mike Ross.Enjoy the clip below, as well as the Cavs game and Cinco de Mayo!More American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs OverseasMike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-38226446434336407052009-05-05T18:04:00.000-07:002009-05-05T18:13:05.143-07:00The Economist - May 2ndNext in last week’s news: swine flu – governments planned for another outbreak of bird flu, but whether or not swine flu is dangerous, the world needs a new system for reacting, and more importantly, a better system for identifying new diseases.Berlusconi is 73 years old? – Doesn’t look a day older than Mussolini. Italy has tremendous potential, but Berl’s strong leadership hasn’t translated intoMike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-32372528168999698362009-04-28T17:48:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:56:03.377-07:00The Economist - April 25thThe Economist forgets their Prozac – Don’t get too excited about recent stock market gains. 5 20% growth periods from 1929 to 1933. Global output shrink 1.3% govn’t deficits now average 9% of GDPBritish Politicians are sleazy – Prime Minister Gordon Brown is having budget problems. Borrowing lots of $$$ and proposes ‘childish’ plan of empty promises to pay it back. Economist says Brown = Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-21364053942096376882009-04-20T20:32:00.000-07:002009-04-20T20:41:35.379-07:00The Economist - April 18thJacob Zuma: Class Act – South Africa’s soon-to-be new President – political party: ANC (African National Congress). Great politician – bribery and rape allegations. Will he help or hurt the country – no one is sure.India Elections – incumbent Congress party – prime minister Manmohan Singh. Rival national party: BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) complicated elections – 50% local parties with local Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-46019365959665939092009-04-13T16:12:00.001-07:002009-04-13T16:12:15.875-07:00Welcome...Visit weekly for a quick summary of The Economist and my poll for the best trivia fact from each week's issue.As you can imagine, it's not easy to summarize each article into two sentences. If you'd like to help, please contact me at michael.j.nemeth@gmail.com Thanks!Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429073522698790581.post-40936771122274142722009-04-13T15:39:00.000-07:002009-04-13T15:49:07.226-07:00The Economist - April 11thHere's the summary of The Economist - cover to cover...Obama wants a nuclear free world – acknowledges difficulty. Russia and Britain ready to reduce – China and France silent. North Korea launched a missile over JapanUS wants Turkey in EU – Obama visits Turkey –Muslim country with functioning secular democracy. EU, especially Sarkozy say no. Turk PM Recep Erdogan helping diplomacy in Mid East. Mike Nemethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349630951683529806noreply@blogger.com2