String Theory: Investing in High-End Violins
High-end violins — think Stradivari — provide sweet returns, even through a recession. For everyday instruments, though, economic slumps hurt demand and prices
Microfinance Still Hums, Despite Global Financial Crisis
The CEO of Women’s World Banking, the largest network of microfinance institutions, talks about the credit crisis and how it will effect the world’s poorest entrepreneurs
Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig on Surviving a Bad Economy
Ikea’s CEO on the economy, Obama, and eco-furniture
Interview: Jeff Bezos
The Amazon head talks about his company’s new “buy by the page” feature
Is Apple in the Market for Acquisitions?
Apple’s cash hoard is growing, but so too are its technological challenges, especially in software. The likely solution, observers say, is for Apple to go on the acquisitions trail
Hate Your Job? Here’s How to Reshape It
With unemployment topping 10%, don’t leave your boring job; instead, make it better. Here’s a four-step process to re-creating your job
As Jobless Claims Mount, Executive Recruiters See Hope
Executive recruiters and HR professionals see indications that corporate hiring will pick up dramatically in 2010
Shoppers, Unite! Carrotmobs Are Cooler than Boycotts
In a new twist on consumer activism, carrot mobs descend on businesses that promise to spend part of the profits getting eco-friendlier
Virent – Tech Pioneers
It’s turning biomass into gasoline. How quickly can it scale up?
Why Pepsi’s Down While Coke Is Up
The two soda giants chose different paths, and that makes all the difference
Why MBA Means ‘More Bitterness Ahead’
Business school graduates are heading out into a cold, cold climate as financial companies clam up or close down
Why the $700 Billion Isn’t Helping
After last week’s political theater in Washington over the $700 billion bailout bill, the stock market’s continuing woes have left many people shaking their heads
Restaurants Face Lean Times in the Economic Downturn
Fast-casual eateries will be the soup kitchens of this economic downturn, as the table-service restaurant industry takes a hit
