Financial Eyes & Ears

Gawker media spoils for a fight. Gawker Media founder Nick Denton has always seemed to enjoy his role as journalism’s bete noir. Most recently, Denton “gleefully bought an iPhone prototype left behind in a California bar and then cracked it open like a raw oyster for all to see,” writes David Carr in yesterday’s New [...]

Caroline Mak and her boyfriend Antonio Ramos loved the taste of ginger, but didn’t like the sugary-sweet taste of ginger ales and ginger beers on the market. They weren’t spicy enough, nor were they adequately tangy. On a whim the couple set out to brew their own potent carbonated beverage out of their Brooklyn kitchen. [...]

You’re working with an established company and looking to launch a new offering, or you’re a new company trying to muscle its way into a market. Or you’re just a savvy business person trying to figure out more about the markets around your existing products. If these descriptions fit you, you need the book If [...]

When I scheduled my very first paying client as a coach, I was excited beyond belief….until about an hour prior to the session. Then all the fears set in – “Who am I to help this guy build his business? What do I know that he doesn’t already know? What if he asks for his [...]

No matter how attuned you are to your workforce, there are details you will miss, and unfortunately those tidbits of information are often the ones you can least afford to overlook. That’s why smart business owners set up a formal mechanism for employees to report problems, whether the complaint happens to be with one of [...]

PARIS (AFP) – ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel maker, on Thursday reported a better than expected first quarter profit of 679 million dollars (515 million euros).

FRANKFURT (AFP) – German chemical company Bayer reported on Thursday a 63.

MELBOURNE (AFP) – The head of Australian banking giant ANZ voiced renewed fears about the global economy Thursday, describing Europe as a & quot;mess & quot;, despite a steep rise in profits.