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MID-DAY UPDATE: GM CEO Ed Whitacre stepping down...
by
Bill Radke
Aug 12, 2010
... the company reports $1.3 billion in profits-- IPO to come
Car dealers face higher demand with short supply
New jobless claims rise again
For...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Trade deficit widens in June...
by
Bill Radke
Aug 11, 2010
... We're in debt and out of work -- why are we still gobbling imports?
Economists underwhelmed by Fed's new plan
What caused the flash crash?
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China plans $738 billion investment in renewable energy
by
Adriene Hill
Aug 9, 2010
Bloomberg is reporting that China will invest 5 trillion yuan (nearly $740 billion) over the next 10 years into renewable energy projects....
MID-DAY UPDATE: Scandal at Hewlett-Packard...
by
Bill Radke
Aug 9, 2010
... Where does the company go from here?
Microsoft's "http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/08/09/am-microsoft-fixing-glitches-in-...
Goldman Sachs to its employees: Stop cussing in e-mails
by
Bill Radke
Jul 29, 2010
Exxon and Shell profits nearly double...
Foxconn: riddled with controversy, swimming in cash
by
John Moe
Jul 12, 2010
The Chinese electronics manufacturer has been in the news a lot in recent: a rash of worker suicides, a wage increase to attract workers in a time...
China threatens to shut down Google, Google caves
by
John Moe
Jun 29, 2010
Google says it's committed to not censoring its search results. China is very much committed to censorship. So it's a stalemate that affects the...
For public good, not for profit.
Foxconn to outsource dormitories
by
John Moe
Jun 25, 2010
This NYT article puts the number of workers in Shenzhen at 420,000, the highest number I've heard so far....
Chinese labor movement aided by technology
by
John Moe
Jun 17, 2010
The New York Times has a really interesting article about factory workers and labor unrest in China. Workers are often poor, migrant workers with...
All Foxconn operations except iPhone to leave Shenzhen
by
John Moe
Jun 15, 2010
This according to China Daily. Those that stay behind to work on iPhones (presumably the iPhone 4 for the most part although 3GS production will...