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Exxon's Struggle for Growth Hits Profit

Exxon's earnings fell 68% amid strains by the oil giant to increase its production of oil and natural gas.

BP Revamp Bears Fruit

BP posted a 34% drop in profit as oil prices fell but said it is cutting costs faster than expected—further evidence that a restructuring by its CEO is taking hold.

Honda Earnings Beat Expectations

Honda's net profit sank 56% in the second quarter, but the results beat expectations and the Japanese car maker sharply upgraded its full-year profit outlook.

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Japan's Current Account Surplus Widens

Japan's current account surplus expanded slightly in September, led by a recovery in the country's trade balance.

French Police Find Cash From Heist

French police said they had found most of the cash that went missing last week when the driver of a money-transport company vanished from the French city of Lyon with more than $16 million.

Homeward Bound

Mona Sarika on how the recession is sending temporary H-1B workers home -- perhaps permanently.

Netanyahu Offers No Advance in Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for an "immediate" resumption of Mideast peace talks, but Palestinian and Arab leaders responded coolly to the speech.

Iran Suspects U.S. Hikers of Spying

Iran said three U.S. hikers it holds are suspected of spying, raising concerns they will be used as leverage in talks.

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Blog Posts

Gearing Up for Growth - Reducing Poverty Part One

In 2008 The African continent was seeing its strongest economic growth since the 1970s. 15 African countries entered a second decade in which they posted strong annual economic growth rate of above 5%. Despite strong economic performance, Sub-Saharan Africa remains the only region not on track for achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. In 2009 recession has hit Sub-Saharan Africa, export demand is collapsing and commodity prices- in particular those of oil and base metals-under pres…

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Posted by Lars Stork on October 29th, 2009 at 8:59pm — No Comments (Add)

Off the Grid

The last week of May, 2009, I spent a week off the grid. I went on a fishing trip in Ontario, Canada to a very remote lake. There were no telephones, no cell service, no internet, and not much power.

I first began to feel the effects of being off the grid as we drove from St. Paul, MN to Ignace, Ontario. I decided to use my new Magellan. As I entered the destination city and I was surprised to…

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Posted by Stephen Laliberte on September 30th, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Turning Challenges Into Opportunities - Part Three

Government’s responsibility Local African governments certainly also must review and transform their regulatory framework and work in closer partnership with the industry for affordability, and low cost solutions to network extension, in particular into remote areas; both are needed to ensure the poor can access mobile phones and benefit from services; The Economic crises must be a catalyst for change – Government and mobile operators must work together in transforming their partnership for red…

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Posted by Lars Stork on September 8th, 2009 at 6:46pm — No Comments (Add)

Has the change in the economy forced you to think outside of the box?

I left my Job within the restaurant industry early 2007 just prior to the markets taking the dive. Housing and tourism fell and unemployment rose here in Las Vegas. I was looking to purchase a franchise restaurant of my own when I left my senior management position, however, the banking industry took a new look at risk. After discovering my new tolerance for rejection, I interviewed with several large companies, along with hundreds of other candidates, all shooting for one position. Out of the t…

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Posted by The Morgen Group on August 1st, 2009 at 6:44pm — No Comments (Add)

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Tracking on-line display advertising on competitive sites?

Started by Edward O'Meara Oct 8

For the past year we have been experimenting with tracking on-line display advertising on web sites, capturing all web ad file types including flash and peel back ads. For a publisher, this informa... Read More »

A good business plan

Started by The Morgen Group Oct 1

Hi Members! Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to talk to several business owners varying in industry. A few of these were just starting out, as others were in the process of clo... Read More »

Tagged: writing, investor, entrepreneur, the, plan

The benefits of business networking

Started by The Morgen Group Aug 13

I took my time with the developmental phase of my company. I made some errors along the way, but paying attention to detail allowed me to develop and incorporate other ideas and ventures from my or... Read More »

Tagged: social, entrepreneur, investor, networking, business