State capitalism is defined as an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but in which there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production. With the huge stimulus packages being passed by Congress, the topic of state capitalism has made surprising inroads into the news -- ...

2009-03-08 PIECEMEAL LAYOFFS AVOID WARNING LAWS By Steve Lohr / New York Times With the economy weakening, chief executives want Wall Street to see them as tough cost-cutters who are not afraid to lay off workers. But plenty of job cuts are not trumpeted in news releases. Big companies also routinel...

It’s not a great depression, neither is it a great recession we’re going through now. At the Brite conference this week, Umair Haque called it a great “compression ,” as an economy built on perceived value reconciles with actual value. This morning, The New York Times finally...

Carl J. Schramm has a great piece on why the real focus on stimulating the economy should be on growing the entrepreneurial class: Only private enterprise — in particular high-growth start-ups — will create the jobs and the wealth to right America’s listing economy. That is, if we ...

China is leading the markets this morning. Word is that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao may announce new stimulus measures tomorrow , adding to a 4 Trillion yuan ($585 billion) spending plan as the government tries to revive growth in the world’s third-biggest economy. Wen will announce “a new stimul...

Over the years I have heard of many enterprise software customers being audited by enterprise content management (ECM) vendors, but there is usually a good reason for an audit to be instigated. Either you have threatened to throw that particular vendor out of the door and had the temerity to trial a...

Today is Presidents' Day in the US, a holiday celebrated to mark the success of two of America's founders, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. This year is just another year for HP's board directors to celebrate another mark, president and CEO Mark Hurd, who collected compensation far...

Written by Celine Roque. Lowering expenses is in vogue these days, with companies cutting costs in every way they can. Although freelancers work on a smaller scale, that doesn’t mean that we’re immune to these pressures. In fact, we probably feel the effect of the economy on a more perso...

In the economic downturn, “green jobs” has become one of the hottest political catchphrases. President Barack Obama has promised 5 million new green jobs as part of his energy and stimulus plans. Here in California, the mayors of Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as the governor hav...

A look at the companies which announced layoffs in December and January demonstrates that almost no industry is immune from job losses due to this contracting economy. Tech companies like Microsoft (MSFT) fired people.  So did many retail operations like Macy’s (M).Consolidation efforts led by Pf...