Category Archives: Business

Life after the IPO

Posted on March 20, 2008 by NC

Between 1980 and 2005, 7,454 American companies went public. Of these, 2,019 have gone out of business 5,048 have not reached $1 billion annual revenue threshold 387 have reached $1 billion annual revenue threshold and as of 2005, accounted for … Continue reading →

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China Investment Corporation in context

Posted on February 27, 2008 by NC

From Institutional Investor: TICKER CIC Emerges China’s new fund sets high bar on foreign mandates 18 Feb 2008 Kevin Hamlin For China Investment Corp., which made quite a splash with high-profile investments in Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley, is getting … Continue reading →

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What is search engine optimization?

Posted on February 6, 2008 by NC

A question from FunAdvice: What exactly is seo or search engine optimisation.Is it just link building or does it go to higher levels of website optimisation? Search engine optimization is a process of making a site’s content easier for search … Continue reading →

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Majoring in Economics and Japanese?

Posted on December 6, 2007 by NC

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Is majoring in economics and Japanese, with a minor in Global and International Studies a good road? You are laboring under a mistaken assumption that your undergraduate major somehow matters. It doesn’t, unless it is … Continue reading →

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Netting currency exposures

Posted on December 3, 2007 by NC

A question from Yahoo! Answers: Exposure Netting? I need a little help with my business homework. The question is: How would you accomplish exposure netting with currencies to two countries that tend to go up and down together in value? … Continue reading →

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Where are Sony TVs made?

Posted on December 3, 2007 by NC

A question from Yahoo! Answers: When you buy a SONY TV you are really buying Japanes Yen? Depends… Sony manufactures worldwide. CRT televisions are manufactured in Bangi, Malaysia, but the CRTs for them are made in Singapore. LCD televisions are … Continue reading →

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Joyce Park on Internet entrepreneurship

Posted on November 16, 2007 by NC

Joyce Park (aka Troutgirl) writes: One of the ways I know that we’re in a bubble is the frequency with which I am now meeting intelligent young men who sincerely and with every appearance of unselfconsciousness tell me that they … Continue reading →

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Interesting facts about Panama?

Posted on November 2, 2007 by NC

A question from Yahoo! Answers: What are some interesting facts about Panama? what is going on currently and happend in the past, wars, struglles, panama canal Panama is one of the oldest tax havens in the world. It strictly follows … Continue reading →

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How is oil traded?

Posted on November 2, 2007 by NC

A question from Yahoo! Answers: How is oil bought & sold on the world market? For example, I get the impression that an Exxon doesn’t simply buy oil directly from Saudi Arabia, but that instead, there are speculating middlemen who … Continue reading →

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Changes to the Indian countryside

Posted on October 15, 2007 by NC

On a previous occasion, I pointed out that the success of India may ultimately depend on its ability to bring about major and positive change to the countryside. Looks like I am not alone in thinking so. And what’s more, … Continue reading →

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