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The headlines said unemployment, as measured by the "establishment survey," was down by 190,000; and even though that was slightly worse than forecast, market bulls were cheered by the fact that the number was not as bad as... [read full story]
by Luis Fleishman Monday, November 23, 2009 As in Honduras, Uruguayans will go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday November 29. Despite the introduction of some social programs for the poor, the restoration of...
Prices for corn reached their highest level for nearly five months as news of heavy rain damage to US crops drove soft commodity prices up. While the US harvest is down, this year’s yields from Ukraine land are bumper – almost...
Note: The following post recently appeared in Agenda magazine in Beijing (see online version here). By Jim Boyce Beijing stores shelves are lined with hundreds of imported wines that retail for less than RMB100 [USD16 / 10...
This post is a summary of my lessons learned from leading distributed teams. I've managed distributed project teams since 2001, spanning the UK, Argentina, India, and other parts of the world. While I preferred having everybody...
