BOSTON—-As the global economy shows signs of recovery, a special issue of Harvard Business Review explores how the economic crisis has fundamentally altered the business landscape and what the implications are for business leaders, organizations, and public policy.
Monthly archives for June, 2009
Senate health panel readies gov’t insurance option (AP)
Senators on a key committee are putting the finishing touches on a government health insurance option that they hope will win broad support among Democrats and the public.
Treasury prices ease on mixed economic news (CNNMoney.com)
Treasurys drifted lower Tuesday as investors responded to a stronger than expected report on the housing market and a slower decline in regional manufacturing activity.
US stocks down on dip in consumer confidence (AP)
Stocks reversed early gains Tuesday and moved lower after a private research group said consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in June.
Stocks down on dip in consumer confidence (AP)
Investors are adding consumer confidence to their growing list of things to worry about. Stocks reversed early gains Tuesday and moved lower after a private research group said consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in June.
Dow, S&P off 1 percent after confidence data (Reuters)
Stocks extended losses on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 down more than 1 percent after data showed consumer confidence fell in June following a sharp increase in May.
Japan unemployment rises to 5 1/2-year high (AP)
Japan’s jobless rate rose to a five-and-a-half year high in May, the government said Tuesday, possibly delaying a recovery for the world’s second-largest economy even as manufacturers enjoy a nascent rebound.
Report: U.K. economy shrank 2.4 pct in 1st quarter (AP)
The crisis-stricken British economy shrank by a revised 2.4 percent in the first quarter, even more than the previous estimate of a 1.9 percent decline and the worst drop in a half century, the government said Tuesday.
New Mumbai bridge to open after a decade of delay (AP)
One of India’s most ambitious infrastructure projects — a $335 million bridge that cuts across a bay to link Mumbai with its fast-growing suburbs — opens Wednesday after being delayed for years by a thicket of lawsuits and bureaucratic wrangling.
OECD warns of crisis’ threat to world’s migrants (AP)
Immigrants who helped drive the rich world’s economic growth during the boom years now face exclusion as the global economic crisis pummels economies and drives unemployment to the highest levels in 50 years, a Paris-based economic organization said Tuesday.