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Companies on the move
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Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA)
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT)
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McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD)
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UBS AG (NYSE: UBS, TOKYO: UBSNZN)
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Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM, TOKYO: 7203.T)
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Industries in the news
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Alkalies and Chlorine
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General Contractors for Single-Family Houses
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Operators of Nonresidential Buildings
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National Commercial Banks
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Life Insurance
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Corporate Finance
In response to amplified concern in the market for risk related to corporate insolvency, Audit Integrity, an independent financial research and risk modeling firm, today released the results of its bankruptcy model research and has identified 20 corporations, with $1 billion or more in market capitalization, that have the highest probability of declaring bankruptcy in the next twelve months.
Business Wire; Sep 16 2009
Default swaps don't cause corporate bankruptcies: MFA
Credit default swaps do not contribute to corporate failures, with companies instead failing on their own merits, and the contracts are an important tool for managing risk, a fund trade association said on Wednesday [Oct. 7].
Reuters Hedgeworld; Oct 07 2009
Managing Employees
Not quite the 'Brady Bunch'; Tips and strategies for managing a multigenerational workforce
For the first time in history, four generations with different needs are working together. Managers overseeing this generational overlap may have to deal with issues ranging from different work ethics and technical abilities to widely divergent learning styles and communications methods.
Employee Benefit News; Sep 15 2009
Training II: so what's your plan?
According to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers (US), 80 percent of companies report a severe lack of skilled employees. Lack of skills and the challenge of competing in a global economy have a significant impact on 75 percent of those who participated in the survey.
Label & Narrow Web; Sep 01 2009
Social Media Marketing
The vast majority of nonprofit organizations (88%) are experimenting with social media to engage key audiences, but a significant majority (79%) are uncertain of how to demonstrate social media's value for their organizations. Only half (51%) report active use of social media.
PR Newswire; Nov 12 2009
