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- Ten Steps to Being a Great Manager
- Top ten lists on blogs often represent cynical efforts to get more traffic. They may make a few good points, but mostly spout pablum. But there are good ones. The newspaper management guru Jill Geisler has assembled a list of Ten Things Great Bosses Know that draw from columns she's...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Are Points Tax-Deductible?
- Are points, or prepaid interest, on a new condo tax-deductible? Usually. This piece helps homebuyers save money on your taxes. It looks at when points are deductible (primary residence, buyer or seller-paid interest) and when they're not (service fees hiding under another name.) by Alison Rogers
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Services Sector Moves Into the Black
- Activity in the services sector has expanded into the black for the first time in 19 months, as more Australians consume retail goods and recreational services.The Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Performance of Services Index PSI rose by a seasonally adjusted 5.5 points to 54.8 in October.It was the first...
- News items 2009-11-04
- Aussie Sharemarket to Open Higher
- The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on Monday after US shares gained on Friday.CommSec chief economist Craig James said he expected the local market to open between 15 and 20 points higher on Monday."Certainly we have got a positive lead in from Wall Street," he said.However, Mr...
- News items 2009-10-11
- 5 Revealing Facts About Starting An Online Business
- The truth about working online is basically that it has its bad points as well as the good points. It's not as easy as it sounds or everyone would be "Successfully" doing it. Working online may have many negative points, but the positive can easily outweigh the negative when you...
- White papers 2007-04-13
- 9 Tips to Control Every Meeting and Get What You Want
- Are you nailing job interviews, closing new clients, and maximizing every meeting? Most likely you aren't, but I'll show you how I blew a huge meeting and what you can learn from my mistakes. Bottom line . . . you need to prepare for key meetings. It...
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- STMicroelectronics N.V. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator We will now begin the question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions The first question is from Mr. Simon Schafer of Goldman Sachs. Please go ahead, sir. Simon Schafer - Goldman Sachs Yes. Thank you very much. My first question is related to the gross margin outlook. Just in light...
- Earnings calls 2009-07-29
- QUIZ: Assess Your Sales Team's Culture
- Every sales teamn has a "culture" that defines how employees are supposed to behave. The easiest way to understand that culture is to examine the metaphors that team members habitually use. For example, sales reps who constantly compare business to a "battlefield" will react more vigorously...
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Denbury Resources, Inc Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions The first question comes from [Scott Billmouth]. Unidentified Analyst Hey, guys. Quick question, can you give some guidance on the tertiary production ramp up throughout the year? Tracy Evans Well, we are keeping our average rate confirmed at 24,500 barrels per day and the actual...
- Earnings calls 2009-05-05
- What You Must Know Before Buying a Timeshare
- Several months ago, my husband got an offer from a credit card company to visit Palm Springs for three nights for just a few hundred bucks. This winter ranks as one of the coldest in memory in Chicago, so a March visit to Palm Springs seemed like a no-brainer. The...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- Leadership and the Inflection Point: A Longitudinal Perspective
- This document focuses on two aspects of the inflection point. The first is the leadership viewpoint - it looks at the transition from the perspective of the CEO and his executive board, and considers what they can, and cannot, do. The second is the longitudinal perspective - it does not...
- White papers 2004-05-19
- Dow Hits 10,000 For First Time in Year
- The Dow Jones blue-chip index on Wednesday rose above 10,000 points for the first time since October 2008 as US stocks powered higher.Cries of joy rang out at the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 10,001.58 at 1720 GMT after hovering around the key...
- News items 2009-10-15
- NZ Services Sector Grows: Report
- A measure of activity in the services sector showed further expansion in September, and indicators suggest more growth is on the way.The latest BNZ Capital - Business NZ performance of service index PSI, published on Monday, lifted 1.9 points from August to 53.2 points last month.A PSI reading above...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Lower Your Taxes: 10 Moves to Make Now
- Don?t wait until December to look for ways to trim your 2009 taxes. That will be too late to take advantage of some key tax breaks that require a little time to implement. So start making these moves now ? before it?s too late to claim the write-offs on your...
- Articles 2009-11-02
- Australian Stocks Tipped to Drop 2.5%
- Pre-Halloween worries over the sustainability of US economic growth is likely to spark a 2.5 per cent sell-off when the Australian sharemarket opens on Monday ahead of an expected 25 basis point Melbourne Cup day interest rate rise.Australian futures point to a plunge of 118 points, or 2.5 per...
- News items 2009-11-01
- Best Credit Cards for You
- Card companies are getting shadier and stingier, and interest rates on plastic are going higher. So now?s the time to be sure you?re holding the best cards for the way you charge. MoneyWatch surveyed the landscape and picked the top cards in several categories. ...
- Articles 2009-10-30
- Owen-Illinois, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And your first question is from the line of Chris Manuel with Keybanc. Christopher Manuel – KeyBanc Capital Markets Good morning. Albert P. L. Stroucken Morning Chris. Christopher Manuel – KeyBanc Capital Markets Congratulations on a strong quarter, couple questions for you. First let...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-29
- U.S. Consumer Confidence Up
- By Susan FentonHONG KONG (Reuters UK) - Global consumer confidence is rebounding, and in the United States has risen for the first time since 2007, amid signs the world economy is picking up although spending is still restrained, a survey showed on Wednesday.Confidence was highest in India, followed by Indonesia...
- News items 2009-10-27
- Business Confidence Hits Seven-year High
- Business confidence jumped to a seven year high in the September quarter, as the "remarkable turnaround" seen since sentiment bottomed in early 2009 continued.Business conditions also continued to improve, although at a more subdued pace.The National Australia Bank NAB monthly survey of business confidence grew by 20 points to...
- News items 2009-10-27
- Clarius Skills Index Declines in Q3
- Job losses in the skilled market are slowing, thanks to the effect of the federal government's fiscal stimulus packages, a new survey shows.The Clarius skills index declined by 0.6 per cent in the third quarter to 98.2 points, from 98.8 points in the second quarter.It was also 4.7 per...
- News items 2009-10-26
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