We have seen significant political change over the course of 2012, with presidential elections taking place in some of the largest economies in the world such as China, Egypt, France, Mexico, Russia and the United States. Th...

New technology is the leading source of game-changing market disruptors and the increasing number of possibilities leads to an exponential acceleration in the pace of change. The companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2013 a...

Slowing GDP growth and political roadblocks to economic policymaking could put India at risk of losing its investment-grade rating. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on India's 'BBB-' long-term sovereign cre...

As crisis engulfs the world’s leading economies, there is great concern about job creation and energizing growth rates.1 The sudden arrival of subdued, Japanesestyle growth prospects for North America, Europe and the rest of...

Statement of Purpose: A study of the fundamental flaws of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the damage done by the euro to date to The Netherlands was commissioned from Lombard Street Research by the Dutch Partij voor d...

To the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: The per-share book value of both our Class A and Class B stock increased by 4.6% in 2011. Over the last 47 years (that is, since present management took over), book value has grown...

Inzet en perceptie van telemarketing Deze editie van de DM Barometer staat geheel in het teken van telemarketing. De aanleiding hiervoor is meerledig. Ten eerste zijn we benieuwd waar telemarketing staat in de marketingmix. Teven...

Global growth is shifting East. The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects 2011 report revealed the strikingly different outlooks for developing countries in the East, where growth continues to be strong, and for developed ec...

The 2011 Intellectual Property Survey Report is presented by Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) and Marsh. It is the first report of its kind between the two organisations and represents a shared desire to promote understa...

This paper takes a critical look at possible explanations for poor European venture capital performance over the past two decades. Various supply-side hypotheses are discussed, including arguments relating to insufficient invest...

Report of the executive board Chairman’s message Dear customers, shareholders, colleagues and other readers, As a result of the problems in the eurozone and the macroeconomic uncertainties, share prices fell in the second qu...

How Amazon Controls Ecommerce (Slides) 18digg Comments Erick Schonfeld 19 hours ago When you think about ecommerce, you think about Amazon. But how did a company that started with online books come to dominate a...