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Entries from March 2009

The crisis is all about paper

March 29th, 2009 · No Comments

I just finished an exam about Law & Economics as a part of my MBA formation and I recall that one of the questions was about the current financial crisis. Our professor, Fernando Monterroso, asked if it is true that the current crisis is all about the failure of the market. The answer is simply […]

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Tags: Business · Economy

Information is power: YouTube blocked in China

March 24th, 2009 · No Comments

It is certainly not a lie that information is power. It is true talking about markets and stock pricing, purchasing goods and practically this can be applied in many situations. The Chinese government knows this and even though China is one of the big movers in the global landscape we shouldn’t forget how this regime […]

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Tags: Economy

Get your money back if you get fired

March 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Browsing around in my regular blog and article reads I fell over this innovative offer. In the States the mens clothing company Jos A. Bank Clothiers just backed their recent sale up with a new promotion: The risk free suit. The deal is that you buy a suit during their sale which just started. They […]

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Tags: Business · Economy

Get that job - without looking for it!

March 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Recently I saw that a good friend of mine opened a ‘club’ for the unemployed. My friend is highly qualified, but simply graduated at the worst time possible, and is now searching for a job in a market where skilled and experienced professionals get fired daily and join the hunt for the good positions. The ‘club’ is […]

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Tags: Business · Human Resources