Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:27 AM/EST
No one is really sure what impact the subprime lending crisis will have on the rest of the economy. Jean-Philippe Cotis, head economist of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, noted yesterday that it's still too early to tell...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:43 AM/EST
As a native New Yorker and a onetime (short-time) cab driver, I have very mixed feelings about cabbies. I usually defend their behavior because I understand the stress and challenges that the job entails, but I also understand why people...
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Friday, August 17, 2007 11:34 AM/EST
eWEEK Senior Writer Renee Boucher Ferguson has uncovered a case of infuriating management arrogance at TIAA-CREF. When IT problems crop up at a big company, you know it's a management issue rather than an IT issue. And we've all seen...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:22 AM/EST
If you're like me, you've read enough stories to assume that the U.S. is woefully behind in all forms of public IT infrastructure, from basic services to national security. Bridges collapse, people sneak onto airplanes with fake explosives but can't...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:00 AM/EST
If yesterday's VMware IPO had bombed, management would have taken plenty of flak for being inflexible; lots of companies have delayed their initial stock flotations, even when their dates had been announced (as this one had not), because of "adverse...
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Saturday, August 11, 2007 5:01 AM/EST
The mortgage crisis roiling world financial markets still seems a little bit abstract, unless you're one of the growing number of people suddenly unable to secure a home loan despite an impecable credit rating or about to default because your...
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