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New York’s New Business Boom

Nearly twice as many new businesses were started in the five boroughs in 2011 than in 1991, and the lion’s […]

BYD to build electric bus assembly plant

BYD is taking its big bet on California to the next level. The Shenzhen-based producer of electric vehicles will break […]

Not A Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace Satisfaction

By Mark C. Crowley, From Fast Company, “Imagine a world where most organizations were the best place to work. Imagine […]

Asian stocks up after positive US economic data

Asian stock markets mostly higher as auto, factory data point to US economic recovery BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets […]

Soft US jobs figures keep a lid on markets

Japan’s Nikkei outperforms ahead of expected aggressive action from central bank By Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer | Associated Press […]

Waiting for the Accelerator Bubble to Pop

Since Paul Graham launched Y Combinator in 2005, the field of startup incubators and accelerators has exploded in the U.S. […]

Soho China’s Zhang Xin Goes Trophy Hunting in NYC

After appearing on 60 Minutes last week, Zhang Xin, CEO of major real estate developer Soho China is now preparing to make […]

Crowdsource Your Business, Any Time, Anywhere

GUEST MENTOR, Niel Robertson, CEO of Trada, Boulder, Colo.: For more than five years, I have been deeply involved in […]

Desalination Seen Booming at 15% a Year as World Water Dries Up

By Matt Craze – Feb 14, 2013 Bloomberg Markets Magazine In the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, 158,438 residents of […]

The Great Disconnect

By: Kemal Derviş, Brookings Institute, Since the second half of 2012, financial markets have recovered strongly worldwide. Indeed, in the […]