http://www.businessramble.com/ Business Ramble en Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:54:00 GMT Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:54:00 GMT info@businessramble.com info@businessramble.com http://www.businessramble.com/images/brtitle5.gif http://www.businessramble.com/ http://www.businessramble.com/auto-bailout-debate/ Charles Krauthammer's current column discusses the pros and cons of an auto industry bailout. In my earlier post on this subject, I wondered if bankruptcy wouldn't be better for everyone... http://www.businessramble.com/auto-bailout-debate/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/auto-bailout-debate/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:54:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/auto-industry-woes/ General Motors and Ford surprised many observers on Friday when they reported that they will run out of cash during 2009 if the auto industry does not improve or they... http://www.businessramble.com/auto-industry-woes/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/auto-industry-woes/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:28:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/circuit-city-to-close-stores/ Reports of financial difficulties at Circuit City appear to be confirmed with this morning's announcement that the company will close 155 stores by year-end. As reported by AP, these decisions... http://www.businessramble.com/circuit-city-to-close-stores/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/circuit-city-to-close-stores/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:43:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/lcd-tv-prices-fall/ I've been hearing rumors for a while about the coming reduction in the price of flat-panel (LCD) digital TVs, but have been reluctant since no specifics have been discussed. Well... http://www.businessramble.com/lcd-tv-prices-fall/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/lcd-tv-prices-fall/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:50:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/new-business-starting/ Last month I wrote about businesses that were started during the Great Depression, hoping to show that even in the worst of times it is possible to make a new... http://www.businessramble.com/new-business-starting/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/new-business-starting/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:59:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/mortgage-performance-at-wamu/ As Citibank and Wells Fargo fight over the pieces of Wachovia, I have to wonder about the demise of Washington Mutual (WaMu). Reportedly the largest bank failure in history, I... http://www.businessramble.com/mortgage-performance-at-wamu/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/mortgage-performance-at-wamu/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:30:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/pay-for-performance/ Much has been written about the connection between pay and performance. In England, a farmer asked a team of economists to study the matter and to devise ways of linking... http://www.businessramble.com/pay-for-performance/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/pay-for-performance/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:17:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/denver-office-sex-scandal/ While everyone is complaining about the high price of gasoline, it appears that employees of the Interior Department in Denver were having sexual relations with oil industry eimployees. As reported... http://www.businessramble.com/denver-office-sex-scandal/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/denver-office-sex-scandal/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:21:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/windfall-taxes/ Barack Obama has called for a windfall profits tax on oil companies after another round of record earnings were reported by the industry. As I mentioned here back in May... http://www.businessramble.com/windfall-taxes/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/windfall-taxes/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:24:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/be-effectiveefficient/ Part of being successful in business is not just being efficient but also being effective. Sometimes it is hard to know if there is a better way to do something... http://www.businessramble.com/be-effectiveefficient/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/be-effectiveefficient/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:03:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/depression-results/ David Silverman, posting in the Harvard Business Publishing blog, has an interesting story about businesses which were started during the Great Depression. See if any of these names sound familiar... http://www.businessramble.com/depression-results/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/depression-results/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/comcast-usage-cap/ Since my previous post, Comcast has again landed in the news. Now they announce that, starting in October, subscribers will be limited to 250GB of bandwidth per month. Go over... http://www.businessramble.com/comcast-usage-cap/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/comcast-usage-cap/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:02:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/fair-isps/ Recently Comcast was found by the FCC to have been interfering with the activities of subscribers to its Internet service. They were using technology that identified users of file sharing... http://www.businessramble.com/fair-isps/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/fair-isps/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:03:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/fiber-optics/ The New York Times reports that Verizon Communications is spending billions of dollars installing fiber optic cables to the homes of customers in their service area. The investment will allow... http://www.businessramble.com/fiber-optics/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/fiber-optics/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:13:00 GMT http://www.businessramble.com/casual-dining/ Dallas-based Brinker International Inc., which operates Romano's Macaroni Grill, Chili's Grill & Bar, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina and Maggiano's Little Italy, has agreed to sell 80% of... http://www.businessramble.com/casual-dining/#comments http://www.businessramble.com/casual-dining/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:37:00 GMT