The Ambani brothers are still snatching each other’s toys Friday, July 25th, 2008 Business Daily | No Comments »
“A bitter rivalry between two Indian billionaire brothers has scuttled negotiations to combine two of the developing world’s largest mobile-phone carriers. South Africa’s MTN Group Ltd. and India’s Reliance Communications Ltd. called off talks Friday over a potential multibillion-dollar deal that would have created a wireless giant. Behind ...click here to read the full article.
Multi-tasking can kill you, kill your career Friday, July 11th, 2008 Business Daily | 2 Comments »
“…In a 2005 Australian study published in the British Medical Journal, researchers interviewed, during a 27-month period, 456 hospitalized cell phone users who had each been involved in a crash. The scientists combed the drivers’ call records to see how cell phone use affected their driving. Whether they talked ...click here to read the full article.
Want to think better? Use your legs! Friday, June 13th, 2008 Business Daily | 2 Comments »
1. You learn 20% faster immediately after exercise than after sitting still. 2. If our ancestors sat still in the savanna for eight hours straight…they became somebody’s lunch. Our brains developed while we walked about 12 miles a day, seven days a week, for several million years. 3. The brain’s ...click here to read the full article.
Why financiers periodically set fire to the economy Friday, June 6th, 2008 Business Daily | No Comments »
“Twenty-five years ago, when most economists were extolling the virtues of financial deregulation and innovation, a maverick named Hyman P. Minsky maintained a more negative view of Wall Street; in fact he noted that bankers, traders, and other financiers periodically played the role of arsonists, setting the entire economy ablaze. ...click here to read the full article.
When will Kenya produce an African market leader? Friday, May 16th, 2008 Business Daily | No Comments »
“In 2005, the Chinese computer company Lenovo bought I.B.M.’s P.C. division, and the Mexican cement company Cemex acquired the British cement giant RMC. Last year, India’s Mittal Steel paid thirty-three billion for the Belgian company Arcelor, and Tata’s steel company bought the British-Dutch steel producer Corus for more than ...click here to read the full article.
Is coffee a great business to be in? Friday, May 9th, 2008 Business Daily | 7 Comments »
“For coffee farmers in Meru Central, every waking moment is a constant reminder of the good old days when the berries were synonymous with wealth. In the late 1970s…during the so-called “coffee boom”, many millionaires were made as the region, which lies at the foot of Mt Kenya, benefited ...click here to read the full article.