Category: Business

The picture below shows the USS Ohio nuclear submarine.  It has been retrofitted to provide greater tactical support for Navy units such as the SEAL teams.  Hmm, I wonder what that means…

Update – The natural progression of the downward spiral… Ford and GM are talking about reducing the quantity of dealerships.  This closes the loop on my comments from Jan 23.  Namely, the owner of the Ford dealership in Dayton probably

Update – BusinessWeek has an article on Open Source that discusses the application of Open Source vs. the database Vendors. It’s interesting to note that many companies are focused on using open source to save money, rather than finding news way to innovate. Jan

If you’re interested in understanding the flavoring business (i.e., how McDonald’s gets the flavor for their french fries), you will want to read this insightful article from Atlantic Monthly.

In the business news today, Google stock dropped almost 19% in value… Over the past six months, I’ve had a few of my friends ask my opinion on investing in Google.  I told them that it’s important to note that

Companies in the United States view China as both a tremendous market opportunity and a low cost production resource.  At the same time, China primarily remains a communist country that embraces capitalism enough to abuse it for their advantage.  For

You may have noticed the continuing decline of the automotive industry in the heartland of the country.  GM and Delphi are in dire straights, and Ford is announcing a major restructuring.  The Dayton, Ohio area has (or used to have)