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Google An On-Line Advertising Monopoly Says France
Last week, the French Competition Authority officially declared Google a monopoly. That conclusion is hardly novel, but the decision appears to go beyond any previous official ruling in the...
US Tax-Exempt Funds Support Israel West Bank Settlements
Many groups in the United States are using tax-exempt donations to help Jews establish permanence in the Israeli-occupied territories — effectively obstructing the creation of a Palestinian state, widely...
India Becoming Major Power in Global Generic Pharmaceuticals
India’s drug industry — on track to grow about 13 percent this year, to just over $24 billion — was once notorious for making cheap knockoffs of Western medicines...
Indonesian Deforestation May Endanger Norway Conservation Billions
The environmental group Greenpeace has accused one of the world’s largest pulp, paper and palm oil companies of aggressively clearing Indonesian rain forests and throwing into doubt a landmark...
Inside the World of Powerful K Street Washington Lobbyist
On the eve of a seemingly critical Congressional vote on a sweeping measure to regulate Wall Street, the prominent lobbyist Tony Podesta met with one of the lawmakers to...
Credit Ratings Agencies Now Attacking Each Other’s “Worthiness”
Standard & Poor’s said recently it was likely to cut its credit ratings for Moody’s, its biggest competitor, warning that the sweeping financial regulatory bill in Congress would increase...
Australia’s Thirst for Coal Creates Homelessness, Bitterness, Pollution
Even as Asian demand for Australia’s resources keeps surging, the fate of a small town has become a catalyst for pent-up anger over the coal industry’s push into populated and...
Long-Term Economic Opportunity in Africa: McKinsey
Strong prospects await global companies that invest in Africa's consumer, agricultural, natural-resource, and infrastructure sectors. Africa’s economic growth is creating substantial new business opportunities that multinational companies often overlook....
Illinois Replaces California As Most “Bankrupt” US State
Even by the standards of this deficit-ridden state, Illinois’s comptroller, Daniel W. Hynes, faces an ugly balance sheet. Precisely how ugly becomes clear when he beckons you into his...
Dell Sleazy Business Practices Documented In Lawsuit
After the math department at the University of Texas noticed some of its Dell computers failing, Dell examined the machines. The company came up with an unusual reason for...


