Detroit isn’t the only town in trouble. Toyota City, where Toyota Motor Corporation keeps its headquarters, is gloomy, with the company projecting its first operating loss in 70 years today. We looked up the man who made Toyota (originally called Toyoda) the global brand it is today.
The Supreme Court ruled today that makers of light cigarettes can be sued for fraud, based on the law that governs the labeling of cigarettes. The labels – listed by …
Meet the man who gave his name to the scheme that got Wall Street fixture Bernard L. Madoff arrested Thursday. (Madoff has quite rapidly been linked to this Wikipedia entry.) …
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned today that if the legislature doesn’t enact some economic reforms, California is “headed toward a financial Armageddon.” Politicians freely use, say, “perfect storm” or “judgment day,” …
Jim Morrison would have been eligible for retirement today. But the Doors lead singer died decades ago, at age 27, becoming an initiate into the so-called 27 Club, a collection …
Depending on who you ask, Americans might have to do a lot of boot-strapping, or bootstrap pull-upping, and so on, in the coming years. But for every field of knowledge, …
