Business and Management

Sebastian Coe finds sport means business (International Herald Tribune) The Olympic athlete is getting an education in business communication as head of the organizing committee for the London 2012 games. Small business helps boost Sam's Club sales (USA Today) Cheap fuel, low food prices and a focus on its small business customers are helping Sam's Club boost the amount shoppers spend in its warehouse clubs despite the tough retail climate, according to its chief executive officer. Bad Management Danger Signs (TheStreet.com) Shareholders expect management to consider their needs first, but examples abound of management goofs. Management shakeup at UAL (USA Today) Struggling United parent UAL announced a shakeup of its top management team as it tries to adjust to soaring fuel costs and a souring economy. The carrier also "won a yearlong waiver on the debt covenants of a $1.5 billion... MEDICAL ASSISTANT CHARGED WITH CHEATING FINANCE HOUSE (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) PETALING JAYA, May 9 (Bernama) -- A medical assistant was charged and pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here today with cheating and making fraudulent representation to a finance house general manager. (AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 13:22 Polish finance ministry sets inflation, growth estimates for 2009 budget (Interactive Investor) WARSAW (Thomson Financial) - Poland's finance ministry will assume growth of 5.0 percent and average annual inflation of 2.9 percent in its work on next year's budget, a government source familiar with the initial budget plans said today. High Prices for Staple Foods Dip, but Volatile Markets Persist (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) The prices of rice, wheat, soybeans and several other foods have come down recently, a development that could ease some of the panic in global food markets. U.S. markets start Friday with hard slide (UPI) NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- U.S. stock markets, close to even on the year a week ago, slipped further into red ink in early trading Friday, as oil prices continued a relentless surge. Press Review (TurkishPress.com) Speaking at a ceremony in Ankara, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday spoke about the closure case against his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), saying, "There's no place for pessimism or despair." He added, "Today we are the rulers, but we won't always be. Banking and Financial (Mondaq) The Turkish Commercial Code (the "TCC") was enacted in 1956, and governs commercial transactions, as well as the establishment and governance of capital stock companies and sole proprietorships.  Go > News