Globalization

Vicente Fox to Congress: Rethink that wall

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Throughout 2001, President George W. Bush and I spent time negotiating an important bilateral agreement on immigration policies and programs. We optimistically pieced together an innovative framework, and were close to reaching our goals, when the...

Energy stocks lead a turnaround on Wall Street

2013-04-22 14:08:00

Investors remained cautious at the start of a big week for company earnings on Wall Street. About a third of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, including Exxon Mobil and Apple, are reporting earnings this week. Analysts currently expect...

U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian businessman, companies

2013-04-11 15:18:00

WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department slapped sanctions Thursday on an Iranian businessman and a network of banks and companies dealing with Tehran amid an international stalemate over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The move targeted...

WTO cuts forecast for global trade growth amid European slowdown

2013-04-10 07:27:00

WASHINGTON -- The World Trade Organization on Wednesday lowered its forecast for global trade growth in 2013, saying economic improvement in the U.S. would not be enough to offset Europe's struggles. The dimmer outlook for trade this year follows a...

Explore the world's limits via Google's John Hanke

2013-04-07 00:00:00

When Silicon Valley wizard John Hanke developed Google Earth a little more than a decade ago, he put advanced, interactive mapping technology in the hands of consumers. It was a major breakthrough, but Hanke has moved on since then. As director of...

Facebook to unveil HTC phone with Google's Android software

2013-04-03 00:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Get ready for the Facebook phone. The company is close to unveiling a smartphone whose software keeps the social network front and center. It is part of an overall strategy to advance Facebook's ambitions to dominate mobile devices...

Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue

2013-03-24 05:00:00

This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as "The Avengers" and "Life of Pi," demand for visual effects has never been greater. Studios are spending $100 million or more to put ever more...

Rhythm & Hues buyer tied to Prana Studios

2013-03-28 21:26:00

A company tied to the Los Angeles-based effects and animation studio Prana Studios has beat out other bidders to acquire Rhythm & Hues, the Oscar-winning visual effects house that filed for bankruptcy protection last month, a source close to the deal said...

Good night to 'Tonight'?

2013-03-22 00:00:00

Johnny Carson brought NBC's "The Tonight Show" from New York to Southern California in 1972, a nod to Hollywood's status as the capital of the entertainment industry and the gravitational center of the pop-culture universe. Although the network's...

The limits of copyright law

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Supap Kirtsaeng was a Thai student in the United States who helped finance his education (and then some) by reselling textbooks that family members bought for a low price in Thailand. Textbook publisher John Wiley & Sons sued Kirtsaeng for copyright...

Toyota overhauls management, gives more autonomy to North America

2013-03-06 08:32:00

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. In a move to give more autonomy to the regions where Toyota Motor Corp. sells cars and bring a new generation of leadership to the company’s top management, the automaker...

Gold glitters less brightly, falling below $1,600

2013-02-15 11:41:00

Gold still glitters, but a bit less brightly as it fell below $1,600 on Friday for the first time in six months. In one of the contrarian ways of the financial markets, gold has weakened as evidence has mounted that the global economy is recovering....

Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel, poses for a photograph following a Bloomberg Television interview on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013.

2013-01-25 00:00:00

The restaurant industry reflects global economies, according to a new study.

2012-12-21 08:26:00

World Market has a flyer advertising all kinds of sales on stocking stuffers this week, including a cute little mp3 player that looks like a mix tape. Eco-friendly toys are also 25 percent off.

2012-12-15 11:15:00