Marathon Oil, with operations throughout the United States and Canada, will soon be two companies. The move has been in the works for nearly two years, but low oil and gas prices kept the company from making it until now. Marathon Petroleum will be responsible for refining operations. Marathon Oil will focus exploration and production…. Read more »

The much-anticipated announcement that the iPhone will be available through Verizon has been made. Industry experts are now analyzing the move in light of capabilities, past problems, and demand (for Verizon) that is difficult to predict. Clearly, AT&T did foresee demand and its network was unable to handle the load. The company claims it responded… Read more »

Tunisia’s President, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, fled the country on Friday after a month of increasingly violent public protests. President Ben Ali had ruled the country for more than 23 years but citizens were becoming ever more frustrated with the economic conditions in the nation. Many in Tunisia live in poverty, face high unemployment and… Read more »

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., the new owner of the iconic Swedish car company Volvo, is evaluating strategic options on how to best position the Volvo brand. The brand, which has long been known for building high-quality, safe automobiles, was sold by Ford to Geely in August of 2010. One strategy under consideration is… Read more »

Barely a week into January and it is already the human interest story of 2011. A homeless man in Columbus, Ohio is discovered by a videographer for the local newspaper. After capturing the man’s voice on video and posting it to the paper’s website, it goes viral. Ted Williams becomes more popular on the internet… Read more »

The nature of business today – shrinking workforces and increasing responsibilities – makes it difficult for employees to focus. Mobile technologies add to the distraction. Once attention has been diverted from a task, it can take as long as 20 minutes to get restarted. The article offers a couple of simple suggestions to help retain… Read more »

As General Motors attempts to make a recovery, one key factor will be its leadership. Many critics argued that GM did not deserve a bailout because its leadership was “too stuck in the past.” Now the company has a CEO that admits he is not a “car guy.” Can the company succeed? Better yet, will… Read more »

One of the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is that the United States is supposed to allow Mexican truck drivers the ability to transport freight in the U.S. as long as the trucks meet certain safety standards. The U.S. has yet to abide by the terms of this provision and in… Read more »

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeks to play a more prominent role in regulating cross-border capital flows. The current patchy economic recovery, which has key emerging markets recovering faster than advanced economies, has contributed to an increase of funds flowing from the advanced to the emerging economies. Investors in advanced economies are seeking higher returns… Read more »

For 75 years, the focus of the United Auto Workers has been on the Big Three Detroit auto makers. With two of those companies in bankruptcy and membership continuing to decline, the UAW now says it will target foreign-owned car plants for membership drives. Many of the plants are in right-to-work (protecting workers from being… Read more »