Business Pundit

The British Council and European Community have launched the latest version of MIPEX, the Migrant Integration Policy Index. It measures how well immigrants can access the labor market, gain status as a full-time resident, participate politically,… Read more

The World Bank issued a little over $100 billion in loans between the middle of 2008-2010, according to research done by the Financial Times. The China Export Import Bank and China Development Bank, on the other hand, loaned at least $110… Read more

Image: Alan Mak/Wikimedia Commons Move over, Shanghai. China’s economic future lies in its center–the 20 biggest cities in inland China, to be exact. The Economist, in a new report, has dubbed this trend CHAMPS (named after some of the leading… Read more

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We like to call ourselves the richest country in the world, but the 2010 Legatum Prosperity Index has different ideas. The Prosperity Index factors in both money and citizen wellbeing in its rankings. It “finds that the most prosperous nations in… Read more

In an economy filled with zombies and sinking ships, the Ford Motor Company stands out as a beacon of success. When the recession corralled Detroit’s Big Three car companies, Ford alone refused a government bailout. But sagging profit margins, a… Read more

Potash Corporation, the Canadian fertilizer company that is the world’s biggest producer of potash, wants to block Australian mega-miner BHP Billiton from a $40 billion hostile takeover. MiningWeekly has more: Potash Corporation of… Read more

Last Tuesday, a Chinese fishing boat collided with Japanese coast guard boats near the tiny Diaoyutai Islands (as they’re known to Taiwan. China calls them the Diaoyu. Japan calls them the Senkaku. All three countries claim them as their… Read more

Investment firm 3G Capital bought Burger King today for $3.26 billion. 3G Capital is backed by Brazilian tycoon Jorge Paulo Lemann, known in Brazil for founding the prestigious investment firm Banco Garantia and owning Brazilian brewing giant… Read more

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that the global economy will grow 4.6% this year, 0.4% more than its initial projection. That’s the most growth since 2007, according to Bloomberg, which has the story: Canada and the U.S…. Read more

If you’ve been following the World Cup so far, you know that the Germany vs. Spain match tomorrow is a big deal. The New York Times’ Rob Hughes has an interesting take on how Spain, possibly the most talented team out there, may be hamstrung by… Read more

via nighthawksforever Love them or hate them, big fast food chains are here to stay and influence our dietary habits and lives. McDonald’s, as one of the globally most recognized companies, has had to endure some ad spoofs over the years. But… Read more

Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Corp. has purchase Volvo from Ford for $1.8 billion. Geely, one of China’s biggest automakers, has plans to invest $900 million more into Volvo to make the brand profitable. Reuters has more: Geely,… Read more

After stalled talks with China, Google is likely to close its operations there. It looks like Google won’t be able to operate in China without censoring results, so the search company, which won’t run a censored search engine, is poised to pull… Read more