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Why Volkswagen Is The Most Amazing Car Company In The Industry
By John McElroy Autoline Any efficiency expert studying Volkswagen would have a fit. On paper the company looks like a productivity basket case. Get this. VW AG employs 550,000 people globally. That’s a staggering number. Fortune magazine lists it as the 8th biggest employer in the world, behind giants such as Wall Mart and the […]
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Cost of Hurricane Sandy Compared to Other Major US Disasters
Superstorm Sandy will ultimately be known as one of the costliest economic disasters ever experienced in the U.S. An estimated $50 billion will be lost as a result of the storm, says Mark Zandi,chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. Only Katrina, 9/11 and Hurricane Andrew suffered bigger economic losses, he says. In a teleconference and webcast this […]
In: Business Stories · Tagged with: Business Transportation, Chief Economist, Damages, Economic Disasters, Economic Losses, Estimates, Government Services, Health Care, Households, Hurricane Andrew, Infrastructure, Mark Zandi, Salary Information, Sandy, Teleconference, Transportation Health
Nate Silver Bets $1,000 That Obama Wins 2012 Election
Nate Silver Bets Joe Scarborough Over Election Outcome New York Times poll guru Nate Silver isn’t backing down from his assertion that Barack Obama has a very good chance of winning the presidential election. Silver was engulfed in a classic media… click here for more salary information
In: Business Stories · Tagged with: Assertion, Barack Obama, Bets, Election Outcome, Good Chance, Guru, Joe Scarborough, Nate, New York Times, New York Times Poll, Presidential Election, Salary Information, Wins
