Tag / business
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St. Louis’s Lacking Investment Environment
Foreign direct investment, or FDI, can provide great growth opportunities for cities, providing a new influx of capital—and usually jobs—in regions that sometimes desperately need it. Two good examples of the benefits of FDI could come from the St. Louis region and Louisville, Kentucky. St. Louis is, according to the World Trade Center St. Louis,…
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“I’m Sorry. Do You Speak English?”
BY JOE LENOFF The United States is an economic and military powerhouse, with business interests that span the globe and security concerns that reach just as far, yet according to Gallup, only 34 percent of Americans speak a foreign language “well enough to hold a conversation”. This may sound encouraging, but compared with Europe, where…
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Show Me the Money
This past year, Texas A&M received $750 million in donations, and it was not because of its Economics program, a dramatic increase in Rhodes scholars, or any other academic reason. Incredibly, this dramatic surge in contributions can be almost entirely traced to a single person: reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel. Johnny Football, as he…
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The Toyota Recalls
One of the most prominent automobile manufacturers in the world is now faced with a major obstacle that stands to damage it irreparably. Many experts assert that the current crisis Toyota faces as a result of severe safety shortcomings will be the most arduous challenge the company has had to deal with since its birth.…
