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Brian Irwin’s blog Why Fracking Matters A Lot brings up the interesting point of corporate responsibility in the oil and gas industry. Brian’s blog talks about a new technique, hydraulic fracturing, which involves pumping water into shale rock to withdraw … Continue reading →

I was reading through a whole host of CNN’s business blogs the other day, and i came across Kevin Voigt’s post about the sale of Lucasfilms Ltd. to Disney. I thought his blog was very insightful, and reflects the true Star Wars … Continue reading →

The recent election in the US left the Democratic party in control of the White House, while leaving the Senate to the Republican party. This division of the political system leaves a division in theories of how to run the … Continue reading →

K-Mart has had a rough year. After a much less than average Christmas 2011, the individual company filed for bankruptcy in February 2012. Sears Holding, the company that owns K-Mart, saw massive declines in stock prices. The discount retail market, … Continue reading →

Hostess Brands Inc. has asked for the US court’s permission to liquidate its assets. This decision was made after a nation-wide workers strike has been taking its toll on the company. Hostess Brands Inc. was best known for its delicious … Continue reading →

Patriot Coal Corporation, a bankrupt mining company based out of St. Louis, Missouri, agreed to stop mountaintop removal mining today. The company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but hopes to emerge as a viable business Mountaintop removal mining is … Continue reading →

In a time where mobile phones and tablets have undermined the strength PC’s once had, Microsoft has developed a touch screen, mobile-friendly, operating system. Windows 8 is set to launch on October 26th and the forecasted reaction to the system … Continue reading →

Staples Business Depot announced on Tuesday that it must close more stores. They are undertaking new cost-cutting measures as they try to grow as a company in a struggling economy. The problem is that stores like Wal-mart and online distributors like … Continue reading →

Somewhat in the shadow of the NHL lockout (at least in Canada) was the lockout of National Football League officials, resulting in replacement referees being used for the first three weeks of the 2012-2013 NFL season. In June, officials were … Continue reading →

As the NHL labour disputes rage on, not much is being done to resolve the issue of the division of HRR (Hockey-related revenue). The NHL Players Association, led by negotiating guru Donald Fehr, would like to see a five-year program averaging 53-54% … Continue reading →