Today SustainableBusiness.com announced its 2008 Sustainable Business 20 (SB20) List: The World’s Top Sustainable Stocks. The SB20 in its seventh year consists of 20 public companies that are leading the way to a sustainable society. The list is presented in the Progressive Investor newsletter, published by SustainableBusiness.com, which tracks sustainable stocks. To choose the 20 …
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Showing: 835 - 840 of 951 ArticlesMorning After: The In Word is Not the N Word or the “View”
While the N Word is not considered the in word to use, it certainly is the in word for buzz. The mention of the word promoted a heated discussion among co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and co-host Whoopi Goldberg. Discussion of just the word had co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck in tears Thursday after a discussion about the use …
With All Bets Downhill – Successful Hollywood Club Promoter Wants to Bring the Party to Vegas
Sam Nazarian is the man with the plan, he put Hollywood’s club scene back on the map. It appears as if Nazarian is a true gambling man. He has never run a casino, and he is entering the business in a downturn that’s fleecing existing casinos and snuffing out new ones. Gambling revenues are down. …
Luxury Car Sales Soar in China and Mercedes-Benz a Favorite
Just last week three German luxury vehicle brands all announced record sales in the Chinese market, outpacing the growth rate of the overall passenger car market of 17.07 percent. Tang Lei a leading salesman for New Beijing Star Automobile Service Co Ltd, a Mercedes-Benz dealer. Reports “I sold almost 60 Benz vehicles in the first …
Economic Stimulus Checks Not Prompting Consumers to Splurge on Luxury Items
While consumers have economic stimulus checks worth a total of $50 billion in their pockets shoppers opted not to splurge on luxury goods. Stevan Buxbaum, executive vice president of Agoura Hills, Calif.-based Buxbaum Group feels “The only thing we can count on is, we can’t count on anything,” Buxbaum observes. “Uncertainty is the watchword of …
Barack Obama $52 Million Dollar Man and Only for June!
Looks like Americans are happy with and receiving the message for change surrounding Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama! He raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain’s June take was $22 million. Obama and the party have also all but caught up to Republican standard-bearer John McCain and the …