http://www.fourwinds10.net 2013-05-20T18:59:24+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1369066566 May 18, 2013 While many states are busy biting the hands that feed them, the State of Missouri is aggressively trying to give gun manufacturers a good reason to relocate to “The Show Me State.” Last week a West Plains man made a very generous offer on the conservative talk radio show “America’s Voice Now.” A cooperative project is underway to bring firearms and accessories manufacturers and distributors to the Howell County Ozarks region of Missouri.  The project was initiated by a listener of the Americas Voice Now radio program who volunteered to put up one of three parcels of land to any manufacturer or distributor who would move to the region.   The parcels of land are available to any gun or firearm accessory manufacturer or distributor who will move to one of the parcels bringing jobs and economic benefits to the area. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1368892324 FW:  May 18, 2013 (Bloomberg) -- Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, talks with Willow Bay from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles about the impact of a potential internet sales tax and how e-commerce will spell the end of category specific retailers. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." -- For more "Market Makers" videos: http://bloom.bg/RU3pJd -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1367685445 April 25, 2013 Bolivia became the first McDonald’s-free Latin American nation, after struggling for more than a decade to keep their numbers out of ‘the red.’ And that fact is still making news. After 14 years in the nation and despite many campaigns and promos McDonald’s was forced to close in 2002, its 8 Bolivian restaurants in the major cities of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. McDonald’s served its last hamburgers in Bolivia, after announcing a global restructuring plan in which it would close its doors in seven other countries with poor profit margins. The failure of McDonald’s in Bolivia had such a deep impact that a documentary titled “Por que quebro McDonald’s en Bolivia” or “Why did McDonald’s Bolivia go Bankrupt,” trying to explain why did Bolivians never crossed-over from their empanadas to Big Macs. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1364992763 April 1, 2013 NORTH HAVEN — — A half-dozen workers were in otherwise empty offices Friday at The Marlin Firearms Co. as the company wound down 141 years of manufacturing in Connecticut. A security phone at the visitor's gate was unattended next to a large barren parking lot off Bailey Road near I-91. A reception room that resembles a ski lodge, complete with a fireplace, was dark. The few people left working Friday declined to comment, but one employee said there were six people inside and that Friday was their last day of work. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1363199248 March 11, 2013 From 24/7 Wall St.: The business of war is profitable. In 2011, the 100 largest contractors sold $410 billion in arms and military services. Just 10 of those companies sold over $208 billion. Based on a list of the top 100 arms-producing and military services companies in 2011 compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute,  24/7 Wall St. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1362751334 Korea starts to take over Japanese Electronic firms March 6, 2013 3:07 pm TheUnhivedMind 1 Comment 6 March 2013 Last updated at 07:53 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21680996 Samsung to buy 3% stake in Japanese rival Sharp Samsung Electronics has agreed a deal to buy a 3% stake in struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp for 10.4bn yen ($110m; £75m). text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1360000015 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1355102524 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1354127724 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1353176889 Nov. 16, 2012 What might be the last Twinkie in America - at least for a while - rolled off a factory line Friday morning. It was just like the millions that had come before it, golden, cream-filled empty calories, a monument to classic American junk food. But it is likely to be the last under the current management. After not one but two bankruptcies, Hostess Brands, the beleaguered purveyor of Twinkies, Ho Hos, Sno Balls and Wonder bread, announced plans to wind down operations and sell off its brands. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1351957150 Nov. 3, 2012  (Oct. 1, 2012) Defense contractor Lockheed Martin heeded a request from the White House today — one with political overtones — and announced it will not issue layoff notices to thousands of employees just days before the November presidential election. Lockheed, one of the biggest employers in the key battleground state of Virginia, previously warned it would have to issue notices to employees, required by law, due to looming defense cuts set to begin to take effect after Jan. 2 because of the failure of the  Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction — the  so-called Super-committee, which was created to find a way to cut $1. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1351873952 Oct. 31, 2012 Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne discussed, in limited detail, some of the Italian company's plans for future production of its vehicles, including the Chrysler and Jeep brands, during an earnings conference call yesterday. There has been much recent speculation on the possibility that some of the once American-owned Chrysler Jeep vehicles will be outsourced and produced overseas. It was confirmed that at least some Jeeps will be manufactured outside the US in the near future. The plan is to produce a new, smaller Jeep in Italy that will be sold in Europe and also exported to America. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1350846279 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1349973111 Oct. 9, 2012 US corporations are sitting on more cash than at any point since World War 2. That's without including banks. I'm only talking about nonfinancial corporations – the ones that sell goods and services and make the economy go. Those businesses hold $1. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1342888827 July j20, 2012 MICROSOFT posted its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company as it declared a struggling online ad business a bust and prepared for one of the biggest product updates in its history. The software giant had warned two weeks ago that it would take a 6.2 billion (£3.9 billion) charge in the April-June quarter because its 2007 purchase of online ad service aQuantive failed to help it compete with Google. The amount reflected the bulk of the 6. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1341680334 July 5, 2012 There’s been a lot written about ghost towns in China. Now, state-owned China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC) has built a town in Angola. And it’s fairly empty. Just outside Angola’s capital city of Luanda is Nova Cidade de Kilamba a residential development of 750 eight-story apartment buildings, a dozen schools, and more than 100 retail units, reports the BBC’s Louise Redvers. The $3. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1341499356 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1340810832 June 25, 2012 Lennar Corp., LEN +5.15% one of the U.S.'s largest home builders, is in talks with the China Development Bank for approximately $1. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1340055816 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1335284723 15 billion of your tax $$ to General Motors. 13 closed GM factories in America , but 15 new factories open in China !!! April 23rd 2012 15 billion of your tax $$ to General Motors. 13 closed GM factories in America, but 15 new factories open in China Aren't you just loving to see 13 General Motors factories going to close in the united States , but GM is going to open 15 new production factories in Communist China . And the STUPID U.S. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1330711358 Feb. 29, 2012 As if we didn't have enough news on this Leap Wednesday, here's this. James Murdoch Steps Down as Executive Chairman, News International to Focus on Expanding International TV Businesses Business Wire NEW YORK -- February 29, 2012 News Corporation today announced that, following his relocation to the Company’s headquarters in New York, James Murdoch, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, has relinquished his position as Executive Chairman of News International, its UK publishing unit. Tom Mockridge, Chief Executive Officer of News International, will continue in his post and will report to News Corporation President and COO Chase Carey. “We are all grateful for James' leadership at News International and across Europe and Asia, where he has made lasting contributions to the group's strategy in paid digital content and its efforts to improve and enhance governance programs,” said Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1328045170 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1325536115 (From a friend) Date: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 6:57 PM Subject: GE moving to China  (Obama Must Go)   My father worked for GE and retired from there after 43 + years of service. He would roll over in his grave if he read this crap!  Time to change our government in 2012 !       Keep your eye onWaukesha, Wisconsin .... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1324572564 FW 12/22/11 (Reuters) — CME Group Inc., operator of the world’s leading energy, grains and precious metals markets, is in talks with China’s securities regulator to enter the mainland’s financial dirivatives market , the official China Daily reported on Thursday. CME President Phupinder Gill told the newspaper that the group was in talks with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) about starting a pilot overseas futures trading business that would allow some futures companies from China to buy and sell futures on the Chicago-based international exchange. CME Group operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade and the New York Mercantile Exchange. “Everything is going well so far, and that will be a milestone for CME’s global expansion process,” Gill was quoted as telling the paper. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1323352356 Dec. 7, 2011 Gibson Guitar Corp. has acquired Deerfield Beach-based Stanton Group a longtime provider of audio products for an undisclosed sum, Gibson announced Monday. Located at 772 S. Military Trail, Stanton has three divisions: KRK Systems a monitor and control room solutions supplier; Cerwin-Vega a loudspeaker maker and distributor and Stanton DJ which designs and makes audio products for disc jockeys. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1319114822 If you've seen Robert Greenwald's excellent documentary, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices, you're aware of the many social and financial problems created every time a Wal-Mart store opens in your area. They may be the "king of low prices" but not without a steep cost to the communities in which the stores reside. For example, Penn State University researchers estimate some 20,000 American families have dropped below the poverty level due to the astounding growth of Wal-Mart between 1987 and 1998. And in counties where Wal-Mart stores are located, more than 15 percent of families depend on food stamps, compared to the national norm of 8 percent. Is Wal-Mart Linked to the 10. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1318955366 UPDATE, 4 p.m.: BizzyBlog gets results? The Lowe’s story is currently #10 on the AP’s Business home page (saved here). ____________________________________ It’s a good thing I heard this on the radio at about 11:00 a.m. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1316820922 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1312219757 Have you ever seen a river over a river? AMAZING..... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1311857634 Sony sinks to $199M quarterly loss on disaster, lowers annual profit forecast TOKYO (AP) -- Sony sank to a 15.5 billion yen ($199 million) quarterly loss, hurt by the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, a massive online security breach and plunging TV prices. Sony Corp. had posted a 25.7 billion yen profit in the April-June period the previous year. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1309192850 Talk about Out - Sourcing ! At a sprawling manufacturing complex here, hundreds of Chinese laborers are now completing work on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Next month, the last four of more than two dozen giant steel modules — each with a roadbed segment about half the size of a football field — will be loaded onto a huge ship and transported 6,500 miles to Oakland. There, they will be assembled to fit into the eastern span of the new Bay Bridge. The project is part of China’s continual move up the global economic value chain — from cheap toys to Apple iPads to commercial jetliners — as it aims to become the world’s civil engineer. The assembly work in California, and the pouring of the concrete road surface, will be done by Americans. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1302721128 Japanese auto giant Toyota says it will temporarily halt production at five European plants for several days in April and May, due to a shortage of parts following the March 11 earthquake. Toyota said on Wednesday the five plants in Britain, Turkey, France and Poland would also operate at a reduced volume in May "in order to manage available parts supply". "Even though most of our parts come from European suppliers, we are experiencing gaps in our supply chain due to the situation in Japan," Didier Leroy, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe said in a statement. "By adjusting our production in Europe, we are adapting to the current situation whilst not completely interrupting our deliveries of vehicles to our customers." twitter. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1300129874 China is now the world's top manufacturer in terms of output, ousting the U.S. from the top spot, according to U.S. economics consultancy IHS Global Insight. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1299091849 According to headlines this morning, JPMorgan Chase is trying acquire a 10 percent stake of Twitter for about $450 million: J.P. Morgan fund in talks to buy Twitter stake: report (DealBook-New York Times) J.P. Morgan Fund Seeks Minority Stake in Twitter (Reuters) J. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1297270383 The impact of shale has the potential, if we are smart enough to grab it, to ripple through the entire European economy. Energy is a key economic marker, and if Europe turns it back on shale it also concedes a significant economic advantage to the rest of the world. A story I've been following the last few months is where shale is starting to go beyond energy and out to other industries. A classic example of this is the US chemical industry. Chemicals play nearly as important a role in the macro economy as energy. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1297188011 NEW YORK - (Business Wire) E.L. Rothschild LLC, a private investment company led by Chairman Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and CEO Lynn Forester de Rothschild, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a 70% interest in Weather Central, LP (www.wxc.com). text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1296504140 Will nation demand American assets in return for subsidizing Obama deficits? Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Jerome Corsi's Red Alert, the premium online newsletter published by the current No. 1 best-selling author, WND staff writer and senior managing director of the Financial Services Group at Gilford Securities. China has decided to invade the United States, not with tanks and airplanes, but with an army of workers to develop what are being called "free-trade zones" within the U.S., Jerome Corsi's Red Alert reports. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1295463836 (Reuters) - Executives from General Electric, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola, Boeing, Intel and Carlyle Group will be among U.S. business leaders at a meeting on Wednesday hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a White House official said. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1289531430 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1288980247 This big ship the Emma Maersk will hold 15,000 containers and has a 207' beam and is 1,302' long! That 207' beam means it was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez Canal. It is strictly transpacific. more... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1284489700   READ ARTICLE AT: http://tehparadox.com/forum/f11 /inside-chinese-wal-mart-1186599/   Sept. 14, 2010 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1283353665 Cloud computing has become a vitally important part of the information technology landscape. A recent survey by London-based independent research firm Loudhouse found that approximately 51 percent of organizations are now utilizing cloud services as part of their IT infrastructure. There is growing concern, however, that cloud computing poses a security risk, and that risk is being debated throughout the technology community. (Results of the June 2010 Loudhouse survey are available at http://www.mimecast. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1282848789 I'd like to make you a business offer. Seriously. This is a real offer. In fact, you really can't turn me down, as you'll come to understand in a moment.. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1280420644 Apparel supervisor Sonia Barrett uses a handheld scanner to read EPC labels on men's denim jeans on July 19, while checking inventory at the Walmart Supercenter Store No. 1 in Rogers, Ark.   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to roll out sophisticated electronic ID tags to track individual pairs of jeans and underwear, the first step in a system that advocates say better controls inventory but some critics say raises privacy concerns.   Starting next month, the retailer will place removable "smart tags" on individual garments that can be read by a hand-held scanner. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1278045857 America's monster retail chain aims to be a Web depot. Cash checks and pick up parcels while filling your Slurpee. A NEW CHANNEL FOR E-COM-merce is headed for the U.S. One of North America's most pervasive retailers, 7-Eleven Inc. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1276663304 Barack Obama has been accused of holding "his boot on the throat" of British pensioners after his attacks on BP were blamed for wiping billions off the company's value.     Tony Hayward (left) and Barack Obama Photo: AP/GETTY City investors said the president was jeopardising the pensions of millions with his "excessive" criticism of the energy company following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Before the accident on April 20, BP was Britain's biggest company, with a stock market value of £122 billion. Since then, £49 billion has been wiped off its value.   On Wednesday, BP's share price fell a further 17. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1276320092 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1271274780 In the wake of last week's disaster at Massey Energy Company's Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, it's become increasingly clear that CEO Don Blankenship has gamed the loophole-laden mine safety enforcement system. Despite a supposedly tougher federal law that passed in 2006 after the Sago, West Virginia, mine explosion killed a dozen miners, Massey and other companies have been able to use the law as a shield to avoid tougher enforcement measures by appealing safety citations - and overwhelming the weak Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) with a backlog of appeals. Even though Massey has faced proposed fines nearing $2 million since 2005 and been cited over 1,300 times, it's paid only a fraction - one-sixth - of the proposed fines. All told, according to the United Mine Workers of America, nearly 50 people have been killed at Massey mines in the last ten years. In March alone, it was cited over 50 times for violations, many directly related to ventilation violations that allowed the build-up of explosive methane gas that played a major role in the killing of the 29 miners. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1267131708 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1266090785 Larry O'Donnell, President and C.O.O. of Waste Management, works alongside his employees, cleaning porta-potties, sorting waste, collecting garbage from a landfill and even being fired for the first time in his life. VIEW VIDEO http://www.