Weekly Newsmakers

Welcome to our roundup of fascinating and relevant stories making news around the world this week. Plague of Broken Contracts Frays Cotton Market – Wall Street Journal (Editor’s Top Pick) Between “August 2010 to July 2011, cotton was the most volatile of the world’s 64 exchange-traded commodities.”  In 2012 alone, there have been 175 arbitration [...]

Weekly Newsmakers

Here is our special roundup of the most relevant stories making news around the world. Apple and Samsung get South Korea bans  BBC News Kodak to sell film business   CNN, Fortune & Money The travel business: The ineluctable middlemen  The Economist German Leader Says Greece Must Remain in Euro Zone  The New York Times   [...]

Weekly Newsmakers

Dashboard Angela Merkel at the World Economic Forum Here is our weekly roundup of the most relevant and interesting stories making news around the world. The Euro: Tempted, Angela?  The Economist Streaming music revenues up 40% globally in 2012  BBC News Europe’s Problems Squeeze Chinese Trade Outlook  The New York Times Facebook stock hits all-time [...]

Marketing Major joins the Berlin Collective

If you have ever wondered about what a global internship might entail, Deneesha Lawrence’s will be of interest to you. A marketing major and graphic communications minor at Baruch, she told us about her experience while interning at the Berlin Collective in New York City. She describes the Berlin Collective as an institution that cares [...]

Weekly Newsmakers

Here is our roundup of the most relevant and interesting stories making news around the world. Global food prices rise in July due to extreme weather  BBC News Manufacturing in India: The masala Mittelstand  The Economist Strong Yen is Dividing Generations in Japan  The New York Times Two legends in economics wrestle over the euro’s [...]