The Business Big Shots Blog

Is there any good business news to report these days? Frankly, there is not. Even if there were it would pale in comparison to steep decline we've seen on Wall Street in the past two days. Sadly at this point the only people the American people have less sympathy for than politicians ...

[caption id="attachment_244" align="alignright" width="199" caption="Greek skies are dark. "][/caption] Greece is still in a sticky situation. When the IMF members meet this week, they will decide on the fate of this Mediterranean country, and how to deal with its onerous debt. If Greece defaults on its debt and drops out of the ...

Global business and business to business trading has not suffered much from the ongoing Jasmine Revolution, despite fears that oil will push up to $120 per barrel. As rebels have taken control of important oil ports, the price of crude has dropped. If the rebel offensive can successfully navigate through ...

As the Arab world continues its revolution and Qaddafi grows more and more irate watching power slip through his fingers like sand, economies are growing nervous. Oil just hit $100 a barrel. Saudi Arabia is ready to make up for the shortfall, as it talks to European oil companies. High oil ...

A fascinating article in the Economist discusses a new business on the brink: 3D printing. It's just as it sounds. If you have the software capability and know-how to design a certain product, or even the ability to download a design off the internet, you can press print and cut ...