West Coast port jam could open America’s backyard to China
SHANGHAI — As our tour bus of journalists entered the outskirts of the city, the immensity of the Port of Shanghai elicited gasps of sheer awe and disbelief. Shanghai is an enormous metropolis by any...
View ArticleStrong dollar, politics, port drama threaten to depress U.S. exports
Could U.S. exports actually fall this year for the first time since the Great Recession? Does anyone, outside of the Obama administration and business community, actually care? The answer to the first...
View ArticleFemale presence at Apple’s WWDC keynote falls short
Despite Apple CEO Tim Cook’s promise of increased female presence during the company’s kick off of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, it took nearly 40 minutes into the keynote for...
View ArticleTech bus drivers for Apple, Yahoo, Zynga to vote on contract
Shuttle bus drivers that transport workers from several Bay Area tech companies, including Apple, Yahoo and Genentech, will vote on a union contract Saturday. If approved, the contract under the...
View ArticleSmall business exec Amer Akhtar leaves Yahoo
Amer Akhtar, the executive overseeing Yahoo’s small business division is no longer with the company. Akhtar’s departure comes as Yahoo is exploring a sale of its core business, which may include its...
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