Worst Corporate Language Ever

Worst Corporate Language Ever
Business clichés have long been allowed to proliferate and multiply within the business establishment. These are some of the worst.

GLOBAL ECONOMY

The Basic Role of Government
The fight between Congress and President Obama is not about reducing the deficit by $1.2 trillion to hit some artificial budget target. It is about reconciling fundamentally competing visions of the role of government.

Capex Numbers Reflect No Expansion
A barometer of spending on equipment was up in August, but not enough to suggest that businesses are doing anything more than replacing aging assets.

Five Ways to Manage Overseas Business Risks
Expanding abroad will be a lot more fun if you can avoid cultural faux pas, kidnapping, disease, and accidents.

The 10 Biggest Employers In The World
These are the ten largest employers in the world. Notably 7 of them are state companies, ranging from defense to postal service. And half of them are in China.


FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

What Were the Auditors Thinking?
Investors and accountants differ sharply on the possible introduction of a narrative aimed at providing a view of corporate financials through the auditor’s eyes.

Large companies spent more on CEO salaries than taxes in 2010
General Electric, Boeing and eBay are among the corporations that paid their CEOs more than they paid in federal taxes last year.

Becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst
CFA Institute Managing Director Thomas Robinson on why the CFA credential makes sense for investment analysts or portfolio managers, and what it takes to get one.


MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA

Entrevista a Salomon Chertorivsky
Tuvimos el privilegio de platicar con el ex-Comisionado Nacional del Seguro Popular, actual Secretario de Salud, en una entrevista concedida a la revista AAPAUNAM.

Emerging markets are great investment option
A possible "developed economy" recession in the U.S. and Europe is leading PIMCO's Bill Gross to favor investments in Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Canada.

Peru's leftist government attracts new investment
Humala government says getting $5.7 bln new investment. Prime Minister Lerner working to avert protest over water resources that involve Grupo Mexico.

Worst Mexican Peso Slump Since 2008
Mexico’s peso is posting its worst quarter in three years on concern Europe’s financial crisis will exacerbate a slowdown in the U.S. economy.


"In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
- Albert Camus


OTHER TOPICS

OFUNAM – Season Opening
Con “Un Réquiem Alemán” de Johannes Brahms y “Un Sobreviviente de Varsovia” de Arnold Schönberg la agrupación universitaria abrirá su tercera temporada el 8 y 9 de octubre en la Sala Nezahualcóyotl. UNAM. Ciudad de México.

How To Tell Someone They're Wrong (And Make Them Feel Good About It)
We all know honest feedback is invaluable, but what is the best way to deliver it?

Ten Things Only Bad Managers Say
Helpful, encouraging, and trust-based words and phrases don’t occur to bad bosses.


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KEY MEXICO STATISTICS 2011
(Source: Mexico Central Bank)

SEPTEMBER / AUGUST / JULY

Exchange Rate: MXN to USD
12.9754 / 12.2056 / 11.6716

Exchange Rate: MXN to EUR
18.5353 / 17.8317 / 16.8939

Exchange Rate: MXN to CAD
13.2191 / 12.6841 / 12.2778

Exchange Rate: MXN to GBP
21.4746 / 20.1482 / 19.2788

Country Risk (basis points)
246 / 177 / 132

Bolsa (IPC BMV)
33,503 / 35,721 / 35,999

Cetes 28d
4.34% / 4.11% / 3.96%

Inflation
3.42% / 3.55% / 3.28%

UDIs
4.589563 / 4.583945 / 4.566807

International Reserves (M USD)
136,454 / 136,820 / 133,894

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