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Southwest Airlines Weathers Tough Times By Hedging Fuel
While larger carriers stockpile cash for the coming winter, Southwest Airlines is positioning itself for strategic growth and long-term sustainability. Much of the airline’s success can be attributed to the company's low cost model. Its fleet is...
Investors Run Amuck in Russia
Russia’s economy is expected to contract by almost 9% this year. Inflation is in the double digits. Corruption is rampant. The horror stories of investors tied up in joint-venture conflicts for years and having millions in assets expropriated hav...
Micro-lending Goes Mainstream
Micro-finance is one of the most effective development models that has come into play over the last decade. The concept originated with Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, founded by Muhammad Yunus. Micro-finance can loosely be defined as the provision of...
Dollar on the Decline
As recessionary fears diminish, anxiety regarding global demand for the U.S. dollar is rising. The dollar’s value has sunk 11.2% on the NYSE in just four months and the inflating dollar has hit its lowest level of 2009 against six leader currenci...
Trading on Social Stock Exchanges Creates Responsible Returns
Social Stock Exchanges are emerging as an innovative market mechanism to make money while doing good. If you’ve ever worked for a non-profit organization you are all too familiar with the mantra “there’s too much need and too little funding...
The New Business of Business is Sustainability
New and old financial players invest time and resources to manage broader risks and meet new opportunities. Today’s business leaders are rejecting Milton Friedman’s famous theory that “the business of business is business.” As corporate r...

