#159 Big Bets Pay Off for Ford

Alan Mulally's strategies are paying big dividends in the form of increased profits and customer loyalty generated by Ford's ability to sustain without government bailout funds.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39786621/ns/business-us_business/

#158 GM Hopes Volt Charges Up Other Model Sales

An interesting audio segment on how Volt may be the answer to General Motor's prayers!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130680247

#157 Neiman Marcus Notable Gifts for 2010

They may not sell all the items, but they get Americans talking about their store - wonderful marketing!

#156 Change Coming to Starbucks?

Starbucks is mulling the addition of wine and cheese to the menu:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39719692/ns/business-consumer_news/

#155 From CNN - 10 Ideas to Change the World

Simple, but important suggestions to improve the quality of life worldwide are featured in this slideshow:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/23/10.simple.things/index.html

#154 Walmart Looking to Open Smaller Stores

From the WSJ, a story about a new strategy for the world's largest retailer:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575550243762557882.html?mod=djem_jiewr_OM_domainid

#153 Wall Street: The Speed Traders

The stock market has always had elements of both investing and gambling, but the use of technology is shifting the balance between the two. Learn more in this video segment from CBS' 60 Minutes.

#152 Court ruling will influence consumer goods pricing

From USA Today - "How you pay for stuff could soon determine how much you pay"
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/block/2010-10-12-yourmoney12_ST_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

#151 The New Age of Walmart

#150 The Social Network

While this account of the origins of Facebook is somewhat fictionalized, the movie does point to a number of ethical issues.