CEOWORLD Magazine

Top 10 Best Selling Smartphones for you

Published on 2010-08-25 06:39:04

1) Nexus One- The Nexus One built for Google by HTC  is the most anticipated Android phone ever. The Nexus One is a very slick and beautiful phone that almost makes other devices look out dated. The display screen on this phone is simply incredible. There has yet to be any device out on the [...]

Making goal setting work

Published on 2010-08-24 06:29:09

We can accomplish more and go further if we dedicate ourselves to written goals, keep the goals on our corporate and personal radar screens, and follow through on the steps required to make them happen. Goal setting: step one in management by objectives Research has shown that goal setting is a very powerful technique to improve [...]

Potash Corporation rejects Australian BHP BILLITON’S Hostile Bid, Next- China’s Sinochem Brazil’s Vale

Published on 2010-08-23 08:03:22

In a statement issued on Monday, Potash Corp said its Board of Directors, after careful consideration with the assistance of its independent financial and legal advisors, voted unanimously to reject the unsolicited offer by BHP Billiton Development 2 (Canada) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Plc (LSE:BLT/JSE:BIL/NYSE:BBL) (“BHP Billiton”), to acquire all of [...]

As a New CEO, president, vice president, Director or General Manager For a Business Organization, What Should Be Your First 30 to 60 Days Priorities and Efforts?

Published on 2010-08-17 10:25:59

I am often asked this question by many business executives, business professors, business teachers and trainers, business consultants and advisors, and in my personal teaching and training. The answers to this question are the same for any business executive who is tasked with ‘Turn-Around Management’ to help grow the business. The first 30 to 60 days are [...]

BUSINESS SHAMES- SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS ISSUES TO THINK ABOUT

Published on 2010-08-17 10:13:51

‘Business shames’ are not just an issue in the United States; these are actually worldwide issues WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THEM? It would be a wonderful business world if these ‘business shames’ and issues could be improved ‘BUSINESS SHAMES’ Due to greed, self serving power struggles or incompetence, doing things that hurt customers, clients, employees, the business [...]

China’s Wuhan Iron and Steel Group in talks with ArcelorMittal To Cooperate On iron ore Mining Projects

Published on 2010-08-16 06:23:40

China’s Wuhan Iron and Steel Group is in talks with ArcelorMittal (MT), the world’s top steelmaker, on the joint development of overseas iron ore. Both are currently discussing joint exploration and investment in two overseas mining projects. Wuhan Iron & Steel Group has sought to develop overseas iron ore resources to reduce its heavy reliance on [...]

China Consortium May Bid for 30 Percent of AIG’z American International Assurance (AIA)

Published on 2010-08-16 06:03:29

A consortium of leading Chinese companies including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (1398.HK)(601398.SS), China Life Insurance Co Ltd (2628.HK) (601628.SS), Cinda Asset Management Fosun Group, Hony Capital and Alibaba (HKG:1688) plans to bid for a 30 percent stake in American International Group Ltd’s (AIG.N) American International Assurance (AIA) business. That would mean an investment [...]

Hunting acquires Innova-Extel for $125m

Published on 2010-08-16 05:31:27

Oil and gas services company Hunting PLC (HTG.L) has taken over U.S. electronic technology company Innova-Extel for $125 million iAcquisition. Houston-based Innova-Extel – which was founded in 1989 – employs approximately 300 people at two sites. Hunting PLC is an international energy services provider to the world’s leading upstream oil and gas companies. Established in 1874, [...]

ANZ Bank (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group) Eyes US$3.8B Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) Stake from Lone Star Funds

Published on 2010-08-16 05:05:51

ANZ Bank (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group) (ANZ.AX) moved closer towards a possible bid for a 57.27 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) (004940.KS), worth about $3.8 billion at current market prices, as it targets Asian expansion. U.S.-based private equity fund Lone Star Funds has said it wants to sell its 51.02% stake in [...]

Aviva Plc rejects £5 bln takeover from RSA Insurance Group PLC

Published on 2010-08-16 04:52:50

Britain’s second-biggest insurer, Aviva Plc (AV.LN) confirmed it had rejected an approach from rival RSA Insurance Group PLC  (RSA.LN) offering to buy its general insurance businesses in the UK, Ireland and Canada for 5 billion pounds ($7.8 billion) in cash because the deal wasn’t in shareholders’ interests. Under the proposal, Aviva said it would have kept [...]

Vedanta Resources Plc to acquire up to 51-61% stake in Cairn India for up to $9.6 bln

Published on 2010-08-16 04:41:41

India-focused mining firm Vedanta Resources Plc (VED.L) said it will acquire a majority stake of 51-60 percent of Cairn India (CAIL.BO) for about $8.5-9.6 billion in cash to be funded with debt and cash. Vedanta will make an about $3 billion open offer to Cairn India shareholders at Rs 355 per share for up to 20 [...]

Deutsche Bank acquired 49.9 percent stake in New Zealand’s Craigs Investment Partners

Published on 2010-08-11 04:38:04

Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has completed a deal to acquire a 49.9 percent stake in New Zealand private wealth and investment management firm Craigs Investment Partners as part of a strategic alliance.  Deutsche said in a statement Craigs Investment Partners would remain a stand-alone business aligned with its global investment banking platform. Frank Aldridge, Craigs Investment Partners’ [...]

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo likely to invest $1 bln in India’s Tata Teleservices

Published on 2010-08-11 04:29:38

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) Japan’s biggest mobile phone operator, will likely invest an additional $1 billion in Tata Teleservices is expected to lift its stake to 35-40 percent from 26 percent. A DoCoMo spokesman said nothing had been decided and declined to comment further, while a Tata Teleservices spokesman said there was no truth to [...]

Spain’s ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios SA) Sells Abertis Infraestructuras SA to CVC Capital Partners

Published on 2010-08-11 04:10:36

Spain’s ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios SA) has reached a deal to sell a chunk of its stake in Spanish toll road operator Abertis Infraestructuras SA (ABE) to private equity fund CVC Capital Partners. ACS will sell 15.55% of Abertis stock to CVC for €1.72 billion ($2.27 billion). The transaction values Barcelona-based Abertis at [...]

What you may not know about results and why coaching could be the answer

Published on 2010-08-06 09:04:02

“Nothing is more inspiring than when someone becomes who they already are.” – Ted McGrath What would it be like to have complete clarity on what you want out of life? Do you feel like there are times when your beliefs and values are in conflict with one another? What’s Driving your decisions and actions on a [...]

FSA probes Royal Bank of Scotland’s Coutts & Co after AIG bond sales

Published on 2010-08-06 07:30:46

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s (RBS) private banking arm Coutts & Co. unit, which counts Queen Elizabeth II among its clients, is being investigated by the UK financial services industry watchdog for selling an U.S. insurer AIG (AIG) bond fund. This has been a bad week for RBS’s relations with the City regulator. On Tuesday [...]

First Data Credit-card processor bonds soared after seeking amendments to refinance debt

Published on 2010-08-04 09:04:36

Credit-card processor First Data Corp seeking amendments to its credit facilities so it can refinance and extend the maturities of its debt. First Data Corp. bonds soared after the credit-card processor said in a regulatory filing that it plans to seek permission from lenders to change terms of its loan agreements to help refinance debt. In [...]

Fannie Mae, America’s housing-finance giant, to sell $2 bln in bills

Published on 2010-07-26 08:29:19

Fannie Mae, America’s housing-finance giant, plans to sell $1.0 billion of three-month benchmark bills due Oct. 27, 2010, and $1.0 billion of six-month bills due Jan. 26, 2011. Bids will be accepted from authorized dealers from 9:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) until 9:45 a.m. Fannie and Freddie have liabilities in excess of $5 trillion. Starting in October, [...]

Reckitt Benckiser to buy Durex condoms and Scholl sandals maker SSL International

Published on 2010-07-21 08:43:26

Anglo-Dutch group, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has agreed to buy Durex condoms and Scholl sandals maker SSL International for $3.8 billion.  Reckitt said the deal would increase sales in its health and personal care arm by about 36 per cent to 2.8 billion pounds. Both Reckitt and SSL warned that the takeover was likely to lead to [...]

Piraeus Bank says bids for 77 pct of ATEbank, 33 pct of Hellenic Postbank- Greek banks to merge

Published on 2010-07-15 04:33:55

Piraeus Bank (BOPr), Greece’s fourth-largest lender, submitted an offer to take control of state ATEbank (AGBr) and Hellenic Postbank (GPSr) for a total $890.8 million. The government has been urging banks to consolidate more to form stronger entities better able to deal with the economic crisis and foreign competition. The listing of all three banks [...]