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March 2008 Archives

Insourcing Jobs by State

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Interested in how many people work for U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies in your state?  U.S. subsidiaries support jobs in every state across the country.  Go to OFII's "Insourcing Jobs by State" report to find yours. According to the OFII...

CNBC's "Street Signs" with Erin Burnett: Foreigners & U.S. Infrastructure

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Discussing the state of U.S. infrastructure, with John Adler, Seiu Private Equity director; Todd Malan, Organization for International Investment; and CNBC's Erin Burnett...

Pot, Kettle, Boeing....

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Earlier this month, the international consortium of Northrup-Gruman, EADS and GE beat the international consortium of Boeing, Alenia and Pratt & Whitney for the Air Force's $40 billion tanker contract.  Unfortunately, the understandably disappointed Boeing led team seems to be...

National Public Radio "Marketplace": U.S. wants sovereign wealth openness

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The United States has joined the European Union in pushing for more transparency and accountability in sovereign wealth funds, which manage state savings for the purposes of investment. John Dimsdale reports on what the U.S. and E.U. are concerned about....

Tanker Deal - You Can't Put a Flag on a Company

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In one of the places you might least expect it (Boeing's home state of Washington), Seattle Times columnist, Danny Westneat comments on the Air Force's recent decision to buy a fleet of aerial fuel tankers from the team of Northrop...

Why Is Foreign M&A Down in U.S.?

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Chairman Luis Gutierrez (D-Il) opened a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing yesterday on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) by referencing Stephen Grocer's elegant observation in the Wall Street Journal that foreign direct investment via M&A had dropped 50% in the first...