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By JOE LIGHT To make one hire, recruiters wade through more than six times as many applications from job boards than they do from their own websites, according to an analysis of hiring data by Jobs2web Inc., which helps companies track the sources of applicants and hires. According to the analysis, companies look through about [...]

Por JOHN W. MILLER y ALEX MACDONALD LONDRES—Cuando su acuerdo de US$66.000 millones cruzó la línea de llegada el jueves por la mañana, Ivan Glasenberg, presidente ejecutivo de la recién fusionada Glencore Xstrata PLC, pensaba más en el futuro que en celebrar la creación de un gigante minero. Cuando las acciones de Glencore Xstrata comiencen [...]

By DAVID A. GRAHAM Santa Maria, Calif. A year ago, Pedro Garcia and his terminally ill wife, Julia, were about to be evicted from their home of nearly 40 years after their mortgage lender foreclosed on the loan. Today, Mr. Garcia is living in his Southern California home nearly payment free. The turn of events [...]

By DENNIS NISHI If you’ve been laid off and your former employer is hiring again, you might see the news as a chance to get back to work at your old firm. But first it’s important to consider whether it’s a good idea—and whether the skills you bring are what the company needs now. The [...]

Por MIRIAM JORDAN La cantidad de dinero que inmigrantes enviaron desde Estados Unidos a sus familias en América Latina y el Caribe creció menos de 1% en 2012, en medio de la débil recuperación económica de ese país, un declive en la llegada de inmigrantes y un nivel récord de deportaciones por parte del gobierno [...]

By DIANA RANSOM What’s warm, fuzzy and the perfect recession-era pitchman for everything from iPhones to laptops to credit cards? If you ask some of the country’s big advertisers, the answer would be: the entrepreneur. Trying to tap into the popular belief that entrepreneurs are somehow more authentic — and more innovative — than big [...]

By ELIZABETH GARONE Q: I am a senior executive and haven’t looked for a job in more than 10 years. How can I make my résumé more current by today’s standards? –Boston, Mass. Getty Images A: While the résumé as you know it from 10 years ago is still alive and kicking, there have been [...]

Por SHARON TERLEP, SHIRA OVIDE y DAVID BENOIT Estaba realmente así de mal. Esa fue la conclusión a la que llegó Blackstone Group LP sobre Dell Inc. después de asignar un pequeño ejército para que decidiera si la firma de private equity debería realizar una oferta por el fabricante de computadoras. Blackstone le informó hace [...]

Por LIAM DENNING O que houve com o mercado de commodities? Desde 1998, ele vinha em franca ascensão — o chamado superciclo, em que a demanda crescente por matérias-primas supera a oferta, elevando os preços a picos incomuns. Enlarge Image Close Bloomberg News Ultimamente, porém, as commodities estão indo ladeira abaixo. Na última conferência de [...]

Por MATTHEW COWLEY SÃO PAULO—El banco brasileño Itaú Unibanco Holding SA acordó adquirir la filial brasileña de crédito de consumo de Citigroup Inc. por 2.770 millones de reales (US$1.380 millones), el paso más reciente en la estrategia global de Citigroup para desprenderse de negocios en los que el banco estadounidense carece de la escala suficiente [...]