Wal-Mart continues to talk up its “Made in America” initiative that it says will create more middle class jobs. After its own commitment to source an additional $50 billion in products from U.S. manufacturers over the next decade, the retailer is also asking consumers to make a pledge of their own. On Friday (Sept. 27), […]

As part of our Paradigm Shift series, ABA Journal assistant managing editor Reginald Davis speaks with Professor Bill Henderson about his research into legal service providers, which forms the bulk of this month’s cover story, “Who’s eating law firms’ lunch?” In This Podcast: William D. Henderson William D. Henderson is Professor of Law and Val […]

The 23rd National Awards for Export Achievement―an initiative to acknowledge and encourage outstanding achievement in the export sector― has taken place in Accra. Specifically, the Awards aim to formally recognise the contribution of exporters in the Non-Traditional Export (NTE) sector to the economic prosperity of Ghana; to commend exporters for exporting quality products and for […]

Tokyo stocks down 1.72% by break September 30, 2013Latest Update: September 30, 2013 11:48 am Tokyo stocks fell 1.72% today morning as the dollar dropped sharply against the yen on concerns over the budgetary impasse in Washington. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 254.34 points to 14,505.73 by the break, while the Topix index […]