• Today in history – the founding of the New York Stock Exchange 17-May-2012

    On May 17th 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was born under a sycamore or buttonwood tree. Signed by 24 stock brokers, the Buttonwood Agreement promised only internal trading with no auctioneers, and a maximum commission price on any trade was agreed.

    With the recent economic crisis being felt across the world,

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  • Apple takes a bite out of the US government 12-Aug-2011

    While stocks markets in Europe seem to be on a rollercoaster and the US government fights off the national debt, there seems to be someone staying very strong these days: it took Apple 15 years to move from the edge of the default to get to the position of

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  • Blogging about blogging…. 21-Jan-2011

    For all the business English teachers out there – have a look at the new BESIG World Blog, where monthly guest authors will be sharing their thoughts and experiences.

    Andreas Grundtvig kicked off this new blog, contributing two genuine and personal anecdotes so far. Read about how he lost touch

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  • Celente the fortune-teller 26-Jun-2009

    MEC Trainer, Joanna Trzmielewska, writes:

    If you teach Business English you have probably already heard the name Gerald Celente. He is known as the trend expert and visionary of business.

    In the first link, Trend Research Institute, you will find a video that summarizes the predictions

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