It's Not You, It's Your Support Structure

TORONTO — Inmet Mining Corp.’s largest shareholder said it plans to tender its shares to the hostile takeover bid from First Quantum Minerals Ltd. unless circumstances change. Leucadia National Corp. made the announcement in a filing and press release on Thursday. The New York-based investment holding company owns roughly 11 million Inmet shares, or 15.9% of the total.

Jim Van Meerten submits: I added the Internet Capital Group (ICGE) to the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio this morning. ICGE is an Internet holding company actively engaged in business-to-business e-commerce -- B2B e-commerce -- through a network of Partner Companies.

Within all the talk of big monolithic mobile phone networks with byzantine practices, mazes of customer support mechanisms and unfathomable contract structure, it?s always nice to remember giffgaff, the little network in the UK that continues to gather support and impressive numbers after running for two years. The UK based MVNO runs on the O2 ...

Ed. note: This post is part of the Spotlight on Commerce series highlighting members of the Department of Commerce and their contributions to an Economy Built to Last. Spotlight on Commerce: Mary Saunders, Associate Director of Management Resources, National Institute of Standards and Technology In my 26-year career at the Department of Commerce, I’ve found that the most interesting things in life generally happen at the intersections. It’s the connections between people, places, and things where true forward progress is often made. I was born in Washington, D.C. and have lived in Northern Virginia most of my life. I guess given my beginnings, it’s not surprising that I chose to study politics, economics, and public policy. What’s more surprising is that I’ve ended up using that knowledge to support the nation’s scientific infrastructure. Some background helps explain the links that led me to my current position as the Associate Director of Management Resources, one of three deputies to NIST Director Patrick Gallagher.

The faster broadband service is expected to reduce the frustration caused by slow or unreliable internet access which can deter consumers from making purchases on smartphones with retail analysts suggesting that the benefits could be a 113 per cent surge in mobile shopping.