BBC Business Headlines

Goldman Sachs fined £20m by FSA
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £20m by the UK's financial watchdog, the BBC learns.

Rig firms hit back at BP report
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Shoppers turning to card payments
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.

Empty shops highlighting 'divide'
The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.

US economic growth 'decelerating'
US economic growth showed "widespread signs of deceleration" in August, says the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.


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NY Times Economix

Nearly 5 Jobless Workers Per Opening in July
That's a better ratio than what the economy showed earlier this year, but it still shows persistent softness in the United States labor market.

The Thoughtful Roar of the Housing Bears
Bloggers expand on the case for gloom in the real-estate market.

What We're Reading: Lying Pants
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New York State Still Has Highest Unionization Rate
A new report looks at the organized labor in the Empire State and around the country, and how its size and composition have changed over the years.


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Business - Management

Ignited: Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career for More Power, More Purpose, and More Success Ignited: Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career for More Power, More Purpose, and More Success
by Vince Thompson

Ignited reveals the gathering forces that will offer you unprecedented opportunities to reshape your career and organization. It outlines clear, realistic steps for leveraging your networks and resources to transform your vision into reality, and accomplish powerful goals only you can achieve.


The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
by Jon Gordon

It's Monday morning and George walks out of the front door to his car and a flat tire. But this is the least of his problems. His home life is in shambles and his team at work is in disarray. With a big new product launch coming in two weeks for the NRG-2000, he has to find a way to get it together or risk losing his marriage and job.


Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform From Those Who Don't Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform From Those Who Don't
by Ram Charan

Know-How is the missing link of leadership. By showing how the eight know-hows link to, interact with, and reinforce personal and psychological traits, Ram Charan provides a holistic and innovative portrait of successful leaders of the twenty-first century.


Paradigm Found: Leading and Managing for Positive Change Paradigm Found: Leading and Managing for Positive Change
by Anne Firth Murray

In 1987, Anne Firth Murray had the idea that funding should go to grassroots women's organizations around the globe and that the recipients themselves should decide how to use that money.


Profit with Honor: The New Stage of Market Capitalism Profit with Honor: The New Stage of Market Capitalism
by Daniel Yankelovich

This wise and optimistic book examines the scandals that plague American corporations today and shows how companies can reverse the discouraging trend.


Revved! An Incredible Way to Rev Up Your Workplace and Achieve Amazing Results Revved! An Incredible Way to Rev Up Your Workplace and Achieve Amazing Results
by Harry Paul and Ross Reck, Ph.D.

Imagine a new kind of business model: one where caring for people is your capital investment and the returns redefine your bottom line.


Creating Competitive Advantage: Give Customers a Reason to Choose You Over Your Competitors Creating Competitive Advantage: Give Customers a Reason to Choose You Over Your Competitors
by Jaynie L. Smith with William G. Flanagan

Why should I do business with you . . . and not your competitor? Whether you are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or service provider -- if you cannot answer this question, you are surely losing customers, clients, and market share.


How to Get Anyone to Do Anything How to Get Anyone to Do Anything
by R. Philip Hanes

Divided into four parts -- Networking, Risk-Taking, Fund-Raising, and Problem-Solving -- How to Get Anyone to Do Anything will inspire readers to see challenging opportunities instead of insurmountable odds.


Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Avoiding the Chain of Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Organization Will Your Next Mistake Be Fatal? Avoiding the Chain of Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Organization
by Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr.

Catastrophes don't "just happen." From Enron to the Space Shuttle Columbia, to 9/11, virtually every disaster is the result of a series of mistakes -- each one easy to overlook, each one set in motion because people simply refused to believe the evidence staring right at them.


The Enthusiastic Employee: How Companies Profit by Giving Workers What They Want The Enthusiastic Employee: How Companies Profit by Giving Workers What They Want
by David Sirota, Louis A. Mischkind, Irwin Meltzer

Enthusiastic employees outproduce and outperform. They step up to do the impossible. They rally each other in tough times. Most people are enthusiastic when they're hired: hopeful, ready to work hard, eager to contribute. What happens to dampen their enthusiasm? Management, that's what.