LET’S TAKE ON THE REAL TERRORISTS – WALL STREET
As each month goes by I become more and more disappointed with the Obama administration and the snail’s pace at which it gets things done. With such a huge mandate twelve months ago with their inaction and their bumbling ways (healthcare is the great example) I am tiring of words, words and more words that [...]
MEANWHILE BACK IN AMERICA
Today’s Wall Street Journals headlines read, “WALL STREET BACK ON TRACK TO AWARD RECORD PAY”. By contrast, the headlines in the L.A. Times business section included, “DEFAULTS LIKELY TO KEEP RISING”. “Major U.S. Banks and securities firms are on pace to pay about $140 billion this year, a record high that shows compensation is rebounding [...]
WILL WORLD TRADE DECLINE FURTHER?
As freight forwarders are reliant upon a buoyant flow of trade, we at CII have been forced to adjust our business model to accept that current volumes will be with us for some time to come. For a couple of years now, less than 1% of our revenues have been tied up tied up in [...]






