Microsoft Files U.S. Antitrust Suit Against InterDigital

Microsoft Corp. is claiming InterDigital Inc. has been violating its pledge to offer fair and reasonable licenses on patents related to fundamental mobile-phone technology.

McDonald's shuts down restaurant amid protest over low wages

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) -- McDonald's shut down a restaurant near its headquarters Wednesday after the area was swamped by hundreds of protesters calling for pay of $15 an hour and a union.

The Dilemma of Digital Free Trade

A lot of international trade takes place over the Internet, where digital goods and services are bought and sold across national borders.But international trade policy is still catching up.

Workers don't share in companies' productivity gains

Companies are on a tear in terms of productivity and profits, but they aren't sharing much of the gains with their workers.

Small companies weigh in on IFRS move

The transition to IFRS is a hot-button issue once again, as the SEC has floated the idea of "condorsement" as a possible path to adoption in the United States.

Government Finally Shows What We Already Know - Shipping Jobs Overseas is a Big Problem!

The BEA is finally giving us some interesting data in this BEA economic release, Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies: Employment, Sales, and Capital Expenditures for 2009. Their statistics show U.S. multinationals fired more Americans than those abroad during this recession, even while some of these companies were bailed out by U.S. taxpayers. Additionally, these same corporations clearly have been offshore outsourcing jobs over the last decade.