The article points out that the incentive for investors to fund smaller more entrepreneurial companies has declined.

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The article points out that since the Democratic Party of Japan assumed power the budget has expanded by JPY 13 trillion.

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The article points out that while men embrace the notion of sponsorship, some women shy away from the idea of sponsorship, preferring to rely on mentors alone.

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The article points out that the Islamic indexes were down sharply in the 4th quarter of 2008 and then down again in the 1st quarter of 2009.

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The article points out that ad agencies ignored older consumers for 40 years, focusing instead on selling to young people on the belief that it is best to reach that age group before they settled on brand preference.

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Maggie Fox at NBC, who did a wonderful write-up of the New England Journal article for NBC, points out that a lot of the authors disclose financial ties to drug or device makers.

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For instance, a recent article in the McKinsey Quarterly points out that technology budgets are a favourite place to make cuts, but indiscriminate chopping will be more damaging than ever before because IT systems are now so tightly interwoven with everything from supply chain management to the determination of pricing strategies.

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An article in the New York Times Friday points out that the SEC investigation had been going on for months and that the SEC commissioners normally vote on enforcement actions a month in advance.

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As Kavilanz points out in the CNN article, oncologists are also suffering as a result of receiving payment for cancer treating chemotherapy drugs that often does not even cover their out-of-pocket costs when purchasing the drugs they give to their patients.

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