Mark Little, the head of GE Global Research, the company's in-house research division, says putting scientists and researchers into other countries enables GE to come up with products it would not have thought of before.
Perhaps proving how committed it is to this effort, Wachovia leased more than 150, 000 square feet of office space at 375 Park Avenue in Manhattan to house its equity division.
Just across the street from New Scotland Yard and near the Houses of Parliament, the hotel recently reinstalled their House of Commons Division Bell, which rings minutes before a vote, alerting members to head back to Parliament.