Greg T. Spielberg

Recent Articles by Greg T. Spielberg

August 18, 2009

Piracy in Northern Seas: A New Trend?

These are unpleasant days for the worldwide shipping trade. The global recession and tighter credit markets have sent the Baltic Dry Index, a measure of worldwide ...

August 14, 2009

Chattanooga Reinvents Its Downtown

In 1969, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared Chattanooga, Tenn., the most polluted city in America, thanks in part to smog that had drivers turning their...

August 13, 2009

The BusinessWeek/YouGov Optimism Index

The Optimism Index, developed using data from pollster YouGov and Washington-based research firm RT Strategies, measures U.S. public opinion on a weekly basis, along ...

July 31, 2009

The United Football League's Game Plan

Despite decades of failures to challenge the National Football League's lock on professional football, a new league is stepping onto the gridiron. Come October the ...

July 17, 2009

After the Foreclosure: Downsizing and Doubling Up

Downsizing their living spaces and doubling up with roommates and relatives: The housing collapse has left many victims of foreclosure looking for a place to call ...

July 9, 2009

Taking On Small-Business Identity Theft

An overwhelming majority of identity theft schemes take advantage of personal identification, but businesses and organizations are also vulnerable. Most companies are ...

June 17, 2009

Wal-Mart Medical Clinics Stumble

Two years ago, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) announced plans to have retail medical clinics in 400 of its stores by 2010 and said it saw the potential for as many as 2,000. By...

April 3, 2009

How to Work In That Workout?

In his college days, Justin Fishman hit the gym hard. He lifted weights four times a week in addition to practice as a midfielder on the Drexel University lacrosse ...

March 23, 2009

Are Low Prices Here to Stay?

With shoppers shunning extravagance and merchants eager to sell inventory, prices on many goods and services have plunged. Fancy flat-panel TVs are marked to move, and...

February 6, 2009

Alternative Jet Fuel: The Jatropha Plant?

An ugly, toxic, tough-skinned weed has made a bit of a splash in recent weeks as a renewable energy source that wields a unique distinction: a decent shot at ...