JPMorgan Chase & Co is under renewed scrutiny in the wake of a The New York Times report that losses from a bungled credit-derivatives trade could be as much as $9 billion, much more than earlier estimated.
It's happened to all of us. You head into the drugstore to grab some aspirin or toothpaste and you walk out carrying a bag stuffed with impulse items -- even groceries. Those impulse buys will cost you -- a lot: A new report from finds drugstore prices average more than 36% higher than supermarket prices.
Outsourcing logistics to specialists is an ever-more popular, and cost efficient, move in corporate America -- and the sector is poised for growth. One top firm in the field, LINC Logistics, is optimistic enough about the future that it has filed for a $115 million IPO.
