Subway Reading

I spend my commuting time to and from work, reading. From today's reading, here are a few BusinessWeek articles that may be of interest.
  • The US Supreme Court -- now that Bush has been reelected, he may have the chance to name replace four of the existing justices on the supreme court. What will a conservative Bush do? BusinessWeek speculates.
  • Bangalore Madness -- one place outside of the US that was hoping Bush would be reelected was Bangalore. Kerry had positioned himself as an outsource killer to Bush's let businesses run their business. With Bush back in office, the outsourcing deals continue to be made -- but now, there may be a consolidation of the service providers as they jockey for market dominating positions.
  • European Smoke -- anti-smoking is taking off in Europe. Ireland, Norway and Malta has already banned smoking in work places, including bars and restaurants. Sweden will follow next year, and Britain is taking steps to curb smoking. France, which already has laws to curb smoking, have started enforcing them. The tobacco industry it appears is dying a slow death.

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