Economy

India’s fast-growing economy stuck in decrepit infrastructure

By: Staff report 08/23/11 10:00 PM

What: Manufacturing in India is exploding, but freight trucks average 19 mph on potholed roads; goods are delayed in decrepit warehouses because India’s 28 states have different taxes; and clearing ports takes 12 times longer than in Hong Kong or Singapore. Read More

Tax credits for creating jobs a sure way to boost economy

By: By Martin Schram 08/18/11 9:54 PM

It’s high time — way past time, in fact — for Washington to try a surefire economic stimulus solution to create jobs in this debt-crippled economy. It’s a plan that can win plaudits from all manner of pols and ideologues, from the extreme left to the ultra right. Give tax credits to all companies that hire new workers. Read More

Small Business Administration is an unnecessary, costly agency

By: Tad DeHaven 08/18/11 9:41 PM

Washington continues to entrust stale bureaucracies with the job of righting the economic ship, instead of getting the federal government out of the way. One of those bureaucracies is the Small Business Administration, which has been employed by Congress and President Barack Obama to reignite private-sector lending. Read More

Perry's Packin'

By: Nate Beeler 08/18/11 12:10 AM

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Burlingame mayor welcomes Chinese business leaders

By: Staff report 08/17/11 4:55 PM

Burlingame Mayor Terry Nagel welcomed Chinese business leaders to the city this week. The delegation is in town to learn about potential opportunities in the area. Nagel and Councilman Michael Brownrigg met with the group during a dinner Sunday that was hosted by the Cross Culture Exchange of San Francisco, which also organized the trip. Read More

Who First on Jobs?

By: Nate Beeler 08/17/11 12:24 AM

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Look at long-term plight

By: Irwin M. Stelzer 08/15/11 10:34 PM

The economic news mucks around in an attempt to explain short-term share-price movements, ignoring the longer-term phenomena that will dictate the future course of the American and, because of linkage, European and world economies. I don’t mean to imply it is trivial when a plunge in share prices wipes out some $3 trillion in assets in a few days. Businesses and households get hurt. Read More