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Morning Advantage: Obama and Romney Give Outsourcing a Bad Name

Harvard Business Review

In demonizing outsourcing, both Obama and Romney are playing a stupid political game with the U.S. economy, says Daniel Altman in Foreign Policy. If you're a lousy, expensive, or under-utilized accountant, then yes, your job might disappear," Altman writes. First, her name wasn't even mentioned as a contender.

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Morning Advantage: Obama and Romney Give Outsourcing a Bad Name

Harvard Business Review

In demonizing outsourcing, both Obama and Romney are playing a stupid political game with the U.S. economy, says Daniel Altman in Foreign Policy. If you're a lousy, expensive, or under-utilized accountant, then yes, your job might disappear," Altman writes. First, her name wasn't even mentioned as a contender.

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Research: Companies See a Stock Bump After Executives Visit the White House

Harvard Business Review

What happens after a CEO visits the White House? Cote the Chairman and CEO of Honeywell International, visited 30 times; outgoing GE CEO Jeffrey R. Altman, the Executive Chairman of EverCore Partners, stopped by 21 times. The investment of these firms also becomes less affected by political uncertainty after the meetings.