June 15, 2012
Weekly Roundup: ‘Green growth,’ penny-pinching Brits and meme mania
Posted by: Jessica Vaughn - New York in North America
-For the first time, China is No. 1 in a global Pew Research Center survey that asked which country is the leading economic power, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
-The FT looks at how Chinese manufacturing is evolving.
-New data from the U.S. Federal Reserve shows that the net worth of the median American family in 2010 dropped to an early-’90s level.
-Research finds that stress levels in America are notably higher today than 25 years ago, reports USA Today.
-The FT spotlights a “far-reaching new industrial revolution that is altering the global balance of power in goods production”: the revival of manufacturing in “high cost” nations.
-More wealthy Chinese are looking to take their money out of the country—and, increasingly, they’re investing it in American real estate, reports The FT.
-The Economist examines “green growth”—the idea that economic development need not mean environmental degradation—a new mantra among businesspeople and policymakers.
-Major Chinese museums are opening up to art from across Europe, in part with the hope of showcasing more Chinese art abroad, according to The New York Times.
-Poor leadership is helping to slow growth in India, reports The Economist.
-Agence France Presse reports that tourists are flooding into Myanmar, an influx the country isn’t yet equipped to handle.
-The Economist takes a look at the boom in crowdfunding, noting that it’s no longer viewed as a short-term fad.
-The Wall Street Journal looks at how entrepreneurs are drawing on “big data” to help solve “motorist scourges” including traffic and potholes.
-Bloomberg takes a look at the rise in waste-to-energy initiatives in the U.K., with everything from fish heads to chicken fat being turned into electricity.
-Counterfeits, from pharmaceuticals to wine, are a growing and potentially dangerous problem, reports USA Today.
-The U.K.’s Food Standards Agency reports that Britons are pinching pennies by ignoring “use by” dates on food, says The Guardian.
-The New York Times checks out five connected cars to assess the current approaches to in-car technology.
-comScore reports that Latin America is the globe’s most “socially engaged” region, with nearly 100 percent of the Internet population visiting social sites each month.
-With allergies and gluten issues on the rise, more American restaurants are “catering to patrons with food sensitivities,” reports The Wall Street Journal.
-USA Today takes a look at how brands are responding to the “emotional roller coaster” that is Americans’ relationship with food today.
-CNN investigates how obesity affects kids’ performance in school.
-California may become the first state to require genetically modified food to be labeled, and a Guardian column looks at how this may change what Americans eat.
-Social video has become the commercial channel of choice for high-end fashion brands, writes Luxury Daily.
-Bloomberg Businessweek looks at the growing industry of managing and licensing Internet memes to brands.
-With merchandising deals multiplying, The Atlantic looks at how Fifty Shades of Gray is changing the face of publishing.
-comScore finds that the American tablet market is at “critical mass,” reports CNET.
-On Mashable, an infographic looks at how photography has changed in the new mobile era.
-The New York Times spotlights how the digital era is making family estrangement a complicated—and painful—matter.
-The Financial Times reports on how, despite bleak economic conditions, young Spanish entrepreneurs are leading Europe’s startup scene, a manifestation of our trend Generation Go.
