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RadioShack Corporation is one of the leading consumer electronic retail chains in North America, touting some 4,400 outlets in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The company also has stores in Europe, Central America, South America, and Africa. RadioShack’s current proprietary brands, aside from the RadioShack branded products, include Accurian, Enercell, Gigaware, Kronus, Optimus, Presdian, and VoiceStart.

Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation came from humble beginnings with the launch of the Ralph Lauren brand in 1967. Today, the company touts eight men’s brands; seven women’s labels; seven unisex brand, which include the Polo line; and four home lines. In addition, the Ralph Lauren owns the Club Monaco, American Living, and Chaps brands, as well as operates restaurant RL in Chicago and sponsors a cancer center in Harlem.

A rapid transit system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency. This includes underground rails, subways, and elevated trains. Rapid transit systems usually run in tunnels or elevated above the street, but are always separated from other traffic. Rapid transit is faster and has a higher capacity than trams or light rails, but is not as fast as commuter rails. This topic covers the latest developments on rapid transit.

Real Estate Speculator go by many different names -- investors, speculators, flippers -- but the business and buying and selling homes for a quick profit took off during the boom. But the rules are being rewritten in the wake of the bust.

Recession business planning covers how business leaders can better plan for a recession and anticipate what’s best to do to avoid it. It will also talk about the clear business indicators that signal a recession and how businesses can act on them. With so much economic data available, businesses should have a plan in place that reacts to market fluctuations and can keep it afloat in a recession.

In tough economic times, some companies find it best to actually increase their marketing efforts. Doing more for less is key to expanding a marketing plan, and companies must take advantage of free marketing like press releases, blogs, community volunteering, etc. Recession marketing discusses how companies can utilize cost-effective marketing in a down economy.

Recession-proofing your job is topic on how to stay employed in today's very tough -- and tumultuous -- economy. We'll track all of content out there on this subject -- everything from advice on how to recession-proof your job to how to tell whether your job is recession-proof.

Regional banks, those with less than $20 billion in assets, are gaining the spotlight as the financial crisis continues and some have even undergone federal stress tests. Many wonder if regional banks are healthier than super-regional and bulge-bracket banks. Are they more connected to the customers, communities, businesses and social networks in their areas? Are regional banks safer because fewer of them sought to become financial supermarkets? This topic tracks the latest.

The intersection of technology and human interaction is changing markets fueled by conversations. This is the relationship economy. Markets are conversations and the dynamics of understanding this new relationship economy is unconventional and disruptive.

Religious diversity is a headache for some companies, who look for the easiest way to keep worship out of work and avoid discrimination lawsuits. Faith is a mission statement at other companies, where evangelical CEOs look to hire within the church and impose policies that adhere to just one religion. But still more progressive businesses are now encouraging employees to practice spirituality without proselytizing, to nurture religious diversity at work without sterilizing or squashing it.

Reputation management is the process of tracking an entity's actions and other entities' opinions about those actions; reporting on those actions and opinions; and reacting to that report creating a feedback loop. This topic covers traditional reputation management and how it's evolving in the online era.

Research and development (R&D;) taken on a more prominent role in businesses, as consumer are looking for quality and innovation at a reasonable price range. More and more companies are looking to their R&D; teams for the “next great things” as they navigate through the current recession. This topic will cover the latest efforts in which research and development has played a major role in business development.

The residential real estate market in the U.S. continues to fluctuate amid the financial uncertainty. Despite cuts to interest rates, prospective homeowners are finding it more difficult to get mortgages. This topic covers the latest news on the residential real estate market – from stand alone homes to multi-family apartment buildings.

Resume writing is an important skill in business whether you are seeking a promotion, changing careers, seeking financing or partnerships. To craft a strong resume you need to know how to capture and write about your unique selling propositions, understand and position key competencies, and sell your transferable experience -- challenges, actions, and results. There are three types of resumes appropriate for a variety of situations (and not so appropriate for others). It's important to understand each type and how they can effectively position you to win interviews against qualified competitors. There are also a variety of sections you can include in your resume, so it's important to understand each and how they can effectively sell you. Additionally, you need to know how to make your resume easy to scan and visually appealing to grab an employer's attention among the hundreds of other applicant’s resumes.

Retirement security covers the gamut of issues surrounding pensions and other retirement plans and retiree health-care, particularly from a federal and tax-policy perspective. This topic tracks the latest news and information on retirement security.

Revenue optimization (RO) is a toolkit containing the enabling technology and decision-making infrastructure to empower organizations to achieve excellence in scientific marketing -- to scientifically manipulate the levers that cause demand in their market environment to shift. RO allows organizations to unlock the demand opportunities existing within their offerings and fashion them into a high-powered business tool, blending rigorous quantitative analysis with human experience and insight.

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the hot technology used in enterprise supply chain management to improve the efficiency of inventory tracking and management. RFID allows for the identification of small items, which can be remotely scanned and located. In fact, RFID technology promises to transform manufacturing, retailing and the supply chain and there is a case to be made for using it in logistical tracking of containers. This topic covers the latest of this ever-improving technology.

The thing that sets the Richard Ivey School of Business apart from the rest of the MBA pack, besides its 12-month format and reliance on case studies, is its emphasis on “cross-enterprise leadership.” The Ivey approach produces graduates who can adapt to the forces of globalization and technological change by teaching them to look beyond organizational silos and giving them skills to affect change. One of the key points for Ivey students is a consulting project they conduct for a real client.

Risk management is the process a business goes through of analyzing its exposure to risk and determining how to handle this risk. Risk management allows businesses to optimize the allocation of resources in a cost-effective manner to ensure defensive measures are taken. This topic covers the latest trends in how companies are minimizing risks and costs.

The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust was established by the legendary Wall Street short-seller of the same name. Wilson was named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists. Last year, Wilson gave $43 million to charity, including a $22.5 million gift that provides scholarships for needy students to attend Catholic schools in New York City.

Robotics is no longer just for toys and science-fiction movies. More and more consumer products are utilizing robotics, including vacuum cleaners and the Segway.

Romania’s economy is among the fastest growing in the European Union. Romania is the 11th largest economy in the EU, but total nominal GDP, and the eighth-largest based on purchase power. This topic covers news on the Romanian economy.

University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management’s focus on “integrative thinking” is unique among Canadian B-schools. Its goal is to give students the tools they need to solve modern business problems, and students benefit from Toronto's urban environment. The Rotman curriculum teaches students how to make tough decisions with incomplete information by drawing on insights from economics, strategy, marketing, finance, and other disciplines. Recruiters recognize the strength of the program.

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS), through its subsidiaries, offers banking and financial services to personal, commercial, corporate, and institutional customers. It operates in six divisions: Corporate Markets, Retail Markets, Ulster Bank, Citizens, RBS Insurance, and Manufacturing. The company was founded in 1727 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins. is the second-largest private sector energy corporation in the world. The company's main business is the exploration for and the production, processing, transportation, and marketing of hydrocarbons (oil and gas). Shell also has a significant petrochemicals business (Shell Chemicals), and an embryonic renewable energy sector developing wind, hydrogen and solar power opportunities.

In this former Soviet power, business and politics are frequently intertwined. Russian Business explores the opportunities and challenges facing foreign investors and Russian oligarchs alike as the policies of new President Dmitry Medvedev and former President Vladimir Putin (and now Prime Minister) evolve.