NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks plunged to their lowest in five-and-a-half years on Wednesday as investors girded for a lengthy economic downturn and automotive executives predicted a far-reaching calamity without a government lifeline. Shares of General ...

Overseas outsourcing heats up again - CNN Money

InsideAvenue.com owner Tessa Luu says she'd be out of business by now if she hadn't outsourced all her operations. InsideAvenue.com has its Web programming in Wisconsin, customer service in Iowa, data entry in the Philippines and shipping in North ...

Outsourcing to ride out global gloom - Inquirer.net

MANILA, Philippines -- Business outsourcing may not be the most glamorous industry in the world but it is one of the few bright lights amid the doom and gloom of the global financial crisis. The two countries which have benefited the most from ...

Will the Recession End Offshore Outsourcing? - PC World

I recall sitting on a panel at an outsourcing conference in New York City back in 2004 when the major spike in offshore outsourcing kicked into gear. There were protesters outside, demonstrating their frustration about U.S. jobs "moving offshore". In ...

Outsourcing presents silver lining in crisis - Manila Times

Business outsourcing may not be the most glamorous industry in the world, but it is one of the few bright lights amid the doom and gloom of the global financial crisis. The two countries that have benefited the most from outsourcing, India and the ...