June 30, 2008.(briefs)(Brief article)

Wording. Worst new word of the trading world comes courtesy of the Boston Consulting Group, which is holding a seminar by two of its leaders on a book they've written about "globality." If you didn't know, globality is defined as the increasingly desperate search by consultants to coin phrases and words about contemporary economic trends revolving around trade. Those who do it successfully are said to have "Tomfriedmanned."

HOUSEBOUND. It's time for transportation operators to stop complaining about the slump in the housing market. You see, a Canadian family recently purchased a house in Seattle. But instead of moving into the two-story Tudor style home, they decided …