If competitiveness in international business is an increasing worry, then someone should intervene to correct for the badvibes these agencies send out, to citizens and visitors alike.
The standoff between Arrington and Huffington produced some pretty badvibes between the staff of TechCrunch, several of whom followed Arrington in resigning, and the staff of the Huffington Post.
Even if badvibes from the French government keep Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) from bidding for French rival Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ), it still remains a firm to watch for investors in American drug companies such as Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) and Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ), who compete directly with the Swiss giant.