Consumer prices are flat in substantial part because China sends us so much stuff, dirt cheap. But all that may be changing, and the change will be a mixed blessing.
McCaskill's proposal to put strict caps on government spending operates from the blatantly wrong premise that spending has grown out of control. Those familiar with arithmetic know it has increased by little.
According to a report, last year was the most profitable year in history for the Blues plans, which enjoy significant tax advantages because of their claim to be nonprofit and terrific community citizens.
We can't solve California's fiscal disaster without addressing the foreclosure crisis. It doesn't make sense to make severe cuts to state and local budgets only to allow Wall Street banks and their overpaid CEOs to drain billions more from our states.
To make the most of the bold decisions you make in uncertain times, you must provide unambiguous leadership to help your employees achieve their aims.
David Sokol's actions have also unfairly impugned the reputation of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, corporations are now free to write contracts that legally bar you from challenging them in class-action lawsuits or even group arbitration, no matter what they do to harm you.
I just hope tomorrow Warren and Charlie don't have to answer questions about Sokol for 6 hours. I just hope we can learn what they think about the end of QE2, the way to balance the federal budget, and some of their concepts for the future of Berkshire.
If you start by pitching your extended life story, that's the wrong point. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology.
If you're thinking of launching your own "incentiprize" competition, here's how to structure it for success.
It is possible that, a generation from now, Japan will have ushered in a commitment to renewable energy and hyper-efficiency, based on the lessons of its society's moment of truth.
Our leadership is making every effort to return to the old economy that caused the crisis. This is because those who benefited from that economy are still in control of the system.
A new Citibank survey reveals that women are significantly less optimistic than men about the future of the economy.
Retail prices are up because commodity prices are up. Commodity prices are up because demand is up, because the Middle East and North Africa are exploding, and because inflation is up all around the world.
I would never bet against Goldman Sachs, if only because it remains a powerfully complex institution whose greatest assets, its workforce, remains. It's also a firm that has shown remarkable ability to reshape itself quickly.
Environmental goals, combined with open networking, can be a great way to stimulate innovation that can lead to new products and greater market share
The only way we can avoid increasingly frequent stock market meltdowns is to explore the theories that underpin American capitalism. Shareholder value theory, in particular, deserves our close attention, due its pervasiveness and power.
How much of my company's resources should be devoted to a difficult but valuable customer?
During a rare conversation, I asked him to assess Obama's foreign policy as it relates to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, given that he had been so critical of the Bush administration policy.
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