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Corporate governance, accounting standards, and other "rules about money" stories that often don't get the thoughtful coverage they deserve elsewhere in the media.
For the Greater Goods John Quelch & Katherine Jocz 01/06/2009
The benefits of modern marketing and advertising are little understood and rarely appreciated.
Give Thanks for Academic Sleuths Thomas J. Healey & Matthew A. Scogin 11/17/2008
Data detectives are making financial markets safer and better for investors.
The Other Half of Standard Oil John Steele Gordon 10/29/2008
John D. Rockefeller could not have built his empire without one of America’s greatest entrepreneurs, Henry Flagler.
Starr Bright THE AMERICAN 08/15/2008
C.V. Starr’s Hank Greenberg on Eliot Spitzer, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the economy.
Tears for Sears Michael Auslin 07/16/2008
Like other companies before it, Sears has become a victim of its success in changing the business world.
Avoiding a Tech Train Wreck James V. DeLong 05/20/2008
The industry is consumed by disputes similar to those that once roiled American politics. We can avoid past mistakes.
Delta Force Evan Sparks 04/25/2008
The largest airline merger in history is likely to get bogged down in operational and personnel challenges.
Escape from New York Peter J. Wallison 02/20/2008
U.S. public securities markets are losing their competitive edge.
Bearing Down Desmond Lachman 02/12/2008
It’s doubtful that either the Bush administration or the Fed can prevent a nasty recession.
Annual Report, R.I.P. James Pethokoukis 02/05/2008
Remember the glossy, informative corporate annual report? Blame its demise on cost-cutting and Sarbanes-Oxley.

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