Are We Thwarting Medical Innovation?
The movement to repeal ObamaCare merely touches the surface of a deeper problem.
The movement to repeal ObamaCare merely touches the surface of a deeper problem.
Sound reforms are crucial to getting the housing market back on a sustainable growth path.
This not-so-powerful energy source is not something we can afford.
The inference that bureaucrats can play the role of aristocrats is false.
Contrary to the image they are trying to sell the American public, the Democrats will be responsible if there is a government shutdown—or even a “close call.” My reason for saying this is to set the record straight on the cause and effect—without a political argument. read »
Don't blame David Sokol's craving to make a fortune and become a philanthropist on Warren Buffett's understandable confidence that his leading heir-apparent would do nothing to embarass him and Berkshire Hathaway. read »
If you turn on the television these days, everyone seems to have an opinion as to what constitutes securities fraud. In and of themselves, opinions are fine -- the problem is that there is often a difference between those opinions and reality. Debate is nice. Facts and the truth are even better. read »
Many executives see the drive toward sustainability as a forced march, one in which the government plays the role of drill sergeant, yelling at companies to be more efficient and cut carbon emissions and then punishing them with regulations. From this perspective, making your business more sustainable means making it worse. read »
Things were going so smoothly for Google. The search giant was months away from reaching a settlement with the European Competition Commission, after a coterie of tiny Internet firms complained it was unfairly indexing search results to favor its products. Talks between its lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb and the regulators were going well, Google was being flexible, and it almost looked like it would avoid paying a fine. read »
Solvency II is the name of the proposed suite of regulations for insurers initiated by the European Commission in 2000. It aims to increase the protect policyholders by imposing new capital adequacy measures. The upcoming regulations could change the way insurance companies operate in the European Union. read »
On March 29, 2011, the United States Department of Justice unsealed a criminal complaint in the District of Maryland that charges Gaithersburg, MD residents Cheng Yi Liang, 57, and his son, Andrew Liang, 25, with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, securities fraud and wire fraud relating to their trading in the securities of five companies: read »
Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) hasn’t made itself easy to love. The power company’s fourth quarter earnings report last month was full of bad news. Customers in one unit? They’re leaving. Prices for its product? Dropping. That 2011 earnings forecast? Better trim it. read »