Thursday, May 12, 2016

West TX: Still What a Regulation-Free Universe Looks Like

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Three years ago, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West TX leveled the building, destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes, killed 15 (10 o...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Good News Shouldn't Be So Rare, But Let's Celebrate Anyway

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It's been a while since I've posted anything, for a variety of reasons. Among them -- the business news has been depressing: how man...
Friday, December 18, 2015

Could It Happen to a Nicer Guy?

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Since I don't know him personally, I'll grant that it's possible that Martin Shkreli is indeed a genuinely nice guy. But it see...
Friday, December 4, 2015

Sometimes A "Disappointing" Result Is Good Enough

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Ever since the horrific deaths of 29 mine workers at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in 2010, I've been wondering how long it...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

What Goes Around Usually Does Come Around.

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If you look up "arrogant jerk" in the dictionary, I suspect you'll find a photograph of Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmace...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Business 101: The Truth Will Out

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A number of companies have found themselves in, um, unfortunate situations this month because of problems that they should have known would...
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Monday, August 31, 2015

What Does It Take to Get a Banker to Perp Walk?

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Thank you, Gretchen Morgenson, for regularly asking the right questions. I have complained before (most recently here and here ) that banke...