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Disgraced Enron CEO Skilling Redefines ‘Chutzpah’
The most often-cited definition of chutzpah is the story of the man who kills both his parents and then begs for mercy because he is an orphan. Jeff Skilling, former CEO of former Enron (no ticker, alas) has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court that calls into question the fairness of the trial that resulted in Skilling getting sent to the slammer for more than 20 years.
BP’s Big Results Should Equal Big Rewards for CEO
When a leader actually leads, he or she should be rewarded. An example of real leadership might be Tony Hayward, CEO of BP plc (BP). While BP had a fairly tough 2009, posting lower numbers than the previous year, its payouts to shareholders actually rose.
Do No Evil, Make No Money?
The recent launch of an investigation into Google's (GOOG) business practices in Europe and the company's threat to pull out of the Chinese search market due to government spying on users have contributed to the continuing drama of Google's position vis a vis Microsoft (MSFT).
Buffett Beats Everyone Over the Long Haul
For every $1,000 invested in Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) in 1964, an investor would now have a tidy $8 million in value, if that investor had held the stock for the full 45-year period. The annualized return on book value is 20.3%, and the annualized return at the market price would be 22%.
Microsoft Opens Door for Hardware with Windows 7
Since Microsoft (MSFT) released its Windows 7 operating system in October 2009, it has sold 90 million licenses for the software. Most of those have been to consumers, with enterprise sales lagging as usual while IT departments try to figure out if the investment in a new operating system is worth the expense.
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