Newsletter Sign-up

Religion, Reputation and Chick-fil-A (Economist)

How can companies stick to their principles without causing offense?

The U.S. grid is aging and stretched to capacity. More often the victim of decrepitude than the forces of nature, it is beginning to falter and may have caused blackouts in New York, Boston and San Diego.

Treasury's AIG Sales Could Speed Up (WSJ Blog)

The Treasury Department sold another $$ billion-plus of AIG stock, but the selling isn't done yet, and may actually be speeding up.

Paid Sick Leave May Reduce Work Injuries (New York Times)

A new study suggests that offering paid sick leave might reduce the rate of nonfatal injury among workers and improve the bottom line at the same time.

Royal Pain: Alaska Missing Its King Salmon (Wall St. Journal)

The king-salmon population is crashing in Alaska, a disastrous development that is rippling through the state's tourism-dependent economy.

Mortgage Insurance Deals Probed (Associated Press)

The government's consumer finance watchdog is investigating deals that transferred billions in premiums charged to mortgage borrowers from mortgage-insurance companies to the banks that made the loans.

August 7, 2012

Copyright 2012© LRP Publications