Climate change for Europe’s utilities

Power producers should pay close attention to a European Commission proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions. It could have paradoxical effects.

What FreshDirect Learned from Dell

And what other e-tailers might learn from make-to-order pioneers.

Symantec’s Strategy-Based Transformation

How fresh leadership, serial acquisitions, and a new market made CEO John Thompson’s billion-dollar promise come true.

Low-Tech High-Tech

Pacific Pride shows how good information can revolutionize even a sleepy industry- at little cost.

Personal History

An extraordinarily frank, honest, and generous book by one of America’s most famous and admired women — a book that is, as its title suggests, both personal and history. It is the story of Graham’s parents: the multi-millionaire father who left private business and government service to buy and restore the down-and-out Washington Post; the aggressive, formidable, self-absorbed mother, known in her time for her … [ Read more ]

CEOcast

CEOcast is a financial news site for investors that specializes in interviews with chief executives of small- to medium-sized public companies. The CEOs are given a chance to describe their businesses and then are questioned about recent financial results. Not exactly hostile interviews, these sessions are nevertheless an interesting chance to hear top execs discuss their industries and how they run the business. What we … [ Read more ]