When the University of Illinois began suffering the consequences of public and legislative anger about the unfair allocation of scholarships, efforts to control the public mood became expensive. The Chicago Tribune reported on April 20, 2012 that, during a three…
When J. P. Morgan divulged a trading loss of $2 billion, the May 10, 2012 announcement had repercussions as soon as the following day. A stock decline of 9.3 percent amounted to a $14.4 billion loss in value. According to…
In his novel The Privileges, published by Random House, Jonathan Dee introduces a company executive who may be very true to life: The main character’s equity investment firm is on its way to meet Guy Farbar, the outsized personality who…
