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Dot-com Bust Ahead for Tech Stocks, Says Fairfax’s Watsa
Prem Watsa, head of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., said investors in technology companies including Twitter Inc. may soon be crying as the stock prices are unsustainable. "There's ...
CEO Perks Taking Different Forms: More Life Insurance Replacing Corporate Jets
For some executives, corporate perks are getting just a little less exciting. A number of major U.S. companies are cutting back on glamorous luxuries like personal jet use, country-club memberships, ...
‘Yes Men’ Are Killing Corporate Projects: Study
Misreporting of project statuses, at all levels of the company, is often to blame for corporate projects failing or ballooning in cost, according to a new study published in MIT's Sloan Management ...
Australia’s Wesfarmers to Sell Insurance Brokerage to Arthur J. Gallagher
Perth, Australia-based conglomerate Wesfarmers has agreed to sell the insurance brokerage and premium funding operations of its Insurance division to subsidiaries of U.S.-based broker Arthur J. ...
Zurich Defends CFO Suicide Report Prior to Widow’s Speech to Shareholders
The widow of Zurich Insurance's late finance chief on Wednesday rejected a report into his suicide, telling the Swiss company's annual shareholder meeting she could not accept the findings of an ...
Chairman Becker Sees Bright Future for QBE; Not Quitting U.S. Programs
On his second day as chairman of QBE, Marty Becker told shareholders gathered at the group's annual meeting that a focus on "earnings stability and predictability" will guide the board in its ...
Pitfalls of Boosting Self-Esteem with ‘Empty Praise’ in Workplace
Reality TV has a way of highlighting the worst in people, even when they genuinely think they're doing their best. American Idol is just one example, in which contestants who can't carry a tune are ...
GM Hires Feinberg to Handle Recall; CEO Barra Testifies Before Congress
General Motors Co. has retained Kenneth Feinberg, who supervised claims funds after the BP Plc oil spill and other calamities, as a consultant to explore options for families of accident victims ...