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May 15, 2013
May 8, 2013
Microsoft has just blown its oldest trick
A computer that people cannot switch off or find their way around is not useful
May 1, 2013
Business must lead in Bangladesh
Western companies should not withdraw from the country but work to raise standards
©Le Carre
From
LIFE & ARTS
Apr 25, 2013
Spies like us
Spooks, oligarchs and spin in Le Carré’s modern-day London. John Gapper reviews ‘A Delicate Truth’, by John Le Carré
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Mar 27, 2013
A Royal Charter for the British internet
The iPast shall consider effectiveness, fairness and objectivity, and dismiss them
Mar 20, 2013
Investors have a right to ask for cash
There is no harm in challenging executives if they hoard money
Mar 17, 2013
Hedge funds’ reputation in the balance
An entire industry can be discredited over the sins of a few
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Mar 13, 2013
Drinking yourself to death is not a right
Societies should try to limit alcoholism and obesity, as they have with tobacco use
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Mar 6, 2013
Billionaires’ club has become less exclusive
Those yearning for recognition of their wealth should consider giving their riches away
Feb 27, 2013
Bosses are reining in staff because they can
The lesson from Marissa Mayer’s whip-cracking at Yahoo is that this is an age of harder work
Feb 20, 2013
Europe takes its bite from the City
Business may switch to New York or Hong Kong to evade EU rules
From
MANAGEMENT
Feb 20, 2013
An epic told by the man at its centre
The AIG Story by Maurice R. Greenberg and Lawrence A. Cunningham
Feb 13, 2013
Perils of supermarket cost-cutting machines
The switching of horsemeat for beef is a spectacular signal that a limit has been reached
Feb 8, 2013
Wave of money eludes the real economy
The spate of dealmaking contrasts oddly with sluggish economies and risk-averse banks
Feb 6, 2013
Rating agencies must beware of the law
Free speech is no defence if standards are lowered to please issuers and gain revenues
Jan 30, 2013
Corporate tax posturing should stop
Companies are complying with laws that governments could change if they wished
Jan 23, 2013
Davos: infotainment, not a conspiracy
What media group in the current climate would not like to own such a business?
Jan 16, 2013
Aaron Swartz’s illusion over research
Deleting private companies from the equation might allow savings but could reduce efficiency
Jan 9, 2013
Censorship makes China look ridiculous
Free speech would benefit the country but all the party sees is the shadow of Tiananmen
ABOUT JOHN
John Gapper is associate editor and chief business commentator of the Financial Times. He writes a weekly column, appearing on Thursdays on the comment page, about business trends and strategy. He also contributes leaders and other articles.
He has worked for the FT since 1987, covering labour relations, banking and the media. In 1991-92, he was a Harkness fellow of the Commonwealth Fund of New York, and studied US education and training at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Wall Street needs open-court justice
If he is innocent, Steve Cohen’s good name should be restored. If guilty, he should be punished