Feb 8, 2012
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Feb 8, 2012
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Facebook ought to ditch its public offering
The sole purpose for this IPO is to meet a tax obligation
Jan 30, 2012
A beacon of US power and ambition
Oliver Zunz has written a new history that charts the constant evolution in the ways American citizens give to good causes
Jan 25, 2012
Money shovers can live without tax perks
Low rate on carried interest is no longer defensible
- In depth Private equity
- Luke Johnson Don’t shoot the private equity messenger
Jan 18, 2012
Halt the Silicon Valley histrionics
Blackouts and scaremongering by websites over piracy act is self-defeating
Jan 13, 2012
The dollar lifestyle of the Swiss central banker
The Caesars of monetary policy must be above suspicion
Jan 11, 2012
The smart technology loser folds
Kodak provides a lesson for companies in the grip of technological change
Jan 4, 2012
China’s princelings should not rule alone
Beijing’s leadership contest matters more than the eccentric Republican primary
Dec 21, 2011
Confessions of a British tabloid newspaper reporter
It used to amaze me how many people would invite me into their houses and spill the beans
Dec 14, 2011
Don’t make Amazon a monopoly
It is not the job of antitrust officials to hand Amazon back its monopoly
From
SPECIAL REPORTS
Dec 12, 2011
Emperor Corzine and his Goldman clothes
Once upon a time, there was an emperor who had been thrown out of the kingdom of New Jersey and was seeking another place to rule
Dec 8, 2011
Let rating agencies have their say
Aside from being tactless, there was nothing wrong with S&P’s warning to the eurozone
Nov 30, 2011
Judge Rakoff is just doing his job
Even some of the judge’s critics admit that he is fighting the good fight
Nov 23, 2011
Greenberg is entitled to nothing
Former AIG executive’s suit against the US government is wrong
From
ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2011
Occupy protests: Locked into defiance
Nascent campaign forced on to the back foot
Nov 16, 2011
A better way to occupy Wall Street
John Gapper on how the protesters can leave a permanent mark
Nov 9, 2011
Olympus’s deceit was dishonourable
Misbehaviour has put at risk a company with a distinguished camera brand
Nov 2, 2011
Emperor Corzine’s Goldman clothes
The story of the MF Global traders and the strangely attired merchant from the kingdom of New Jersey
Oct 19, 2011
Olympus shows Japan’s negative side
It is time for a change. If its chairman will not make it, and his board puts personal loyalty above investors, Japan suffers
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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Tussle with Okada casts a poor light on Nevada’s corporate law