…people who had worked at a company in the past to locate those who could discuss internal dynamics, for example. Twitter or Facebook can lead you to official company presences…
…mind and think, I want to come back to that issue later and look at it a little deeper. I think some of my stories have come from that, where…
…led to a widely watched video, Kill The K-Cup, and there’s a petition at KillTheKCup.org asking the company to improve its product. It has vowed to come up with a…
…decision. Holmes is the founder and CEO of Theranos, a biotech company that has changed the healthcare industry, specifically blood tests. The company produces a handheld device that collects small blood…
…Small Business Administration loan data to see patterns of who’s getting loans and who’s making them in your community. “One of the reasons no one writes about this issue is…
…effectively sold the most technically advanced computers at competitive prices while generating above market profits. Comparing Dell’s days of inventory held to competitors’ highlighted Dell’s competitive advantage. Days of Accounts Receivable…
…be hit doubly in the coming years. Government funding is up Government funding through the farm bill’s commodity price programs Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) has…
…a company as a Fortune 500 member when it wasn’t true. Or the PR person who had been told some ego-aggrandizing CEO had founded a company when, as it turns…
…Catalyst found that companies with more women on boards experience higher financial performance. Additionally, more Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies are recognizing that core consumer data indicates the need to have…
…does not reflect poorly on a company. Unlike journalists, financial editors must be aware that careless language can harm a company by giving investors the wrong impression. Copy editing print…
…consumption. The more energy costs, the more expense any company faces, which lowers bottom-line profits. Energy price pressures affect all of a company’s suppliers, driving all costs up. Also, the…
…times. 10K: A company’s annual report filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 8K: Term to describe an SEC filing in which a public company reveals material information that needs…
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