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Speculator: ICOs – Irrational, conning and obvious
The internet coin offering (ICO) is a concept that looks like a rip-off wrapped in a mystery. ICOs are the ultimate Ponzi stocks...
Speculator: Prophet of doom
No careers adviser will steer you toward the role of professional prophet of doom, with its historically lower earnings potential...
Award-winning IR during a $15.8 bn merger
At a glance Job done Sherwin-Williams completed a $15.8 bn merger with Valspar earlier this year – a process that introduced long...
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Carol DiRaimo: Thinking outside the box
Carol DiRaimo, vice president of IR & corporate communications at Jack in the Box, won three of this year’s IR Magazine Awards...
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Trump’s market fundamentalists risk repeat of 2008
Gary Cohn wants to overturn the US Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule that pension sellers’ primary duty is to their customers...
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Who says Trump doesn’t make money for shareholders?
A few passing observations of the different operations needed to manufacture a sewing needle and of the practices of canny 18th...
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Gold-plated CEOs have little incentive to appoint successors
There has been a recent spate of complaints that boards and CEOs are not planning for CEO succession. Why is anyone surprised...
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The naked truth about American Apparel
In 2016 American Apparel’s investor relations became an oxymoron when the board that nominally represents its shareholders ousted...
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Speculator: IRbots are coming for us
Activist bots now start social media campaigns, sifting for messages that contain key words. They could search for names like your...
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