Topic: Michael Milken

Madoff Scam May Be Worse Than Enron: Two Things You Can Do

Some experts say the Madoff meltdown will be worse than Enron.Are you as sick and tired of this as I am? Enron fell apart in 2001. Michael Milken was indicted in 1989--that's almost 20 years ago! And now we find out that Bernard ...READ»

Shawn Baldwin from CMG inside the 2009 Milken Institute Global Conference

Shawn Baldwin from CMG leaves Chicago for sunny Beverly Hills in LA to attend the 2009 Milken Institute's Global ConferenceREAD»

The Spy Quiz

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

Shawn Baldwin from CMG at the 12th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference

Shawn Baldwin from CMG (Chicago) coverage of the 2009 Milken Global ConferenceREAD»

Do You Believe In Magic?

You should, but only if you're prepared to do the work.READ»

Bad Times Are a Growth Business

DoveBid has built its fortune on the misfortunes that come with irrational exuberance -- from the junk-bond scandals of the 1980s to the dotcom implosion. Here's how it gets the highest bidders -- and how it almost repeated the costly mistakes of its own clients.READ»

Change

Change: Few can do it. Few can sustain it. Few can survive it.READ»

Leapfrog's Great Leap Forward

What's the right way to launch a technology product in an era when technology has lost much of its luster? First, make the technology hard to see and easy to use. Second, do everything yourself -- from designing chips to running focus groups. Third, don't just sell products: Champion a platform. These are some of the principles behind the rise of LeapFrog Enterprises, whose stellar performance represents a strategic leap for the tech business.READ»

Texas Oil Tycoon Tackles Renewable Energy

Texas tycoon T. Boone Pickens has been dubbed the "Oracle of Oil." So why is he building the world's largest wind farm?READ»

• Tilting at Windmills: The Unfulfilled Promise of Offshore Wind in the U.S.
• Jim Gordon May Have an Answer to our Energy Problems

Norman Lear's Not Laughing

The creator of ''All in the Family'' built a nonprofit to celebrate socially responsible companies. Now the Business Enterprise Trust is dead. What went wrong?READ»

'It's in the Country's Best Interest for Poor Folks to Be Smart'

The most compelling opportunities for social entrepreneurs are the public schools. Gene Wade has been dreaming about fixing the public schools since he was a kid. Now he's doing it.READ»

Bill Seidman: The Enforcer

According to Bill Seidman, the federal janitor hired to mop up the 1980s SL scandal, the Enron debacle will ultimately benefit the marketplace. Here, the author of "Full Faith and Credit" draws parallels, points fingers, and offers advice for enforcers to come.READ»