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Topic: William Donaldson

  

Donaldson under the Gun

So SEC Chairman Bill Donaldson is on the hot seat for being too "activist," i.e., trying to do his job. According to today's Wall Street Journal, some big business groups, including the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of ...READ»

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The Courageous Few

Courage is leadership's essential ingredient, and we clearly suffer from a leadership deficit these days. So we celebrate this year's courageous few: the 10 rare leaders who did the right thing.READ»

Confidence Is Not a Game

Who: Charles D. Niemeier

Title: Acting Chairman of the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

Where: Washington, DC

Challenge: To restore integrity to corporate accounting (and rescue capitalism)READ»

File Under Strange

Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has apparently apologized to the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to The New York Post. Scott had earlier called the SEC's actions to clean up the debris from all those ...READ»

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Batter Up

The Senate's confirmation hearing for the man named to run the world's most important financial regulatory body was quite a softball game.READ»

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If Your Goal Is Success, Don't Consult These Gurus

For years, motivational speakers have celebrated a Yale study on why people succeed. It's powerful! Compelling! Too bad it doesn't exist.READ»

JFK Slept Here

A money pit? Not quite. John K. Castle is as rational an investor as you'll ever find. But he fell in love with a piece of Camelot.READ»