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Wall Street Still Doesn’t Get It

Wall Street Journal

A few days ago, I ventured into the belly of the beast—a mostly male, mostly young, sweaty gathering of more than a thousand turbocharged, chest-thumping hedge fund investors.

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Automakers’ New Math

Washington Post

We don’t need an aircraft carrier and “Mission Accomplished” banner, but isn’t it time to agree that the auto rescue has been a success? A year after the government-sponsored bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler, both patients are alive and progressing well toward recovery.

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GM’s Directors Start Acting…Like Directors

Wall Street Journal

Tuesday’s announcement that Fritz Henderson is stepping down as chief executive of General Motors vividly demonstrates the central role that the company’s board of directors is playing as the nation’s largest auto maker continues its progress toward full private control.

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The New York Times: Biden’s Get-Tough-on-China Tariffs May Backfire

The tide of globalization is receding, at least from American shores. Two successive presidents have...

The New York Times: What Trump Would Do To Our Economy

Originally published in The New York Times. Much to fear about another Donald Trump presidency: ...

The New York Times: America’s Broken Immigration System, In One Chart

The immigration problem Congress faces is large and complex. Let’s break it down. Between Octob...

More than Words: 10 Charts That Defined 2023

Some years are defined by a single event or person — a pandemic, a recession, an insurrection — ...

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