Tag: Business

A High-Stakes Game of Monopoly

Irwin M. Stelzer · January 26, 2018 9:22 am

As one of the handful of changes, all nonbirth parents will receive up to six weeks of paid leave. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Starbucks cites tax reform as reason for raises, expanded benefits, thousands of new jobs

Anna Giaritelli · January 24, 2018 11:14 am

Geothermal power plants are one of the few renewable energy resources, outside of hydroelectric dams, that can provide a constant source of 24-hour-a-day electricity without interruption, known as baseload power.

Energy and Environment

Trump raises the thermostat for geothermal energy

John Siciliano · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (pictured above) has named two new successors: Ajit Jain, who heads Berkshire's reinsurance operations, and Gregory Abel, who runs Berkshire Hathaway Energy. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Billionaire Warren Buffett names two potential heirs to Berkshire CEO role

James Langford · January 10, 2018 7:27 pm

Bitcoin's value dipped slightly on Wednesday afternoon, according to tracking service Coindesk, paring 12 months of gains that had taken its value to $14,855 as both the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the CBOE Futures Exchange offered futures contracts in it. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ delivers an ominous warning about bitcoin

James Langford · January 10, 2018 3:19 pm

Wells Fargo agreed to pay $1 billion to settle government probes of its auto-loan and mortgage-lending practices.

Companies trumpet bonuses, pay hikes after Congress passes tax bill

Melissa Quinn · December 20, 2017 6:04 pm

A History of Failure

Jay Cost · November 10, 2017 9:00 am

Buffett had said it made little investment sense to start selling insurance based on the risks posed by climate change. (AP Photo/John Peterson, File)

Energy and Environment

Warren Buffett faces down climate change in weekend votes

John Siciliano · May 5, 2017 9:29 pm

Ivanka Trump putting together a fund for female entrepreneurs: report

Daniel Chaitin · April 26, 2017 12:27 pm

How Edison, Westinghouse, and the Light Bulb Changed Everything

Alex Fitzsimmons · September 22, 2016 8:20 pm

Conservatives Should Provide an Optimistic Alternative To Crony Capitalism

Fred Bauer · September 1, 2016 10:00 am

Brandeis’s Fight Against the ‘Curse of Bigness’

Kyle Sammin · August 6, 2016 8:00 am