Category Archives: News and Events

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“The dog ate my 1099.” Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner pleads “honest mistake” on taxes. He should be addressing the injustice of a double tax.

You can’t write stuff this good.  Treasury secretary nominee Timothy Geithner should get along well with Rep. Charles Rangel (D. N.Y.) who chairs the House Ways & Means Committee.  Working together they will be responsible for drafting, amending, and interpreting … Continue reading →

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The Danger of the Trickle

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The Russians Love Ikea, But The Government Isn’t So Crazy About the Company or Its Electric Generators

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Weeping Drywall in Florida

First, we had the pet food issues.  Next came the toys and lead paint.  Then we hit the infant formula.  Now Florida authorities are tying the walls in Florida homes that are weeping sulfur gases to the Chinese manufacturer of … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the General Counsel of BA

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Make them read The Ten Commandments before a test…

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Satyam: Once and For All, Beware the Signs

The Barometer is exhausted.  How many times must we live through these financial frauds before we refocus?  The announcement that Satyam, an Indian company that provided services for many of the Fortune 500, had a fictitious cash balance of $1 billion … Continue reading →

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The Yale Settlement and Some Advice for Grant Administration: Stanford Redux

The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut reached a settlement with Yale University on allegations that this fine institution of higher learning had violated federal regulations on grant administration and accounting.  Without admitting guilt, Yale agreed to pay … Continue reading →

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Citigroup’s Officers Decline Their ’08 Bonuses

The Barometer has but one word as a response, “Bully!”  Self-restraint and voluntary action will cure the CEOitis that is bound to influence laws and regs waiting in the wings.  Well done you, you Citi folks.  buy 10 mg cialis … Continue reading →

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China and Its Regulators and CEOs

China clearly has different performance standards for the heads of its regulatory agencies.  Last year, when the pet food poisoning occurred along with deaths from tainted prescription drugs, the head of the Chinese equivalent of our FDA was found guilty of accepting … Continue reading →

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Ethics, Journalism, and Photos

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Speaking of debt and responsibility . . . Before we blame the schmucks with the bonuses, we should check our own loans.

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Never was there a tale of more woe than the candidate for the bar with $400,000 in student loans

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On Good Samaritans

The California Supreme Court was not working with Mother Teresa, Father Flanagan, and Florence Nightengale.  And the activities that preceded the accident were not the stuff of a Mayberry social.  Still, the decision does give us pause.  Lisa Torti pulled … Continue reading →

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