Information technology departments must spend enormous amounts of time and money worrying about integrating big computer systems with billions of pieces of customer data. Alex Berenson amountbigbillion Change image and share on social
Institutions like mutual funds often worry that if they disclose their plans to buy a stock, copycats will move quickly and drive up the stock before the purchase is completed. Alex Berenson buycompletecopycat Change image and share on social
To finance deficits, the government must sell bonds to investors, competing for capital that could otherwise be used to invest in stocks or corporate bonds. Government borrowings raise long-term interest rates, stifling economic growth. Alex Berenson bondborrowingcapital share on social
America Online, of course, is a master of the hard sell, from stuffing mailboxes with free trial offers to forcing subscribers to click through ads before they can get their e-mail. Alex Berenson americaclickforce Change image and share on social
As a public servant, William H. Webster has an impeccable resume. Alex Berenson impeccablepublicresume Change image and share on social
Economics pretends to be a science. Its practitioners fill blackboards with equations and clog computers with data. But it is really a faith, or more accurately a set of overlapping and squabbling faiths, each with its own doctrines. Alex Berenson accuratelyblackboardclog share on social
Trust-me companies are companies whose financial results gallop ahead of their businesses, companies with seemingly perfect control over their quarterly sales and profits. Companies whose financial statements are loaded with footnotes: companies that short-sellers often attack but rarely dent. Alex Berenson aheadattackbusiness share on social
For decades, Wall Street has charged companies a standard fee of 7 percent to sell their shares to the public. Alex Berenson chargecompanydecade Change image and share on social
The details of the personal expenses that executives put on the company tab often are not known because loopholes in federal disclosure rules let publicly traded companies generally avoid disclosing the perks they give executives along with pay and stock options. Alex Berenson avoidcompanydetail share on social
Even technology companies get good news sometimes. Alex Berenson companygoodnews Change image and share on social