It is the instinctive wish of most American businesspeople, even those unlikely to be directly affected, that General Motors not go bankrupt. Carol Loomis affectamericanbankrupt Change image and share on social
In 1980, aided by $1.5 billion in loan guarantees from the U.S. government and his own pitchman routines on television, Lee Iacocca brought Chrysler back from the abyss. Carol Loomis abyssaidback Change image and share on social
Larry Fink, 61, tall and outgoing and passionate about his business, is the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the largest asset-management company in the world, BlackRock. Carol Loomis assetblackrockbusiness Change image and share on social
There is a certain oddity to Larry Fink having problems in Washington. He is a strong Democrat who has close ties to President Obama and has often been rumored as set to take a big administration job, such as Secretary of the Treasury. Carol Loomis administrationbigclose share on social
Carl Icahn, corporate raider by trade, is creative, a scrambler, and certainly not to be underestimated. Carol Loomis carlcorporatecreative Change image and share on social
On the rare occasions when my family talked about business, the subject was Kansas City's Boss Pendergast and his potential for muscling my dad's small gravel-and-sand operation. Carol Loomis bosbusinesscity Change image and share on social
I will confess that almost all my inspiration has come from one emotion: fear. And terrible dread of the moment when I will finally be exposed as a fraud. Carol Loomis confessdreademotion Change image and share on social
Wage concessions are difficult to quantify, since their magnitude depends on many operating variables. Carol Loomis concessiondependdifficult Change image and share on social
Every regulatory speech on derivatives takes a bow to their hedging 'benefits.' Less publicly, regulators pay their respects to derivative profits, a blessed relief from the banks' troubled loans to less-developed countries, highly leveraged companies, and real estate swingers. Carol Loomis bankbenefitbless share on social
