IN MY OPINION | DaVita Healthcare Partners
By James A. Kaplan, Vice Chair and Chief Executive Less than two weeks ago, GMI Ratings placed DaVita Healthcare Partners (NYSE: DVA) on the Black Swan Risk List (BSRL) of North American companies with...
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Marriott International, Inc. said it appointed W. Mitt Romney to its board. He and many other directors at the Bethesda, Md.-based hotel company have already served for many years. The former...
View ArticleKohl’s Corporation Slips and We’re Not Surprised
By Damion Rallis, Senior Research Associate With the holiday shopping season in full swing we noticed a recent surge in insider sales and a sharp share price drop at department store operator Kohl’s...
View ArticleAs Researchers Warn of Global Warming, Investors Can Measure Polluters
Rising carbon dioxide emissions make it less likely that global warming will stay below the international goal of 2 °C, according to recent research. Investors can take steps to evaluate which...
View ArticleU.S.-Listed Chinese Companies Likely to Go Elsewhere: FT
Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission began proceedings against Chinese affiliates of the big auditing firms for refusing to produce audit papers on Chinese companies under...
View ArticleWeatherford’s CEO Remains In Power
Weatherford International Ltd. (WFT) is shaping up to be a takeover target with accounting issues that wiped out half its market value on the verge of being resolved, Bloomberg reported this week. So...
View ArticleSamsung Requests Crack Down on Ericsson’s U.S. Sales
By Sonja Ryst, Financial Reporter Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEO:005930) has requested an investigation of Ericsson Inc. (ERIC)’s compliance with laws intended to combat unfair importing practices...
View ArticleAGL Discloses Effort To Improve Workplace Gender Equity
By Sonja Ryst, Financial Reporter With a boost from new requirements in Australia, AGL Energy Limited (AGK) noted limited progress this year in its ongoing battle to make workplace policies more...
View ArticleLiberty Global Avoids Sending Garbage To Landfills
By Sonja Ryst, Financial Reporter Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) said recently that around 62% of its total garbage went to landfills in 2011, as the cable operator found other ways to manage much of it....
View ArticleMore Than 100 Countries Pass Reforms Designed to Protect Investors
By Sonja Ryst, Financial Reporter 108 economies around the world implemented 201 business regulatory reforms between June 2011 and May 2012, according to recent research by the World Bank Group’s...
View ArticleSustainability Metrics in Executive Pay
GMI Ratings, the leading provider of research, data and analytics on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and forensic accounting risks affecting the performance of public companies, released a new...
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