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The Motley Fool
October 12, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Let's Occupy Common Ground Business isn't inherently evil, and capitalism isn't a failure. The Wall Street bailouts point to the problem of a powerful political class favoring certain businesses rather than aiming for a truly free and fair market. We need to get money out of politics.   |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shedding Light on Hidden Agendas Disclosing political contributions is a smart business move. After all, if you've invested in a publicly traded company, wouldn't you want to know whether it's supporting politicians, causes, or agendas with which you disagree? |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Starbucks Misses a Chance to Shine Starbucks is reining in compensation for founder and CEO Howard Schultz and several top managers. That's a step in the right direction given the company's lagging performance lately, but is it really enough? It's been an awful year, folks. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Shadowy Risk for Shareholders Activist investors could push corporations to disclose political campaign donations. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Daily Walk of Fame: Corporate Heroes Let's take a moment to celebrate the good guys. Solid, well-run companies with smart, ethical, passionate management are far more likely to succeed over the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Dirty Corporate Secrets Many companies are giving away your money to politicians you hate. Investors, if this kind of information is important to you, look into your holdings' donations. |
Salon.com
October 10, 2000
Janelle Brown |
Microsoft's funny money A spunky shareholder resolution demands that the company account for its political campaign contributions... |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Corporations, Come Clean on Contributions Transparency about political contributions decreases reputational risk, boycotts, and backlash. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Are Special Interests Taking Over Your Companies? Shareholder democracy isn't the problem; passive investing is. I ran a search on Proxy Monitor's site for socially based shareholder resolutions filed at public companies by "special interest" activists from 2008 until the present. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Weekly Walk of Fame: Starbucks Despite difficult times, CEO Howard Schultz made a healthy effort for workers. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Those Poor Rich People Get out your tiniest violin: The cult of wealth is losing luster. Why would anybody in their right mind defend nasty, money-grubbing, selfish behavior? We've got to stop. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Foundering Founders: A Lesson From Dell Even company founders aren't flawless. |
BusinessWeek
April 30, 2007
Javers & Dunham |
Candidates' Stupid Accounting Tricks Political campaigns, like corporations, sometimes play games with their financial reports. |
Inc.
September 2004
David J. Dent |
Playing Politics It can be very tempting to try to grease the political wheels. But are campaign donations a sound investment for your firm? Campaign-finance reform laws have made small companies more important in politics. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Jerks and Their Perks When these folks push, shareholders need to push back. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2010
John Reeves |
The Incredible Event That Turned Around Starbucks Howard Schultz says that it was his decision to take 10,000 store managers to a conference in New Orleans that made the difference. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Ending the Era of Entitlement Are corporate managers picking your portfolio's pocket? Some companies' actual performance doesn't always match the rich pay and perks their CEOs often receive. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2004
D. Gardner & T. Gardner |
Starbucks' Steady Game Think Starbucks has reached saturation? Think again, says Chairman Howard Schultz. |
Reason
July 2007
Brian Doherty |
Political Payoff While there are no solid data proving that campaign contributions directly change politicians' behavior, a new study offers evidence that political giving helps corporations. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
CEOs Cash In at Your Expense At Starbucks, "business as usual" seems to make an unwelcome return. |
Bank Technology News
August 2004
John Adams |
Political Contribution Management: Arnold Webifies His War Chest A subtle nugget of the California Governor's political prowess is his campaign's use of contribution-management technology -- which could lead to an advanced way of managing election finance. |
Information Today
July 23, 2015 |
New Resources Shed Light on Election Spending The Money, Politics and Transparency initiative -- from the Sunlight Foundation, Global Integrity, and the Electoral Integrity Project -- introduced a set of resources that show how money plays a role in elections and political parties. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2005
Roy Mark |
Tech Backed Kerry in 2004 After donating a majority of its funds to Bush in 2000, high tech's political donations went with Kerry in the last election. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 17, 2008
John A. Quelch |
If Marketing Experts Ran Elections Concepts that politicians can learn from consumer marketing. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
Stephen Baker |
The Business of Online Campaigns The co-founder of Meetup talks about how U.S. campaigns are using his website. |
Reason
May 2007
David Weigel |
More Money, No Problem The death of taxpayer-financed campaigns: Taking the money out of campaigns is supposed to clean up politics; the fact that 2008 might become the first $1 billon presidential campaign is considered a sign of a broken democracy. |
Salon.com
March 30, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Let them spend millions Campaign finance reform stifles grass-roots organizing and harms American politics, says a member of the Federal Election Commission.... |
CRM
January 14, 2013
Judith Aquino |
60 Minutes with The Container Store, Starbucks, and Whole Foods CEOs Leaders weigh in on the economy, government. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Starbucks' Sandwiches Stay The java giant's breakfast sandwiches will keep their place on the menu. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Sex, Money, and Power In investing, just as in politics, from time to time personal actions of CEOs are held up to public judgment. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2011
John Reeves |
Making Starbucks Great Again CEO Howard Schultz writes a new book, Onward. |
Fast Company
Rose Pastore |
Amazon's Jeff Bezos Takes Dramatic Plunge Down List Of Top CEOs Last year, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ranked No. 1 on Harvard Business Review's list of the world's 100 best-performing CEOs. This year, however, Bezos comes in at No. 87. |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Ciara Torres-Spellisc |
Shareholders Should Hear About Political Spending Investors deserve the right to approve companies' campaign contributions |
PC World
June 13, 2001
David Clarke |
Political Cybersquatters Parry for Position Motivations from money and ideology to comedy prompt the Net-savvy to snap up potentially valuable domain names... |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2008
Todd Wenning |
Worst Stock for 2008: Starbucks This analyst thinks that Starbucks will be the worst stock of 2008. Despite the return of its founder, he feels that improvement will take time. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2004
D. Gardner & T. Gardner |
Starbucks on the Fly Starbucks' chairman lets loose with The Motley Fool's "Buy, Sell, or Hold" game giving his option on certain events going on in the business world. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2004
D. Gardner & T. Gardner |
Starbucks: Wooing America The coffee purveyor is working hard to win over non-coffee drinkers. |
CRM
November 21, 2014
Mike Shanker |
Multichannel Marketing Initiatives in the Context of the Campaign Trail Election-season takeaways help retailers prepare for the holidays. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2009
Susan Berfield |
Starbucks: Howard Schultz vs. Howard Schultz Starbucks' iconoclastic founder has gone through a reeducation in the rigors of running a more typical company. |
Reason
July 2001
Michael W. Lynch |
Prof. Smith Goes to Washington Federal Election Commission member Bradley A. Smith takes on campaign finance laws... |
BusinessWeek
August 8, 2005
Jack Ewing |
Hard Politics, Soft Money Germany's current parliamentary campaign is awash in cash. But will it affect the result? |
Fast Company
Jul/Aug 2015
Austin Carr |
The Inside Story of Starbucks's Race Together Campaign, No Foam Starbucks made waves with the "Race Together" initiative, an effort to spark a national dialogue about race. It was a bold idea that backfired. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
The Truth About CEO Compensation While CEOs fulfill very important roles, they should remember that they are employees, too. They must answer to shareholders, instead of their own greed and hubris. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Not-So-Indecent Proposals Watch out for shareholders, especially of Apple Computer, shaking things up at public companies this year. |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
Starbucks Killed The Salon, And CEO Howard Schultz Can't Bring It Back Those who rely on Starbucks for their early-morning caffeine infusion aren't expecting a barista to do much more than take their orders and make small talk about the weather. |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Stalking Mike Bloomberg Step No. 1: When waging political war, keep a camera on your opponent at all times... |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008 |
Capital Hill Contributions Shifts in Wall Street's campaign contributions. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2011
Chris Hill |
Starbucks' Next Big Mistake? Today's Podcast subjects: Starbucks CEO expects the company to make some acquisitions over the next couple of years... Mattel closed its flagship store in Shanghai just two years after it opened... |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Starbucks' Star Is Back Chairman and Starbucks luminary Howard Schultz has decided to resume his role as chief executive officer, a position he hasn't held in seven years. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Want This Power More and more investors agitate for the right to act by written consent. |
