How NOT to run a chocolate factory
In Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, penniless Charlie Bucket wins a ticket to visit Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory. The other bratty children,... Read More
How to see into the future
Most people think that it would be a useful skill to see into the future. Probably they are right. It would certainly be valuable for... Read More
What makes a bank a great investment for shareholders?
In January 2007, the management consultants Mercer Oliver Wyman named Anglo Irish Bank “the best bank in the world”. By April 2011, to bail out... Read More
Simple outperforms complex
With stock markets around the world close to all-time highs, can we declare the global financial crisis ended? If so, when? What is a financial... Read More