http://www.american.com Corporate governance, accounting standards, and other "rules about money" stories that often don't get the thoughtful coverage they deserve elsewhere in the media. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://www.american.com/archive/2008/july-07-08/tears-for-sears Like other companies before it, Sears has become a victim of its success in changing the business world. No publisher Michael Auslin 2008-07-16T18:34:02Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/april-04-08/delta-force The largest airline merger in history is likely to get bogged down in operational and personnel challenges. No publisher Evan Sparks 2008-04-25T22:04:55Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/february-02-08/escape-from-new-york U.S. public securities markets are losing their competitive edge. No publisher Peter J. Wallison 2008-02-28T13:14:13Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/february-02-08/bearing-down It’s doubtful that either the Bush administration or the Fed can prevent a nasty recession. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2008-02-15T21:50:16Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/january-february-magazine-contents/annual-report-r-i-p Remember the glossy, informative corporate annual report? Blame its demise on cost-cutting and Sarbanes-Oxley. No publisher James Pethokoukis 2008-03-28T19:29:49Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/january-february-magazine-contents/patents-pending The U.S. patent system is more important than ever. It’s also a mess. But help may finally be on the way. No publisher Claude Barfield & John E. Calfee 2008-02-15T18:36:50Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/january-february-magazine-contents/blow-your-own-horn There’s no contradiction between making profits and respecting the environment, says David DeLorenzo. No publisher THE AMERICAN 2008-01-07T18:05:53Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/january-february-magazine-contents/what2019s-left-for-government-to-do Outsourcing champion STEPHEN GOLDSMITH examines the question of whether governments really have ‘inherent’ or ‘core’ functions. No publisher Stephen Goldsmith 2008-01-05T05:06:00Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/generation-next At a vigorous 75, CEO blogger Bill Marriott runs a global empire of 3,000 hotels. He talks about immigration, healthcare, green lodging, and the Next Big Thing. No publisher THE AMERICAN 2007-11-26T05:05:42Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/october-10-07/a-vital-engine-of-economic-growth JOHN L. CHAPMAN explains how the much-maligned private equity sector has played a critical role in U.S. job creation. No publisher John L. Chapman 2007-10-23T02:44:25Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/october-10-07/copy_of_caveat-prognosticator The financial press may have gotten the quant story wrong. No publisher Nick Schulz 2007-10-10T12:30:40Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/september-october-magazine-contents/ready-willing-able Angela Braly heads WellPoint, America’s largest health insurer. The only female CEO of a Fortune 50 company, she believes many more women should—and will—be running big U.S. businesses. No publisher The American 2007-09-26T15:05:15Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/september-october-magazine-contents/ladies-and-gentlemen-start-your-financial-engines Small investors buy high, sell low, and pay too little attention to expenses. But a Web-based firm, started by a Nobel Prize-winning economist, is trying to help them. No publisher Nick Schulz 2007-09-25T12:51:23Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/september-october-magazine-contents/my-jet-is-bigger-than-yours High-end private jets, like the Falcon 7X ($40 million) are all the rage among business leaders, writes JILLIAN COHAN. And there are good reasons—besides ego. No publisher Jillian Cohan 2007-09-12T20:33:10Z BernArticle http://www.american.com/archive/2007/september-0907/the-hunt-for-black-october With the anniversary of the worst one-day decline in U.S. stock market history approaching, MATTHEW REES sets out to find its cause. And determine whether it can happen again. No publisher Matthew Rees 2007-09-10T18:34:34Z BernArticle