Reuters’ blogger Felix Salmon shares a surprising list of which companies over the last 90 years have generated the most wealth for shareholders, and which ones have destroyed it.
Elliott vs. Argentina is one of those court cases so important and complex that only a Power Ranger, Transformers, Legos and wooden trains can possibly do it justice.
People craving the best ingredients and flavors are changing the economics of chocolate, making it possible for chocolate makers such as Madecasse and Cacao Prieto to produce expensive chocolates, support farmers in the developing world and turn the simple candy bar into an artisanal experience.
David Einhorn, the investor known for betting against stocks like Green Mountain Coffee, now is targeting Chipotle Mexican Grill, saying it will face significant competition from ”a resurgent Taco Bell.” We put his theory to the taste test with Reuters blogger Felix Salmon, Reuters Social Media Editor Anthony De Rosa and Food and Wine Restaurant Editor Kate Krader.
Reuters’ Felix Salmon loves Pacific oysters. Sadly for him (and the rest of the world), they’re being wiped out due to acidification. Oceanic Preservation Society’s Louie Psihoyos explains what the vanishing oysters mean for the world’s oceans.
Some of the world’s poorest cities are the most productive, says Richard Florida, a leading urbanist. Good mayors can propel a city to a greatness and bad ones can cause them to bust. And perhaps Florida’s most interesting finding is that the best mayors appear to be party neutral.
What if the home-buying process was easier to navigate and yielded more reward to the homeowner because of the innovative way the community was designed? Michael Bell, architect and professor at Columbia University, discusses his installation for the MoMA exhibition “Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream”.
Three new, Davos-related episodes of Felix TV. Enjoy!
26 Jan 2012Thomson Reuters
Wouldn’t sunny Patmos, Greece be nicer for a deep think than freezing Davos, Switzerland? Huffington Post president Arianna Huffington and Felix Salmon launch a campaign to relocate the World Economic Forum to a warmer climate, and pick up the endorsement of Business Insider’s Henry Blodget.
Felix Salmon meets his nemesis, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Anthony Scaramucci, in a face-to-face showdown at the Hotel Europe’s Piano Bar in Davos.