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REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson Dave Clark was promoted to Amazons CEO of worldwide consumer this year. Clarks role covers almost every aspect of Amazons retail business. His direct reports include execs in charge of the marketplace, Prime, and logistics, among others. Dave Clarks first official move after being promoted to Amazons retail chief this year was to write a letter to President Joe Biden, offering help to vaccinate 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of t...

The Raven ...the record of history is absolutely crystal clear that there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. - Milton Friedman on the Phil Donahue show "...What has always made the state a hell on earth has been precisely that man has tried to make it his heaven" -F.A. Hayek - The Road to Serfdom The powers delegated by the proposed Constit...

Bartleby M ANY PEOPLE, including this columnist, complain that chief executives make bland statements that are full of corporate jargon. It becomes easy to understand why managers are addicted to waffle when a boss foolishly decides to give his employees a piece of his mind. Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts oniOSorAndroid. The latest culprit was Bill Michael, the British chairman of KPMG, a big consultancy. In a virtual meeting Mr Michael dismissed staff concerns about the pa...

Thursday, February 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Join John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, for a special Compass Coffee Talk. Hell discuss his latest book, Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business, a followup to his bestseller Conscious Capitalism — revealing what it takes to lead a purpose-driven, sustainable business. The virtual program is free; register here. Thursday, February 25, 6 p.m. Former Denver artist Adam Milner has been visiting the Clyffor...

Jeff Immelt Knows He Let You Down (Ep. 452) February 17, 2021 @ 11:00pm Listen now: Not so long ago, G.E. was the most valuable company in the world, a conglomerate that included everything from light bulbs and jet engines to financial services and The Apprentice. Now it’s selling off body parts to survive. What does the C.E.O. who presided over the decline have to say for himself? Listen and subscribe to our podcast at  *      *      * Stephen DUBNER: So there is a silly quest...

Capstone Awards For their Capstone project, Alana King (’16, CAS’18) (from left), Katelin Lawrence (’16, CAS’18), Stefanie Rubin (’16, COM’18), and Emily Wiens (’16, Questrom’18) proposed a program to address food insecurity in Guatemala’s Western Highlands region. They received a 2016 Capstone Award, presented by John Mackey, associate chair and senior lecturer of social sciences at CGS (center). Photo by Alisa Harris In fall 2016, the College of General Studies continued it...

Historians message to Hall voters for the Class of 2022: "Respect the queue" Historian John Turney believes next year is ideal to move the line forward. Heres why. Author: Feb 13, 2021 ( The rush to anoint first-ballot Hall of Famers could … no, should … subside next year when the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame’s modern-era Class of 2022 is elected. That’s because there are no dead-bolt cinches as there were this year when Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson were chosen. Ther...

Market Cap Game Show, thoughts on when to sell, and more. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fools free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing, check out our quick-start guide to investing in stocks. A full transcript follows the video. This video was recorded on January 26, 2021. David Gardner: Three building blocks of this podcast: a list of six item Rule Breaker principles, five stock samplers and reviewing them, and talking not just about my winners, but my ...

Sundial Growers: The 209% Gain No One Saw Coming Sean Williams © Provided by The Motley Fool Sundial Growers: The 209% Gain No One Saw Coming Few, if any, industries have been hotter in recent months than cannabis. With Canada having waved the green flag on recreational pot in October 2018 and 36 states having legalized marijuana to some degree in the U.S., the North American cannabis industry looks ripe to deliver incredible growth throughout the 2020s. Weve also been witnes...

Bob Sansevere’s Three-and-Out 2 minutes read 1- After Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl, social media had an eruption from people who either have an odd sense of humor or no sense at all. These folks accused Brady of being racist for winning the Super Bowl during Black History Month. Somebody named Jizzy wrote on Twitter, “Tom Brady winning during black history month is so racist.” Zaib tweeted, “Tom Brady beating a black QB during black history month just feels racist.” And some...