Alex Berenson

Some big banks remain wary of venture capital. ”

Companies buy customers when they cannot win new business on their own. They merge when their executives do not have a better idea of what to do. ”

Corporate executives often buy or sell shares in their companies, and stocks rarely rise or fall significantly when those transactions are reported. ”

Many legal experts note that prosecutors regularly seek indictments of people or companies for destroying evidence or impeding investigations, even if they cannot prove other charges. ”

John W. Snow was paid more than $50 million in salary, bonus and stock in his nearly 12 years as chairman of the CSX Corporation, the railroad company. During that period, the company's profits fell, and its stock rose a bit more than half as much as that of the average big company. ”

Determining how many asbestos suits have been filed or how much companies have spent to resolve them is difficult. Cases are filed in state and federal courts, and many companies do not disclose their spending on settlements. ”

Publicly traded United States companies report sales and profits to investors every quarter. ”

Most companies can survive even if their debt ratings are lowered below investment grade, although they will have higher borrowing costs. ”

To economists, prices serve as crucial signals to producers and consumers. In a regulated market, the state sets prices high enough for private companies to cover their costs and earn a guaranteed profit for their investors. But in a deregulated market, prices should vary with demand and supply. ”

As they grow, companies saturate their markets, become more complex and difficult to manage, and face larger and more entrenched competitors. ”