The FDIC is reportedly urging a major shift in Citigroup’s executive lineup, including moving CEO Pandit to get more commercial-banking experience at the top of the bailed-out former investment firm. Citi’s other regulators (the Fed and OCC) may not agree. School of Law Professor Cornelius Hurley, director of the Morin Center for Banking and Financial […]
Moody’s Investors Service says the already low credit ratings for newspapers will fall even further if the industry doesn’t deal with the “structural disconnect” that spends 70% on non-content production. Moving to a hybrid Web-print combination now and gradually Web-only is the only solution. College of Communication Professor Chris Daly, an expert on the history […]
Reports say Steve Jobs, on medical leave since January, could be returning to the helm of Apple by the end of June, with speculation that he may make an appearance at Apple’s developer’s conference that starts on Monday. School of Management Professor James Post, an authority on corporate governance, can discuss the critical role of […]
The SEC will propose that companies disclose, for the first time, how they compensate nonexecutives — not just their top five executives. School of Law Professor Tamar Frankel, author of “Trust and Honesty: America’s Business Culture at a Crossroads,” says this makes sense. “If the highest rewarded sales focus are on highest dollars, we ought to […]
In becoming the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, New Hampshire’s strategy was to extend marriage equality while affirming religious freedom. School of Law Professor Linda McClain, a family law authority, asks: “Will this message from New Hampshire and other New England states — that separate is not equal in terms if dignity, respect, and […]
With major healthcare-reform bills expected to be introduced this month, President Obama is ratcheting up the public heat on Congress to agree on a measure to both expand coverage and cut costs. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of the upcoming “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can put the […]
After revelations of overblown expense accounts by members of Parliment and the resignations of several top cabinet ministers from P.M. Gordon Brown’s Labor government, Britain’s political system is hurting on election day today. College of Communication Associate Dean Tobe Berkovitz, a political communications expert teaching in BU’s London program, can put the English mess into […]
General Motors is launching a post-bankruptcy advertising campaign targeting network TV, the Web, and Facebook, with the hook: “We’re not witnessing the end of the American Car. We’re witnessing the rebirth of the American Car.” College of Communication Professor Christopher Cakebread, an expert on controversial ads, can discuss GM’s gambit. Contact Christopher Cakebread, 617-353-3476, ccakebre@bu.edu
Newspapers are in a quandry. Print advertising revenues are dropping but Web ads can’t make up the difference, and the industry is reluctant to ask for a bailout from the government it covers. In the latest move, the Sunday Times of London reportedly plans to launch a standalone Website and is considering charging readers for it. College of Communication […]
An “industry wide” antitrust probe reportedly is underway by the Justice Department investigating if technology companies are illegally negotiating with each other about the hiring of one another’s employees. Targets reportedly include Google, Yahoo, Apple, and Genentech. School of Law Professor Keith Hylton, an antitrust law authority, can comment about the possibilities. Contact Keith Hylton, […]
