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Airlines Like United Can Underpay Bumped Passengers Because of a Government Rule

Harvard Business

By now, many of us have viewed the disturbing video of a bloodied man being dragged off of United Airlines flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville on Sunday. This incident has thrust the common airline practice of overbooking into the spotlight. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has even called for a government ban on the practice.

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Venezuela Strengthens Currency Controls in Impossible Mission to Stop Capital Flight; Airlines Collapse; End of the Line

MishTalk

In an effort to get money out of Venezuela, airline ticket sales had been booked solid for months. However, following still more government restrictions on Venezuelan currency (known as Bolivars), some flights to and from Caracas were suspended today. One airline cancelled all flights. Maduro’s government sold $8.6

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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. The government will buy those assets, freeing up the major banks to loan again to businesses. The government will buy those assets, freeing up the major banks to loan again to businesses. AJ: I totally agree that it massively shift market share from the sick banks to the healthy banks.

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French Airline Pilots Call Month Long Strike in May to Protest Law Prohibiting Pilot Strikes

MishTalk

The French airline union, SNPL, has called for a month-long strike beginning in May. It''s main objective is to repeal the Diard Law which limits the right of airline pilots to strike. Via translation from Les Echos : An unprecedented month-long strike is the motto launched today by SNPL, the main union of French airline pilots.

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Free Market Response to Ebola

MishTalk

A third reader asked " what is the free market response? " Before tackling the free market issue, let''s first review the government''s response to date. Free Market Response It''s 100% certain the free market response would not have been the government''s response to date. Do sneezes and coughs happen?

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Corporate Governance Should Combine the Best of Private Equity and Family Firms

Harvard Business

Over the years, governance has attempted to close that gap by aligning incentives with measures of performance. Over the last 30 years, the private equity model has risen to the fore as a solution to the governance problem. The family firm is arguably the oldest form of governance. These attempts have often failed.

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Competing in the Huge Digital Economies of China and India

Harvard Business

While it’s tempting to group China and India together as a block of emerging digital markets, they offer several important distinctions, especially for international entities and countries looking to invest. It is also the world’s largest market for e-commerce. Even for these giants, there is a long way to go.