BUSINESS OPINION


Heard Off the Street: More companies are listening to shareholder concerns over executive pay

2013-05-19 00:12:08

Shareholder votes on CEO pay have changed how some companies pay top executives. But some question how much things have really changed.


Street Wise: Bold drugmaker Novartis still has room to grow

2013-05-19 00:11:07

One company issuing American Depositary Shares, where each ADS represents one ordinary share, is Novartis (NVS).


Business Forum: If only people knew what solar energy offers

2013-05-18 00:11:23

We, as a group, spend more time than we should pointing to one of a growing number of reasons why solar energy isn't taking hold in America.


Letter to the business editor: Allegheny Health optimal

2013-05-18 00:01:40

Physicians want to practice medicine in the environment Allegheny Health Network offers.


Heard Off the Street: Welcome to brave new, 3-D world

2013-05-12 00:09:41

President Barack Obama wants an American manufacturing revolution, and a do-it-yourself Texas gun maker is behind him 100 percent.


Street Wise: We are not in midst of another bubble

2013-05-12 00:06:05

The fear of impending doom is simply a promulgation of incorrect assumptions based on invalid data.


Business Forum: Employers need to engage our youth

2013-05-11 00:13:14

Little attention is being given to the decline in meaningful professional experience for our children.


Heard Off the Street: U.S. Steel woes surprise analysts

2013-05-05 00:16:23

U.S. Steel reports another quarterly loss and vows to take a big stick to costs as analysts forecast rougher weather ahead.


Regional Insights: Minorities getting left behind here

2013-05-05 00:07:19

Our region's minority residents aren't sharing in economic progress; they're worse off than almost any other major region in the country


Letter to the business editor: Work and service shouldn't clash

2013-05-04 00:04:49

How is it that employers can institute a policy that does not PERMIT an employee to serve in any elected office, or appointed board?


StreetWise: Church & Dwight rising amid challenges

2013-04-28 00:23:56

Church & Dwight's debt could prove challenging if the macroeconomic environment deteriorates.


Heard Off the Street: Individual investors remain wary amid growth, low yields

2013-04-28 00:11:51

When it comes to the bull market, the "smart" money parties hard while individual investors nurse their hangovers.


Letter to the business editor

2013-04-27 00:12:50

Firms must honor social duty


Business Forum: Real impact of 'Monsanto Protection Act' is modest

2013-04-20 00:08:34

The Monsanto Protection Act, which expires Sept. 30, leaves both courts and federal regulators free to pull products they find dangerous.


Heard Off the Street: Youths want financial literacy on syllabus

Heard Off the Street: Youths want financial literacy on syllabus

2013-04-14 00:26:04

The younger generation is trying to tell us something. It's this: Teach us how to do a better job with our money than you did with yours.


StreetWise: You might find relief with CVS

2013-04-14 00:08:46

One way to mend financial security is to actively manage your investments using both tactical and strategic asset allocation strategies.


Business Forum: We should pay more attention to firms on rise

2013-04-13 00:11:52

instead of looking at what's wrong with the region, maybe we should be looking at what's right about the companies that have created jobs.


Regional Insights: Pittsburgh region's job growth ranks last in U.S.

2013-04-07 00:07:21

Although Pittsburgh's economy was doing better than most parts of the country during early recession recovery, it's dead last in job growth.


Heard Off the Street: Won't be easy to find Heinz replacement

2013-04-07 00:05:26

With a record high stock market staring at them, H.J. Heinz shareholders have a lot to consider when it comes to investing their windfall.


StreetWise: Deere shares may be a timely buy

2013-04-07 00:01:39

Keep in mind that when you invest in individual stocks you are not buying the market or Wall Street or the Dow Jones industrial average.


Letters to the Business editor

2013-04-06 00:10:17

Jobs report manufactured; Oh Yeah! owner laudable


Business Forum: Investor activism gone wild

2013-04-06 00:04:22

The investor-activist William Ackman has an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other.


Heard Off the Street: Report optimistic on comeback of manufacturing in economy

2013-03-31 00:17:47

A new study offers hope for a resurgence in U.S. manufacturing. But critics say its forecast is based on wishful thinking.


StreetWise: Copper producer thriving under symbiotic relationship

2013-03-31 00:16:56

Investors should search for companies that show a symbiotic relationship with an expanding economy, one of which might be Southern Copper.


Business Forum: Unlock phones so people can use public airwaves

2013-03-30 00:02:29

What if, when you bought a new television, you had to decide which electrical network you'd like to use it on.


Street Wise: In Cyprus, butterfly has flapped its wings

2013-03-24 00:13:33

It seems the butterfly flapped its wings and the result was a drop in the market cap of some of our nation's largest corporations.


Heard off the Street: AFL-CIO index fund drawing interest

2013-03-24 00:11:55

The AFL-CIO's private label index fund invests for competitive returns while trying to promote union causes.


Heard Off the Street: Savings plans may not meet needs

2013-03-17 00:17:26

When saving for college and retirement, more is good, but may not be enough.


StreetWise: Tractor Supply stepping on the gas

2013-03-17 00:01:01

Successful investing in any market is all about uncovering underpriced fundamental value.


Business Forum: First U.S. bank regulations may look strikingly familiar

2013-03-16 00:07:48

Many regulatory concepts put in place in 1863 are still with us. But the nation's earliest bank regulations were stricter than today's.


Letters to the business editor: Ratings oversight unwise

2013-03-16 00:04:32

We disagree with Jeffrey Manns' conclusions in the article "Let's Downgrade S&P, Moody's Ratings Oligopoly," March 9.


Heard Off the Street: Sorry Mr. Dickens, but today is the age of foolishness

2013-03-10 00:20:56

A Tuesday Business story ("Heinz CEO Johnson Could Receive $56 million 'Golden Parachute' ") brought to mind "A Tale of Two Cities."


Streetwise: 3M has great potential going forward

2013-03-10 00:19:54

I believe 3M has potential, and I attribute less-than-exemplary historical share price performance to conditions beyond its control.


Business Forum: Let's downgrade S&P, Moody's ratings oligopoly

2013-03-09 00:18:52

The Justice Department's landmark lawsuit against Standard & Poor's has captured headlines and broken the facade of rating-company immunity.


Letters to the business editor

2013-03-09 00:07:34

Something wrong with image; Is this a joke, Washington?; Shift Pa. economic policies


Regional Insights: Keeping us clueless on cost of health care

2013-03-03 00:19:34

These four things should be demanded to ensure that all Pittsburghers can find the best-quality hospital care at the most affordable price.


Heard Off the Street: Excitement ebbs for Michael Baker

2013-03-03 00:14:14

After a flurry of speculation that sent its share price higher, all's quiet on the Michael Baker front.


StreetWise: No investing Holy Grail, but Dow method reliable

2013-03-03 00:04:27

By implementing the strategy, you become a contrarian investor.


Business Forum: The innovation nation is at war, and this desperately needs to stop

2013-03-02 00:06:15

Efforts are underway to change a legal system that now gives companies rich incentives to bring costly, time-consuming patents lawsuits.


StreetWise: Owens & Minor to keep momentum

2013-02-24 00:22:03

A key question in any corporate analysis is the speed with which cash outflows are converted back into cash inflows.


Heard Off the Street: Monthly retirement assays gain ground

2013-02-24 00:02:57

More employers are using their account balance to estimate how much monthly income a worker can expect from a retirement savings plan.


Business Forum: Immigration expansion should cover the gamut of income levels

2013-02-23 00:04:58

A new immigration policy that does not adjust the quotas for workers along the entire wage and skill spectrum is doomed to fail.


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