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Global Warming Bandwagon
There is a thoughtful global warming piece in the July 1 Wall Street Journal (A15) comparing global warming hysteria with prior social and political movements... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, July 1, 2008

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McClellan Hearings
If there was ever any doubt about the ramifications of firing someone the wrong way, Friday's Scott McClellan hearings circus before the House Judiciary Committee would set you straight. McClellan, who wrote the recent tell-all... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, June 21, 2008

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Tim Russert
The news of Tim Russert’s passing is crushing.  He was a colleague and friend who was loved by everyone he touched.  My last encounter with Tim was a month ago, and it typifies everything about him.  I called... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, June 13, 2008

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Just returned from Spain
If you think we have a housing crisis in the US, go to Spain. In the last few years, Spain alone has put up more new houses than just about all the rest of Europe combined. Vacancies are everywhere and prices are falling like a... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, June 11, 2008

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Cap on Cap-and-Trade
Congress came to its senses and last Monday's posting about the cap-and-trade vote is by the boards for now.  Fortunately senators dug deeply into the issue and saw the unilateral negative competitive impact on the US. It'll... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, June 10, 2008

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But . . . What About Competitiveness??
For anyone thinking about policy answers to Global Warming, you must read today’s lead article on the Wall Street Journal Opinion page (June 2). It lays out very clearly the consequences of the proposed Lieberman-Warner... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, June 2, 2008

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CEO Pay or Energy Independence?
News last week of Brazil’s major offshore oil find comes as the U.S. Congress interviews Oil CEOs on extraneous issues and ignores any real discussion of opening up U.S. offshore and Arctic sites for domestic exploration.... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, May 20, 2008

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U.S. Bargain Hunting
Today there is speculation about InBev’s potential acquisition of Anheuser-Busch. With the strong Euro, it is surprising that we haven’t seen more European acquisition activity in the U.S. Watch for a lot...

- Jack Welch, May 27, 2008

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China – Looking out
Last week, we met Jack Ma, the impressive CEO of the very successful China Internet company, Alibaba.  A friend asked him about China Internet censorship, and his response is illuminating to anybody doing business in China or... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, May 19, 2008

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Just back from Dubai
The only word for it is, "Wow." Paying attention to India and China makes sense, but opportunities in the Gulf countries have to be seen to be believed. If you're in the infrastructure business, ask yourself: do you... View Full Post

- Jack Welch, March 20, 2008

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