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Other industries eventually could compensate for the energy cutbacks

Hillary Clinton used her private email account and server for State Department business. Did she break the law? No. Was she wrong? In her words, “It would have been better” if she had just used her private email address for only personal matters. But was she unethical? That’s the question that both her supporters and critics will debate over the next few years as the next presidential election approaches.

Apple is the most valuable brand in the world right now, while Twitter is the fastest growing, according to Brand Finance.

Activists Want Their Companies Smaller and Smaller; The Final Break-Up for a Conglomerate of Yore

Business travelers are the new Instagram of the aviation industry. They’re profitable. They’re wanted. And airlines are tripping over each other trying to figure out how to lure in their business.

This year’s flu season looks worse than usual.

All executives know that strategy is important. But almost all also find it scary, because it forces them to confront a future they can only guess at. Worse, actually choosing a strategy entails making decisions that explicitly cut off possibilities and options. An executive may well fear that getting those decisions wrong will wreck his or her career.

As Thanksgiving Day rapidly approaches, we all begin to get an attitude of gratitude. Americans are accustomed to the idea to setting aside time once a year to be thankful for their families and the good fortune they’ve enjoyed throughout the year. But when did you last set aside time to be thankful in your business life? How often do you thank your customers or your staff?

A new study finds that a vast majority of Americans trust neither the government nor tech companies with their personal data.

“Porter’s five forces” have shaped a generation of academic research and business practice. With prodding and assistance from Harvard Business School Professor Jan Rivkin and longtime colleague Joan Magretta, Porter here reaffirms, updates, and extends the classic work. He also addresses common misunderstandings, provides practical guidance for users of the framework, and offers a deeper view of its implications for strategy today.