Category Archives: News and Events

There must be something in the water at McKinsey.  Or perhaps they screen for it in the DNA in the hiring process.  The gang there at McKinsey could not spot a conflict if it was written on a neon sign … Continue reading →

The Barometer had to read the article twice just to be certain that she had the facts right.  Jonathan Vance, Canada’s former chief of defense staff, entered a guilty plea to charges of obstruction of justice. It seems that the … Continue reading →

It is tough to believe that any banker, following the Wells Fargo debacle, would fool around with customer signatures. Nonetheless, Credit Suisse private banker, Patrice Lescaudron, admitted cutting and pasting his client’s signature to make unauthorized, high-risk stock transaction.stock bets. … Continue reading →

Tim Leissner, former Goldman Sachs partner, and the federal government’s star witness in the criminal trial of another former Goldman partner, Roger Ng. But not to worry. Mr. Leissner assures that he is not very good at lying despite his … Continue reading →

Now there’s a loving mother for you. This was a question posed to the New York Times resident ethicist in Sunday’s magazine (March 6, 2022), p. 14. The Ethicist responded that it was not ethical to change the will because … Continue reading →

In his state-of-the-union address, President Biden said that he was “the only President ever to cut the deficit by more than one trillion dollars in a single year.” Well, that would be true. The bragging rights belong to this president … Continue reading →

Medina Spirit, a Bob-Baffert-trained-horse, won the Kentucky Derby in May 2021, tested positive for betamethasone (a corticosteroid injected in the joints) after the race, died of a heart attack in December 2021, and was stripped of the Derby title in … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2021. One has to wonder where all the cancel folks of social media were on this one. Note to the self-righteous on new screening criteria: The site will not tolerate advance planning of group theft.

Timothy Leissner, former Goldman Sachs partner, in his testimony at the trial of another former Goldman Sachs partner, Roger Ng. Ng and Leissner were both charged with conspiracy to launder money and to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in … Continue reading →

Journalists got dragged off camera. NBC pulled journalist who mentioned the Uyghurs. And as for 15-year-old Russian skater, Kamila Valieva, well, that initial quadruple turned into the quadruple that roared. Her drug test came back positive for a banned heart … Continue reading →

Now there’s a silver-lining-in-a-cloud headline. New York Times, February 13, 2022, p. BU9. Nothing to see here, folks.The article gives reasons and ways to calm down.The pandemic caused it, quit looking at gas prices too often, and just reframe the … Continue reading →

Jon Holt, CEO of KPMG, UK. The “relatively junior former staff members” have been accused of forging documents and providing misleading information in their audit work of Carillion PLC, a company that went under in 2018 and Blanco Technology Group … Continue reading →

Bill Gates, who left the Microsoft board while it was looking into his conduct involving female employees at Microsoft, Cascade (his investment firm), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The allegations against him involve comments and advances, including e-mail … Continue reading →

Just days after its dustup over sourcing of goods from Xinjiang (the “alleged” area of Uyghur labor camps), Walmart received notice of 19 vulnerabilities in its internet system. Ergo, Walmart had violated China’s cybersecurity laws and was apparently too slow … Continue reading →