David Greising – Page 52

Loan to United wouldn’t lend to good policy

August 20, 2021 at 3:02 a.m.

The federal government's $10 billion loan guarantee program is designed to infuse tons of cash into the airline business without distorting the competitive landscape. Good luck. Now that United Airlines...

No accounting for fight against real oversight

August 20, 2021 at 12:19 a.m.

A welcome sight beamed forth from Washington last week. It was the image of the accounting industry squirming at the prospect of reform. The industry recoiled after Securities and Exchange...

Southwest takes a seat among big blunderers

August 20, 2021 at 2:45 a.m.

People who fly Southwest Airlines know they're making a tradeoff. In return for low prices, they get no-frills service--including an open seating policy. Customers line up in groups with numbered...

Ameritech-like sales price likely quest out West

August 20, 2021 at 1:48 a.m.

Dick Notebaert can really make a sale. He can move product, too. The kind of selling Notebaert does best is the kind he was almost certainly hired to do at...

Forget paper, it was trust that was shredded

August 19, 2021 at 9:52 p.m.

Andersen Managing Partner C.E. Andrews stood outside the federal courthouse in Houston. Moments earlier, a jury had convicted his firm of obstructing justice. The black marble behind him reflected Andrews'...

Airline bailout board must put on a stern face

August 19, 2021 at 9:13 p.m.

From the start, the federal government's airline bailout was a bad idea. The first part, the $5 billion cash infusion, may have been justified because the government shut down the...

Similar spirit guides scandals past and present

August 20, 2021 at 1:53 a.m.

The taint of the corporate ethics scandal is spreading like ink in water. Enron was the first big drop, of course. Then Andersen, Global Crossing and the like. Just last...

Cubicle Man sees no fairness in squareness

August 20, 2021 at 4:18 a.m.

My cubicle: It's no place like home. "My" cubicle is even a stretch. One of the key points of cubicles is that they're not really owned by their occupants. Not...

Enough already: Reform now, from the top

August 20, 2021 at 12:27 a.m.

A short walk around downtown Houston is like a tour of corporate miscreants. There's Enron, of course. And Dynegy, and El Paso Corp. across the street. And Reliant Energy Services....

Judgment is in on public’s need for reassurance

August 19, 2021 at 10:35 p.m.

The trial of the Andersen accounting firm here only appeared to be about document shredding and obstruction of justice. There has been a sense that the government was on trial,...

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