A consultant is a jerk from out of town with slides.-- a CEO who prefers to remain unnamed (in case he needs to hire another consultant)You need to get something done and you can’t get it done

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Welcome to Minyanville’s quotes of the week, served up with some quotable historical context for your Friday enjoyment. “Anybody making $100 million a year is engaged in excessive risk.&r

Last week the New York Times presented a highly satirical and splendidly targeted piece by Calvin Trillin, one of America’s greatest writers and the man who brought Arthur Bryant’s barbec

This morning, Deutsche Bank upgraded steel producer AK Steel (AKS) from “Hold” to “Buy” on recent share price weakness and valuation.The firm said the move was done to reflect

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