Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

26, many thousands of people around the world will download Warren Buffett's 2010 shareholder letter. To help you see what is different in his 2010 letter — I offer a partial list of Buffett principles from last year's letter. In all but seven of these 45 years, Berkshire beat the S&P. This Saturday, Feb.

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Letter P&L Net Present Value Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Gas prices have risen 90% from 2008 to 2010, leaving consumers with $160 billion less spending money per year. Many retailers are responding with across-the-board price promotion strategies. This is problematic, because not all shoppers are equally price sensitive across all categories. Unemployment remains high.

Retail 15

Retail P&L Merchandising Hedge 15

Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

I was hooked on the book as soone as I saw your nine L's in the table of contents. I have always said that - "you got to pay the price now or you will pay the price later for not paying the price now" And it is best if you pay the price when you are young as you will have a lot more energy then.

Download 28

Download Licensing Software Open-book 28

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices. Business as usual is no more.

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Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15