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7 March 2012

Pick of the biz press, Wednesday 7 March

A round up of the best business opinion from today

By New Statesman

Lehman is back! is the financial crisis over? (Reuters)

Lehman has emerged from bankruptcy – but this doesn’t tell us much about our financial future, writes Anthony Currie.

The Thinking Jacket, a new trend (Freakonomics)

Could wearing a white lab coat improve performance?

Who cares how many jobs Apple have created? (Reuters)

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Apple has commissioned a study showing it produces around half a million jobs in the US, but the figures are misleading, writes Daniel Indiviglio.

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The end of Apple’s roach motel? (Wall Street Journal)

Apple’s vast profit margins aren’t built to last, writes Holman Jenkins.