8 Fascinating Reads: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Groupon Inc (GRPN)

Sour Apples
Business Insider quotes writer John Gruber on what really should worry Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors:

Instead, Gruber says, “the single biggest problem that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) faces, and almost nobody is talking about,” is the threat of Apple losing its really talented employees.

He says some people that he knows have already left, but he also cautions that some people have come back. He’s also careful to note that not a lot of people have left.

“The problem isn’t that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is bleeding talent, the problem is that they could,” says Gruber. “It would be devastating to the company.”

Gloom
Stocks are at an all-time high, but small businesses aren’t cheering, as this chart from Calculated Risk shows:

Post-mortems
Ben Popper writes on the downfall of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) CEO Andrew Mason:

The history of Lefkofsky and Mason highlights the need for a new CEO who can stand up to his chairman. “I was talking with Andrew about his regrets,” says Sennett, recalling a rare occasion where the rapid-fire Mason paused before speaking his mind. “He told me that he should have questioned the accounting metrics the company was using. But he relied on Lefkofsky to handle the finances. After the SEC began investigating this, I think he realized he should not have passed the buck.”

Optimism
Jack Lew, the new secretary of the Treasury, says we have a resilient economy. Watch the video here.

Enjoy your weekend.

The article 8 Fascinating Reads originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Morgan Housel.

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