Steve Brooks

Steve Brooks
Writer

In a quarter-century as a journalist, Steve Brooks has won two Neal awards for excellence in trade reporting and a Press Club of New Orleans award for best business story of the year. After working as a staff writer for The Times-Picayune, he moved to Austin in 1991, where he has freelanced for magazines like Fortune and BusinessWeek and newspapers like the Dallas Morning News and the Austin Business Journal.

When not writing business articles, he's an award-winning songwriter for Austin acts like Slaid Cleaves and Albert & Gage, and a six-time winner of the O.Henry Pun-Off World Championship. He's also a public speaker, speaking at churches around Texas on topics like "Songwriting as a Spiritual Path."

Born in Chicago and raised in York, Pennsylvania, Steve has an A.A. from Deep Springs College. Samples of his songs, puns, and speeches can be found at www.stevebrooks.net.

Posts by Steve Brooks

As Buyout Looms, Dell Invests in Experience

If you’re entering a $24 billion contest for the world’s fourth-largest computer maker, you need a partner who brings something to the dance.

Timing and Precision of Earnings Forecasts Can Reveal Bad News Ahead

The timing and precision of earnings forecasts could reveal signs of bad news ahead for investors.

UT Energy Poll Shows Divides on Hydraulic Fracturing, Climate Change

The twice-yearly UT Energy Poll also shows changes in thinking on climate change.

Building a Better Lithium-Ion Battery

Despite recent setbacks, researchers see a bright future for the lithium-ion battery.

Activist Investors Cause Headaches for Boards, Boost Value for Stockholders

Activist investors create value for shareholders by tipping the balance of power in their favor.

High Noon at the D.C. Corral: The Debt Ceiling Showdown

Congress' debt ceiling showdown is stunting economic growth and deterring business investments, experts say.

Rethinking the Nature of Information

Professor Henry Hu discusses how complexity and innovation mandate radical changes in disclosure.

Opportunity In Store for Online Sellers

Researchers identify advantages for retailers that connect with customers both in person and on the web.

Making Mobile Ads Smarter

Personalized advertising could be sent to your phone as you shop

Taxmageddon: Is the Fiscal Cliff an Economic Doomsday?

Targeted spending cuts and tax increases could help prevent fiscal mayhem, experts say.
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