The president of Rock Petroleum, a highly successful oil company, has just discovered that his finance department has been investing funds based on "insider" tips on stocks and as a result the company profits have increased 10% above expectations. The president's close friend and confidant is the Senior VP for Finance, who tells him he knew nothing of this and will stop it immediately-but that it is very unlikely that anything will ever come out about it.
What is the president likely to do, and what should the president do from the ethical point of view (if different from what you think he would do). Defend your views from the scientific viewpoint, please cite your source, which must be online sources (URL pages).