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Daily Archives: December 24, 2006

The Zaibatsu Comes To Private Equity (GE)

Posted: December 24, 2006 at 10:14 am

In Japan the were called zaibatsus, vast interconnected holding that run mulitple companies through complex cross-ownership. In Europe, the concept still invests with large banks owning pieces of major corporations ...
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This Week on StockHouse December 18 to 22

Posted: December 24, 2006 at 8:28 am

A week on the Web in five minutes It was the last full trading week of the year, and StockHouse writers, editors and columnists wrapped up 2006, a year of ...
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Garmin Strikes Out (GRMN)

Posted: December 24, 2006 at 8:27 am

Garmin, the maker of portable GPS devices, has had a tremenous run. The stock traded for just above $20 in April 2005. It now changes hands at over $55.Part of ...
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As Nortel Turns The Corner, Can It Stay Independent?

Posted: December 24, 2006 at 8:11 am

Stocks:  (MOT)(ALU)(NT)(CSCO)Very few investors remember that Nortal traded for over $800 (split adjusted) in 2000. The shares are now at $26, a modest recovery from recently lows.The press is beginning ...
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