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Daily Archives: September 9, 2007

Barron’s Very Odd “Most Repected” Company List

Posted: September 9, 2007 at 8:01 pm

Barron's surveyed 95 professional managers and asked them to rank the 100 largest companies in the world based on market cap. Those surveyed were polled about which companies they most ...
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The Chinese Car Market: Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz

Posted: September 9, 2007 at 7:35 pm

The Chinese car market, like many things in the world's most populated country, does not cease to astonish. China has passed Japan as the No. 2 vehicle market in the ...
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Is Microsoft Falling Behind In The Browser Wars

Posted: September 9, 2007 at 5:04 pm

For Microsoft (MSFT), the Internet Explorer browser is more than another piece of software. It is a strategic element of the company's effort to build a large online presence to ...
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Wal-Mart Gives Women’s Clothing Another Try, Online

Posted: September 9, 2007 at 4:44 pm

When Wal-Mart (WMT) tried to makeover a number of its stores to attract higher income shoppers, the effort was a failure. Consumers simply could not see the world's largest retailer ...
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The Trouble Will Not End For Boston Scientific

Posted: September 9, 2007 at 4:29 pm

Boston Scientific (BSX) has been vexed by problems with its stents, one of its largest businesses. There have been several medical research reports which say that the drug coated stents ...
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FCC May Ban Exclusive Cable Deals, Bad News For Time Warner Cable (TWC), Cablevision (CVC)

Posted: September 9, 2007 at 11:59 am

From Silicon Alley InsiderThe FCC is considering new rules that ban exclusive deals between cable companies and landlords, Reuters reports. This is great news for consumers, expecially in New York ...
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OPEC Lands Another Blow

Posted: September 9, 2007 at 11:52 am

The head of OPEC says that the oil supply is plenty good. It is refining that is the problem. That would put the reason for higher oil prices squarely on ...
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