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Daily Archives: March 11, 2008

GE (GE) Says “No Way” To Selling NBC Universal

Posted: March 11, 2008 at 5:05 am

GE (NYSE: GE) will say once again that its entertainment business, NBC Universal, is not for sale. “Should we sell NBCU? The answer is no!” Mr. Immelt writes in a ...
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As TI (TXN) Drops Forecast, Trouble For Nokia (NOK) And Motorola (MOT)

Posted: March 11, 2008 at 4:52 am

Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) gave its mid-quarter forecast and no one liked it. The company projected slow growth and was especially gloomy about the sales of 3G chips. It said ...
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Only Mad Dogs And Economists Go Out In The Midday Sun

Posted: March 11, 2008 at 4:40 am

Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.The smallest Malay rabbit deplores this foolish habit.--Noel Coward.A group of economists say the US should miss out on a recession ...
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Stagflation In China

Posted: March 11, 2008 at 4:26 am

Stagflation would probably have to be measured differently in China than it is in the US. GDP in the big Asia company grows 10% a year. In the US, economists ...
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Media Digest 3/11/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 11, 2008 at 2:49 am

According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs says the Fed may make an emergency rate cut.Reuters writes that Nokia (NOK) is likely to sell down now that information from chip company Texas ...
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Asia Markets 3/11/2008 (NTT)(SNE)(CHL)

Posted: March 11, 2008 at 2:25 am

Markets in Asia were higher.The Nikkei rose 1% to 12,658. NTT (NTT) was off 2% to 432000. Sony (SNE) was up 2.5% to 4490.The Hang Seng rose .7% to 22,862. ...
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