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Daily Archives: August 21, 2008

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Net Neutrality And The Myth Of Fairness (CMCSA)

Posted: August 21, 2008 at 5:12 am

The FCC did not like it when Comcast (CMCSA) started to shut off customers running video file-sharing services. Comcast said the programs use too much bandwidth. The agency said that ...
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Boeing (BA) And Its Unions Go To Hell Together

Posted: August 21, 2008 at 4:57 am

Boeing (BA) has delayed the launch of its Dreamliner three times. Supply chain trouble and manufacturing flaws have damaged the company's reputation with its customers and opened a door for ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Attacks Its Self-Loathing By Turning To Seinfeld

Posted: August 21, 2008 at 4:42 am

Jerry Seinfeld can be a vicious and cruel comedian. Microsoft (MSFT) has changed that by putting $10 million in his pocket. The people from Redmond have finally acknowledged that a ...
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Citigroup (C) Downgrades Everyone But Itself (LEH)(MS)(GS)

Posted: August 21, 2008 at 4:25 am

The rule on Wall St. is that securities analysts don't rate their own firms. Now that brokerage research departments are no longer slaves to investment banking, the independence of analysts ...
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Media Digest 8/21/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 21, 2008 at 2:48 am

According to Reuters, Nissan says it will start exporting cars from it China joint venture.Reuters reports that Micorosft (MSFT) will enlist Seinfeld for its new ad campaign.Reuters reports that the ...
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Asia Markets 8/21/2008 (LFC)(SNP)

Posted: August 21, 2008 at 2:22 am

Markets in Asia were mostly down.The Nikkei fell .7% to 12,752. Canon fell 2% to 5260. Casio fell 3.7% to 1220.The Hang Seng dropped 2.2% to 20,480. China Life (LFC) ...
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