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Daily Archives: December 1, 2008

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CEO Of The Year Nominees: 2) James Dimon Of JPMorgan Chase (JPM)

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 6:52 pm

24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year next week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profile this week.The CEOs ...
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The Huffington Post Is Now Worth More Than TheStreet.com (TSCM)

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 5:35 pm

It makes a certain amount of sense. The Huffington Post has raised $25 million at a valuation that the media is putting at $115 million. TheStreet.com (TSCM), which is public, ...
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Palm’s Air Ball (PALM)

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 4:54 pm

Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ:PALM) has just come out with guidance for the end of its quarter.  As you might have guessed before reading any further, it lowered guidance.  Lower guidance is ...
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Bernanke Could Do More To Help Economy, But Hasn’t Bothered

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 2:49 pm

Gradualism may end up being the failing global economy's worst enemy. Many analysts don't think that the Paulson plan's $700 billion war chest was enough. Obama's economic team may have ...
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Harvard Dumps Private Equity Holdings

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 2:30 pm

Harvard is the richest university in America. Last month, its endowment value was pegged at $37 billion.But, the managers of that pot are panicking like rookies, hitting the exits trying ...
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10 CEOs To Go For 2009: Mel Karmazin of SIRIUS XM (SIRI)

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 1:34 pm

It is December, and it is time for many companies to review their existing plans and decide to make some major changes in 2009.  SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) ...
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The Government’s Recession Versus Your Recession

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 12:45 pm

As if you did not notice, the US economy is in a recession.  We have been maintaining that for just about the whole of 2008.  Now today we have the ...
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10 CEOs To Go For 2009: Rick Wagoner of GM (GM, F)

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 11:26 am

It is already December and it is time for corporations to have at least started their reviews for how to improve in 2009.  Those reviews will involve many management reviews, ...
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Double Barrels Hit Financials

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 11:20 am

Most industries get to spread out their bad news. The current exceptions appear to be the automotive and banking sectors.Some days they can be hit from three or four sides.An ...
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The Manufacturing Recession Gets Worse

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 10:28 am

The ISM Manufacturing report was as dismal as one could expect and definitely well into the recession levels for those who have been on the fence.  The Institute for Supply ...
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CEO Of The Year Nominees: 1) Robert Iger of Disney (DIS)

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 10:13 am

24/7 Wall St. will name its annual CEO of the Year next week. The executive will be picked from a field of ten which we will profile this week.The CEOs ...
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Chesapeake Wants To Print Money (CHK, BP, STO, PXP)

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 10:06 am

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:CHK) filed three documents with the SEC on Friday. One replaces a shelf registration that expires on December 5, the second authorizes the issuance of up to ...
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Citigroup Says General Electric (GE) Could Lower Guidance At Tomorrow’s Event

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 9:57 am

Citigroup commented on General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) ahead of tomorrow's GE Capital webcast. The firm said the webcast could be a forum to lower its 2009 outlook.The analysts noted ...
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How Do We Start Growing Again?

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 9:55 am

By John Tamny, RealClearMarketsAmid the tumult in the U.S. banking and manufacturing sectors, there's been lots of apocalyptic talk about how the failure of certain banks or companies could drive ...
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Another Set Of Numbers Shows Failing Global Economy

Posted: December 1, 2008 at 9:28 am

The UN's report on World Economic Situation and Prospects 2009 contains almost no good news.According to Reuters, "World economic growth will slow to 1 percent in 2009 from 2.5 percent ...
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