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Daily Archives: February 17, 2009

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Wal-Mart (WMT) Brings Home The Bacon

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 7:43 am

The last time Wal-Mart (WMT) made official forecasts for Wall St. there was a sense that the recession might be taking down the world's largest retail despite its appeal to ...
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Online Advertising: Too Many Ad Pages, Too Few Ads

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 6:38 am

Internet display advertising is being challenged by the recession. Traditional media is not the only business being hurt as marketers curtail spending to save money. Barry Diller recently said that ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Pushes Mobile (AAPL)(GOOG)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 6:16 am

Microsoft (MSFT) is pushing hard to show that it can be a viable competitor in the business of providing operating systems for smartphones. It has done a deal with handset ...
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The Rise Of The $5 Phone (VZ)

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 6:02 am

Something like a billion handsets are sold worldwide every year. That is good news for the large phone companies with big cellular businesses. Wireless handsets, calling plans, and data charges ...
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The Long-Shot Case For Oil Going Back Above $100

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 5:43 am

By most accounts, The International Energy Agency is the leading expert on the future of the price of oil. It collects production data, future yield from existing fields and those that ...
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Americans Become A Nation of Renters

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 5:27 am

One by-product of people being evicted from their homes during foreclosure proceedings is that they often end up renting a place to live. After losing a house to the bank, ...
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Up Next For America’s Banks: Reconvening the House Committee on Un-American Activities

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 5:21 am

When the House Committee on Un-American Activities began its investigations after WWII looking for communists in the US government, it might have had a semi-legitimate goal. That objective did not ...
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Media Digest 2/17/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 3:56 am

According to Reuters, a poll of economists says the Japanese economy is likely to get worse. Reuters reports that Trump Entertainment may file for Chapter 11. Reuters writes that California ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 2/17/2009

Posted: February 17, 2009 at 3:21 am

Markets in Asia were sharply lower. The Nikkei fell 1.4% to 7,646. The Hang Seng was down 3.8% to 12,951. The Shanghai Composite was off 2.9% to 2,319. At the ...
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