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Daily Archives: March 31, 2009

Disney joins forces with YouTube (DIS, GOOG)

Posted: March 31, 2009 at 5:13 am

Walt Disney Co.  (NYSE: DIS) is joining forces with Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube video-sharing site. Under the terms of the deal,  YouTube will offer clips from Disney's ESPN and ...
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The European Perspective On The Economy Can’t Look Worse

Posted: March 31, 2009 at 4:52 am

In the US, economists may be talking about a recovery. In Europe, they are not. Aside from attacking the US stimulus package as worthless, organizations based on the Continent are ...
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Toyota Can Finally Take Over The US Car Market

Posted: March 31, 2009 at 4:14 am

Toyota’s (TM) share of the US light vehicle market is 18% and Honda’s (HMC) is 10%. GM’s (GM) share of its home market is about 22%. Fifty-five years ago, the ...
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The Unemployment Crossroads

Posted: March 31, 2009 at 4:06 am

Last month unemployment hit 8.1%. Of course, the figure was not uniform across the country. Seven states posted double-digit figures. But, in Wyoming, less than 4% of the population is ...
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Media Digest 3/31/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 31, 2009 at 2:53 am

According to Reuters, government talk of auto company bankruptcy may cause creditors and the UAW to renew talks with GM (GM) and Chrysler. Reuters reports that Obama is talking a ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 3/31/2009

Posted: March 31, 2009 at 2:18 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1.5% to 8,110. The Hang Seng was up .5% to 13,527. The Shanghai Composite rose .6% to 2,372. At the open in ...
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