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Monthly Archives: March 2009

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The Ten Major Newspapers That Will Fold Or Go Digital Next

Posted: March 9, 2009 at 3:58 am

Over the last few weeks, the newspaper industry has entered a new period of decline. The parent of the papers in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy as did the Journal Register chain. ...
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Media Digest 3/9/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 9, 2009 at 2:51 am

According to Reuters, Japanese gloom deepened and the government encouraged more coordination with the US. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got billions of dollars from the government that it paid ...
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Asia Markets 3/9/2009

Posted: March 9, 2009 at 2:13 am

Markets is Asia were down. The Nikkei fell 1.2% to 7,086, its lowest level in 24 years. The Hang Seng was down 2.8% to 11,591. The Shanghai Composite was off ...
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Another Dozen Reasons The DJIA May Go To 5,000

Posted: March 8, 2009 at 6:37 pm

For those who have not heard enough about how the DJIA may drop to 5,000 and the S&P 500 to 500, here are some more theories from The Wall Street ...
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With Most Large Company CEO Options Underwater, They Should Not Be Repriced

Posted: March 8, 2009 at 7:28 am

According to The Washington Post, a compensation research firm has calculated that the bear market has put a lot of CEO options underwater. The paper says that "As of late ...
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China May Wade Into Western Car Market

Posted: March 8, 2009 at 7:07 am

China can afford to play a long-term game in its competition with Western governments and the industries that are considered strategic to their economies. China has already put money into ...
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The Ingenious Rescue Of Lloyds

Posted: March 7, 2009 at 7:53 am

The "Best Financial Firm Rescue of the Year Award" goes to the British government for its new bailout of Lloyds. The program both saves the bank and insures that much of the ...
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Cramer Picks DJIA 5,320 As Absolute DJIA Bottom (GM, AA, AXP, BA, PG, KO, T, VZ, DD)s

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 3:09 pm

On CNBC's Stop Trading segment today, Jim Cramer said that he ran the worst case scenario on all of the DJIA components, and the worst level he can come up ...
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Sirius XM Holders Get To Live Longer (SIRI, LINTA, LINTB, LCAPA, LCAPB, LMDIA)

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 1:09 pm

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LINTA, LINTB, LCAPA, LCAPB, LMDIA) have announced the closing of the second and final phase of the John Malone ...
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Roche Capitulates (DNA)

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 12:38 pm

Roche has apparently capitulated in its fight to take over Genentech Inc. (NYSE: DNA).  Its cancer franchise and its pipeline, along with a shareholder proxy fight, finally made Roche tip ...
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Plummeting Rig Count, Floor in Oil & Gas Prices? (BHI, USO, OIH)

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 12:23 pm

Just about every economist says that the employment rates, ergo the unemployment rate, is a lagging indicator.  The same is arguably true for the total number of rigs in oil ...
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GM (GM): The Next Great American Company That Will Trade Under $1

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 10:51 am

GM's (GM) stock is racing toward $1 where it can join Citigroup (C) and a number of other famous American companies which could not hold that price point. Today GM trades at ...
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After FTC Settlement What of Wild Oats & Whole Foods Is Left? (WFMI)

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 9:56 am

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) has reached a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission's about its acquisition of Wild Oats.   Under the terms of the settlement, Whole Foods ...
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We’ve Fallen Farther, Faster Than 1929 Crash

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 9:37 am

The New York Times points out that the S&P 500 is down 56% since it peaked on Oct. 9, 2007, 513 calendar days ago. In the identical number of days ...
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From Green to IPO to Chapter 11

Posted: March 6, 2009 at 9:27 am

In January, a biofuelscompany named Changing World Technologies was thought to be preparing for an IPO. The company, based in New York, owned a biomass fuel plant in Carthage, Missouri, ...
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