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Daily Archives: July 8, 2009

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Pickens Plans To Kill His Alternative Energy Dream

Posted: July 8, 2009 at 5:02 am

T Boone Pickens is old and tired. He made his billions of dollars in the oil business. He planned to build his legacy on alternative energy. Pickens  has worked to ...
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Google’s (GOOG) Anemic Attack On Microsoft (MSFT) Windows

Posted: July 8, 2009 at 4:42 am

Google (GOOG) says it will create its own PC operating system. The first reaction to the news is that it is a threat to Microsoft (MSFT) Windows. That is almost ...
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The Great American Credit Card Debt Foregiveness Program

Posted: July 8, 2009 at 4:17 am

The Administration has gone to great lengths to put together a package of programs to allow worthy homeowners who are having trouble meeting their mortgages to modify home loans to cut ...
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It Is Easier To Fall Into Bankruptcy In A Recession

Posted: July 8, 2009 at 3:53 am

It seems pointless to spend a lot of time proving that companies are more likely to go bankrupt during a recession. Margins are hurt by bad sales. Firms cannot easily ...
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Media Digest 7/8/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: July 8, 2009 at 3:11 am

Reuters:   The economic crisis will dominate the G8 summit. Reuters:   A NY court ruled against AIG (AIG) in a battle with former CEO Greenberg. Reuters:   Google (GOOG) will launch an ...
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Asia Market And Europe Open 7/8/2008

Posted: July 8, 2009 at 2:24 am

Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei dropped 2.4% to 9,421. Toyota (TM) fell on concerns about the economy. The Hange Seng dropped. .7% to 17,734.  PetroChina (PTR) fell on dropping ...
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