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Daily Archives: December 10, 2009

Will AIG (AIG) Change Its Name To Improve Its Image?

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 8:33 am

Branding counts. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could probably do well selling tea pots. Sharper Image is still around, but its brand is so tarnished that it could not give away many ...
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Obama’s 2008 Campaign: A Job Creation Lesson

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 8:08 am

By John Tamny of Forbes With the federal government's measure of unemployment in the double digits, President Obama has unsurprisingly moved job creation to the top of his list of ...
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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AOL, CBS, BEN, MYL, NWS, ORCL, RIMM, SFLY, VIA, DIS)

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 8:05 am

These are ten of the most important analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning.  You will probably notice a substantial focus on media-related ...
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Tiger Woods’ Image Collapses In New Poll

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 6:01 am

Tiger Woods has lost a lot of his friends, at least among the public. A new Rasmussen survey released today reports that a national telephone survey found that just 38% of Americans now ...
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A Good Sign For Housing: Foreclosure Activity Down 8% In November

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 5:43 am

It may be another sign of a bottoming in the housing market, both in terms of foreclosures and prices. RealtyTrac reports that foreclosure filings fell 8% in November compared to ...
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Recession Sours Gaming Industry For Indian Tribes

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 5:12 am

Many Indian tribes have creates substantial businesses by building casinos on their land. The income from these operations is largely exempt from taxes. The casino business has been hit hard ...
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Blockbuster Pursues Its Last Chance

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 4:54 am

Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) has failed in the online DVD rental business and movie internet streaming business. The traffic to its thousands of stores is dropping rapidly and its cannot close locations ...
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Taxing The Rich To Employ The Jobless

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 4:37 am

Washington has looked at the idea of taxing the rich to help pay for the healthcare reform package. The UK is taxing well-to-do bankers taking 50% of their 2009 bonuses ...
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Media Digest 12/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 3:54 am

Reuters:   Dubai said the market's perceptions of its problems is "softening." Reuters:   Citigroup (NYSE:C) could sell $20 billion in shares soon. Reuters:   Hershey (NYSE:HSY) is near a decision on Cadbury ...
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Asia Markets And Europe Open 12/10/2009

Posted: December 10, 2009 at 3:23 am

Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1.4% to 9,863. The Hang Seng fell .2% to 21,692. The Shanghai Composite rose .5% to 3,254. At the open in Europe, ...
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