Monthly Archives: August 2010

Huge Surge In German Exports–At Least One Country Is Growing

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 6:00 am

The economy of one Western nation is growing rapidly--Germany's. The Federal Statistics Bureau said that exports rose 28.5% in June compared with a year ago. Germany exported commodities to the ...
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Trouble For Global Car Companies–China Growth Slows

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 5:34 am

The rapidly expanding car market in China has been critical to the earnings of global auto companies like GM, VW, and Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM). China's insatiable demand for cars ...
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Housing Shows Small Recovery On Improvement In Weakest Markets, Fewer Underwater Homes

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 5:14 am

Housing is making a recovery--a tiny one. Some home prices in the weakest markets have begun to improve. In California, 20 of the 26 markets tracked by real estate research ...
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 30

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 4:42 am

The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product ...
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Give Starbucks CEO Schultz a Raise

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 4:13 am

Starbucks Corp. (NYSE: SBUX) Chief Executive Howard Schultz took plenty of grief earlier this year after his company awarded him a $1 million bonus at a time when the ...
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Dell’s Board is Driven to Distraction

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 4:11 am

Members of Dell Inc.'s (NYSE: DELL)Board of Directors have many distractions preventing them from reviving the struggling computer maker which help their back accounts and hurt the computer's long-suffering shareholders. ...
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Media Update (8/9/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters: Former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd settled a sexual harassment case from reality TV star Jodie Fisher. Reuters: HP will signal its direction based on the background of ...
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Former HP CEO Mark Hurd’s “Consulting” Friend

Posted: August 8, 2010 at 6:55 pm

According to several news reports, the consultant who worked for Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) for amounts that were at least several thousand dollars a day and became entangled with former CEO ...
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BP plc Claims Capping Of Well Is Complete

Posted: August 8, 2010 at 6:47 pm

BP plc (NYSE: BP) says at its website that tests of the cement plug on its leaking well have been successful and it is not releasing any more oil. Douglas ...
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Apple iPhone Chief Pays The Price

Posted: August 8, 2010 at 7:00 am

In another sign that Steve Jobs can do no wrong, the head of engineering for the Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone has been pushed out of the company. The Wall ...
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Former HP CEO Hurd Settles With Contractor

Posted: August 8, 2010 at 6:56 am

According to several media accounts former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Mark Hurd has settled sexual harassment charges brought by a former contractor with the company. The amount of the settlement was ...
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The Unusual Suspects For The Week Ahead (ARO, APEI, IRE, BRK-A, BRK-B, CSCO, DNDN, GSAT, HPQ, RIMM, SD, TGT, TNH, DIS, GLD)

Posted: August 7, 2010 at 11:18 am

There are many issues on deck for The Unusual Suspects that are carryover issues from Friday or which have events on the schedule. This week's Unusual Suspects for the week ...
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