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Posts related to ‘Compensation’

Bernanke Afterthought: The Looming Fiscal Cliff (Tax & Spending) Poses Great Recovery Risks

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 6:34 am

FOMC meetings and the press conferences which follow each quarter now can show some important insight into what the real underlying risks and issues are to the economic recovery.  It ...
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Chevron Already One-Ups Exxon On Dividend Hike Game (XOM, CVX)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 4:22 pm

When we saw that Exxon Mobil Corporation announced a 21% hike to its dividend this morning, we figured it would still be a ways out before Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) ...
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Options Take: Pressure To Remain On Wal-Mart Woes (WMT, TGT, DG, BIG)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:56 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is still deep in the soup.  Since the news broke over the weekend over bribes in Mexico involving its current and former top-brass, Wal-Mart shares ...
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Extreme Alternative Investing: Edvard Munch’s The Scream, at $80 Million or So (BID)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 7:45 am

If something can rise in value, investors and speculators may be involved. The world of art is one of the true alternative investing venues as investors often compete head-to-head with ...
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Indian IT Outsourcing Woes Continue (WIT, INFY, CTSH, IBM)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 5:57 am

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE: WIT) is following the same lead as was recently set by Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY). The Indian information technology outsourcing firm turned in profit growth of almost ...
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Splunk Underwriters Did Huge Disservice (SPLK, MS, CS, JPM, BAC)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:35 am

Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) was touted as a hot IPO but became a sizzling hot IPO. The company priced 13.5 million shares at $17.00 per share, but this was a premium ...
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When Solar Giants Try To Shrink Their Way To Prosperity (FSLR)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 9:52 am

What happens when you are the de facto king of solar, get an analyst downgrade, have no full-time CEO, announce factory closures, and announce broad layoffs?  It might not be ...
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Major Media Disagree On Highest Paid CEOs

Posted: April 16, 2012 at 7:16 am

Major media cannot agree on something as simple and critical as what the highest paid CEOs in America made last year. Most of the data come from proxies filed with ...
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Google Clouds Good Earnings With New Class of Stock & Split (GOOG)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 4:25 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may find itself having to explain the situation better after reporting what appears to be higher than expected earnings.  The company is proposing a new class of stock ...
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Former NFL Competitor USFL Raising $30 Million To Relaunch In 2013 (WWE)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 3:56 pm

Do you remember the old United States Football League, or the USFL?  It's back, or it least it is trying to be brought back to life.  This is the league ...
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New Ponzi Scheme Targeted Church Congregations

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Bernie Madoff was the ultimate scum if you consider the size, time period and numbers of clients that his Ponzi scheme damaged.  It was billions of dollars lost.  There may ...
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Goldman Sachs Settles Over ‘Huddle’ Charges by SEC & FINRA (GS)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 11:48 am

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) just seems as though it cannot get out from under the negative spotlight.  The Securities and Exchange Commission charged that the brokerage and trading firm ...
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Record Government Deficits Continue In U.S.

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 4:15 pm

The U.S. federal government budget deficit was roughly $198.16 billion in March.  The Treasury's report showed it to be the second highest deficit so far this fiscal year behind the ...
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Ohio Medicaid Losses Wreck Providers (MOH, CNC, AGP, WCG)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 9:58 am

Molina Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: MOH) and Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) are both seeing their shares take a real beating.  On a day where most stocks are lower because of Friday's ...
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Who Says Dimon’s Pay Package Is Unfair?

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 6:39 am

A number of investors objected to the 2011 pay package of JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon. He made $23 million, which was more than any other bank chief ...
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