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As Results Fall, How Does Michael Dell Keep His Job?

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 6:32 am

There are a number of differences between Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) founder and CEO Michael Dell and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Among them is that Zuckerberg holds shares that ...
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Tim Cook’s Huge Run at Apple

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:16 am

Tim Cook will never be Steve Jobs, but to investors that should not matter, given how shares in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done since Cook became CEO. Apple’s stock is ...
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Can Best Buy’s Earnings Report Even Matter? (BBY, RSH, AMZN)

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is set to report its earnings on Tuesday morning.  The company has the earmarks of a value stock now that shares have sold off ...
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What Will Yahoo! Do with Its Billions?

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 6:33 am

Alibaba will buy back 20% of its shares held by Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). The consideration Yahoo! will get is $7.1 billion. That sum is “composed of at least $6.3 billion in ...
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Shareholders Shouldn’t ‘Like’ Zuckerberg’s Wedding (FB)

Posted: May 20, 2012 at 7:05 pm

Here is a recipe for you to consider: The biggest Internet IPO of all time, and making it a flop. Huge insider selling. Increase the price range and increase the ...
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More Yahoo! Management Change

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 6:23 am

The trend of never-ending executive changes at Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) continues. New interim CEO Ross Levinsohn fired some of the people predecessor Scott Thompson hires. The most notable of these ...
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After CFO Departure… How Long Can MEMC Survive?

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 12:24 pm

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is at a point where a turnaround analysis and a valuation analysis just no longer matter.  Having fallen from over $90.00 per share, the ...
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MEMC Loses CFO, Stock Hammered

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 11:38 am

Given the company’s horrible showing for the first quarter, the last thing MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) needed was to have a management shake-up. But that’s what the solar ...
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Ackman Gets His Way at Canadian Pacific

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 8:47 am

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP) announced this morning the resignation of Fred Green, President and CEO of the company following a 34-year career at the railroad. In its announcement ...
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Hedge Fund Stock Picks: Whale Hunting of the Kingmakers

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 5:43 pm

24/7 Wall St. published the full list of positions already for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). While there were some surprises out there and 24/7 Wall St. tracked ...
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Blue Nile Loses Head of Merchandising & Diamond Supply

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 1:58 pm

Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE) is losing a key member of its merchandising team.  The online jewelry, diamond, and raw stone destination has a filing with the Securities and Exchange ...
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J.P. Morgan Firing The London Whale

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 1:35 pm

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has already sent its long-time Chief Investment Officer named Ina Drew packing after the $2 billion loss that surfaced last week.  The damage ...
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JCPenney and Nokia — When a New CEO Fails

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 6:30 am

It is rare, but some new chief executives fail early -- just after they begin their new jobs. That leaves boards with impossible decisions. How will the stock market react to the ...
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JP Morgan Says CIO “Retires”, And Gets Off Easy

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 10:25 am

Maybe Jamie Dimon CEO of JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) did a long-time colleague a favor. Ina Drew, the CIO of the bank, "retired" today. She ran the unit of the financial ...
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Yahoo! Needs to Keep CEO Ross Levinsohn

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 6:17 am

Now that Scott Thompson is out as CEO of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Ross Levinsohn is in as interim chief executive, the newly constituted board needs to keep its new ...
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