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Media Digest (3/8/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Marketwatch

Posted: March 8, 2012 at 6:17 am

The CEO of Chrysler said he took no pay in 2011 and that, based on financial results, the company is now worth $7.5 billion. (Reuters) The Treasury will sell $6 ...
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In Layoff Wave, a New Threat of Economic Retreat

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 6:43 am

The public and the press usually measure unemployment one month at a time as data from ADP and the federal government are issued. The jobs market can also be tracked ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/13/2012) iPhone Riots, Goldman Oil Price Forecast

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 6:40 am

Layoffs have surged recently. There is no telling why they happened all at about the same time. Drug giant Novartis (NYSE: NVS) said it will cut nearly 2,000 jobs. Food ...
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Media Digest (1/13/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 6:39 am

TPG may invest $1 billion in troubled Olympus. (Reuters) President Obama to ask for a $1.2 trillion increase in the national debt ceiling. (Reuters) China’s foreign currency reserves drop to ...
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Media Digest (12/13/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 6:35 am

Congress, close to a budget agreement, may avoid a government shutdown. (Reuters) Washington Mutual shareholders and creditors set a deal that could allow an exit from bankruptcy. (Reuters) The policy ...
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Media Digest (12/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:23 am

S&P may downgrade the EU and the largest eurozone banks. (Reuters) France and Germany continue to press new eurozone treaty measures that would help trigger new financing for the region. (Reuters) ...
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Novartis Cuts 2,000 as Pharma Industry Continues to Falter

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 6:24 am

Novartis (NYSE: NVS) said it would cut 2,000 workers and outsource some functions to companies that will do the work for less than it can. Novartis will take a restructuring ...
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Media Digest (10/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 6:16 am

The Obama administration announces a new plan to help underwater mortgage holders. (Reuters) Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) warns that more subscribers will cancel and shares fall 24%. (Reuters) Nearly 35% of ...
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R&D Spenders Get No Respect

Posted: October 24, 2011 at 6:33 am

A company can spend billions of dollars on R&D and get little respect as an innovator. Even though that is the conclusion of a new study by Booz & Co., ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: The Companies With The Most Bad Press (7/19)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 9:58 am

Earnings dominated the press coverage of today's shares. Novartis and Harley-Davidson released numbers Icahn Enterprise was thumped after it made a bid for Clorox, which was rejected. Boeing was hit ...
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The Eleven Most Implanted Medical Devices In America

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:02 pm

Implanted medical devices are one of the most profitable businesses of the U.S. healthcare industry. While many devices help extend and improve quality of life, a great many others may ...
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The 24/7 Wall St./Flame Index: Companies With The Worst News (July 7)

Posted: July 6, 2011 at 9:37 am

Nothing compared to the negative press News Corp (NYSE: NWS) has gotten in the last three days as its The News of The World is accused of tapping the phone ...
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Stocks To Watch This Coming Week, The Unusual Suspects (AAPL, GOOG, DEER, XPO, FVE, LBTYA, LNKD, MMSI, MSFT, NFLX, SNE, NVS, SRDX, TGT, YHOO)

Posted: June 19, 2011 at 9:09 am

We have a lot to expect from the cast of characters in what we call The Unusual Suspects in the coning week.  We will be watching trading in shares of ...
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BioHealth Daily: Forgetting Alzheimers (PRAN, PFE, NVS, FRX)

Posted: March 22, 2011 at 9:39 am

It's the BioHeath Daily for key developments in drugs, biotech, and medical developments.  Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRAN) is often overlooked here in the U.S. as it has such a ...
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Media Digest 12.15.2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 15, 2010 at 4:01 am

Spain's debt was put on review by Moody's. (MarketWatch) The tax cut bill has been sent to the Senate. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve remains concerned about the economy and said ...
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