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What’s Important in the Financial World (2/2/2012) AstraZeneca Layoffs, Sony Losses

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 6:47 am

Today is Facebook Day. It will be remembered that way as long as there are IPOs. The Facebook public offering has every aspect of what makes IPOs the focus of so ...
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Media Digest (2/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 4:10 am

Glencore and Xstrata are in merger talks. (Reuters) A federal mortgage deal with banks over mortgage fraud would give states enforcement power. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) expects a $2.9 billion loss. ...
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New Sony CEO, No New Future

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 6:48 am

Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) revenue fell 9% in the September quarter and the company posted a loss, one of a long series. The Japanese firm also said that its P&L problems ...
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Media Digest (2/1/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 6:46 am

Facebook will launch an IPO to raise $5 billion. (Reuters) Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) says costs may drive it to a loss this quarter. (Reuters) Sony (NASDAQ: SNE) appoints Kazuo Hirai ...
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Sony Belatedly Appoints New CEO

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 3:38 am

After years of failed product launches, bad management decisions, and billions of dollars in losses which have caused its stock price to plunge, Sir Howard Stinger has finally be replaced ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/25/2012) Sony And Olympus, Goldman Headquarters

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:55 am

Updated throughout the day at The Wire Sony (NYSE: SNE) may make a $1.3 billion investment in troubled Olympus  (Reuters) Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is about to sell its London ...
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Apple Earnings and the Value of Old Tech

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:37 am

Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) extraordinary earnings and the size of its iPhone sales helped move its market cap well above $400 billion. The press constantly reminds readers that this is greater ...
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Media Digest (1/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:35 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue ...
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Media Digest (1/23/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 6:33 am

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) replaces its co-CEOs with the firm’s COO. (Reuters) A Reuters poll shows Japanese manufacturers have prepared for a eurozone break up. (Reuters) Apache (NYSE: APA) ...
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Media Digest (1/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 6:44 am

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) Greece and its private lenders work toward a last-hour compromise on a debt exchange. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) likely to set ...
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The Most Innovative Companies in the World

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 6:48 am

Each year, the U.S. Patent Office and Trademark Office awards hundreds of thousands of patents to American and global companies. Last week, IFI Claims Patent Services, a producer of patent databases, released ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/10/2012) Consumer Electronics Show, EU Hampers Earnings

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 6:53 am

CES - The Consumer Electronics Show is awash with new gadgets. Most will never see the light of day. Many will trigger tens of millions of dollars in manufacturing and ...
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Media Digest (1/10/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 6:52 am

Olympus sues its CEO and former board members for $50 million in compensation, and shares rise. (Reuters) China’s trade growth hits a two-year low in December. (Reuters) Philips warns of ...
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Will Sony Buy NOOK? Big Value For Barnes & Noble

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 9:48 am

Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) lost 29% of its market cap on news that it might spin-off its NOOK e-reader operations. The book company is now worth only $850 million. ...
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The Best and Worst Online Stores This Holiday

Posted: December 29, 2011 at 6:30 am

Customer service surveys cannot entirely distinguish between true, direct customer service on the one hand and brand perception and reputation of the company providing the service on the other. A ...
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