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Media Digest (4/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 6:20 am

BP (NYSE: BP) wants a trial over the Deepwater Horizon delayed while it tries to get a settlement. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund receives $320 billion in new funds that ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/13/2012) Spain’s Tax Plan, Saudi Oil Promises

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 6:30 am

The faltering American solar industry suffered another setback. BrightSource Energy, a solar power-plant developer, killed its initial public offering at the last minute. The company was part of a project ...
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Sony’s New Super Watch

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 6:23 am

The turnaround the Sony (NYSE: SNE) promised is already on track. The Japanese electronics company has released a Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android powered watch. The "SmartWatch" can be connected to ...
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Sony’s New and Better Plan?

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 6:33 am

Another new fiscal year, another new strategic plan. Sony (NYSE: SNE) has a new chief executive, and he means to prove that the collapse of the company is only temporary. ...
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Media Digest (4/12/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 6:31 am

Sony (NYSE: SNE) says it will eliminate 10,000 jobs and retool the company for growth. (Reuters) Exports from Japan improve. (Reuters) The Fed’s Beige Book reports concern about energy costs. (Reuters) ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/10/2012) Sony Loses More Money, Northeast Refineries Shut

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 6:48 am

The Sony (NYSE: SNE) train wreck continues. The Japanese company has appointed a new CEO and will fire 10,000 workers. But annual earnings for the fiscal year are much worse than ...
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Media Digest (4/10/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 6:47 am

Charles Blahous, a George Mason University research fellow, reports that the new health care law could add $530 billion to the deficit. (Washington Post) Fed Chairman Bernanke says many banks ...
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Sony Losses $6.4 Billion

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 6:13 am

The Sony (NYSE: SNE) train wreck continues. The Japanese company has appointed a new CEO and will fire 10,000 workers. But, annual earnings for the year which just ended are ...
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AT&T Union and Sony Layoffs: Worker Haves and Have Nots

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 6:49 am

AT&T (NYSE: T) cannot fire workers it does not want. Sony (NYSE: SNE) easily can fire its unwanted workers. Leverage is at the heart of employee power, now that the recession has ended ...
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Media Digest (4/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 6:47 am

Sony (NYSE: SNE) to fire 10,000 people as its tries to improve its long-term profit growth. (Nikkei) The number of U.S. public jobs continues to fall along with tax receipts. ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (3/7/2012) Nintendo Sales, China Trade

Posted: March 7, 2012 at 6:30 am

Oil traders are skittish. A little bit of news about crude supply or demand can trigger a frenzy of trades. That happened again as China said it will increase energy ...
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What’s Important In The Financial World (2/17/2012) Phone Launches, BP Settlement

Posted: February 27, 2012 at 6:42 am

The smartphone wars have heated up as the industry’s leaders gather in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress. Most of the companies that currently run behind Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in smartphone ...
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Media Digest (2/10/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 6:40 am

The U.S. and state attorneys general reach a $25 billion settlement with five banks over mortgage abuses. (Reuters) The Hong Kong division of Alibaba may go private as part of ...
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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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