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ThinkstockThe saying is that all’s fair in love and war. Well, this cannot be love, so it must be war. The Financial Times this morning is citing “two people familiar with the situation” who…
ThinkstockIn theory, medical technology companies should be some of the market’s best-performing stocks. After all, it’s not really a cyclical business, and price tags are rarely a stumbling block when insurance companies, the government…
ThinkstockBloomberg reporters were allowed to look at some of the subscriber data of Bloomberg terminal users. The disclosure, brought to light by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), is staggering in its ethical implications.…
ThinkstockThe Chinese economy showed more signs of slowing, caused either by a recession in most of the rest of the world or perhaps a drop in spending by its own middle class. That middle…
ThinkstockAny hope that Detroit can recover from decades of decay and poor management evaporated as its new emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, issued a report on his first 45 days on the job. The report was…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessTiger Wood’s sexual indiscretions cost him sponsorships from Gatorade, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Tag Hauer, Procter & Gamble Co.’s (NYSE: PG) Gillette, and Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) in 2010. Among his major…
ThinkstockFour university presidents made more than $1 million in the fiscal 2011-2012 year. None was from a major educational institution, which makes the compensation plans open to severe criticism. Graham B. Spanier, who was…
Matthew Winkler Should Resign Bloomberg reporters were allowed to look at some of the subscriber data of Bloomberg terminal users. The disclosure, brought to light by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), is staggering…
courtesy of USPSThe U.S. Postal System lost $1.9 billion in the second quarter of its fiscal year, which ended on March 31. There is little worth comparing between the Post Office’s desperation and the…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.China’s factory output misses expectations on the low side. (Reuters) Posting on Google+ has been low, hurting the chance for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) to get ads for the service. (Reuters)…
ThinkstockMore and more women with infant children have attended some college. The news is good for their offspring. It may be bad for men who want to attend institutions of higher education. Any individual…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning and failed to find a direction driver throughout the trading day. In Europe, Germany reported a stronger-than-expected trade surplus, while the U.K.’s trade deficit was slightly larger…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury reported today that the U.S. government posted a surplus of $112.9 billion in the month of April. The consensus estimate had called for a surplus of $107.5 billion. In April 2012…
ThinkstockSouth Africa’s Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (known as Amplats), the world’s largest platinum miner and a division of Anglo American plc, said today that it plans to reduce production by 250,000 ounces this year…