Japan Loses Control Of Its Economic Future
It could easily be argued that almost every major country in the world, with the possible exception of China, lost control over their economies in 2008 and 2009. Some experts would say that “control”…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Media Digest (8/31/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is expected to stop bidding for 3Par (NYSE: PAR). Reuters: BHP Billiton ((NYSE: BHP) says it will not divest Potash (NYSE: POT) divisions. Reuters: Consumer spending rose slightly last month.…
How To Invest $1 Billion Or Not
David Cay Johnston, whose trenchant analysis of tax policy is missed by the New York Times, recently wondered what he would do with $1 billion to invest. His fantasies are more fiscally responsible than…
This Month’s Biggest Index Gains: Dotcom Travel Stocks, Chinese Solar Stocks, and IT Security Stocks
Three Tickerspy indexes posted substantial gains over the last 30-day period. This month’s biggest index gainers are Dotcom Travel Stocks, Chinese Solar Stocks, and IT Security Stocks. Dotcom Travel Stocks have gained 22.7% in the past month.…
Why Stop At A Second Stimulus?
Laura Tyson, who began arguing for second stimulus six months after the $787 billion plan was passed, is making her case again. It may be too little too late. Writing this weekend in the…
Today’s Best Market Rumors (8/30/2010)
Updated throughout the day. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will buy Skype (TechCrunch) BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) internal report on Deepwater Horizon blames some of its own engineers (FT). India is about to decide the fate…
Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million…
Cisco May Buy Skype
The media is full or rumors that Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) could by Skype. Cisco has a history or M&A, and Skype would fit with its move into consumer voice and video communications. Cisco has…
Gasoline Prices Plunge
Gas prices often rise in August as Americans take to the road. The prices sometimes peak on Labor Day. The three-day weekend is the last chance to vacation for the summer. But the rise…
Pay And Stress Lead US Worker Concerns
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Aug. 5-8, 2010, with a random sample of 1,013 adults, aged 18 and older, living in the continental U.S., selected using random-digit-dial sampling.American…
Chrysler May Shine As Car Sales Slow
Car sales will probably slow in August as the economy begins to sputter and people wait to see more of the models which will be launched for the 2011 model year. The trend of…
Economists See Better Days Ahead
Someone forgot to tell a number of the world’s leading economists that the economy has begun to turn down. A panel of 242 members of the National Association for Business Economics found that nearly…
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 33
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the 32 most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management strength and…
Media Digest (8/30/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Bank of Japan eased policy to fight a rise in the yen. Reuters: Obama said the economy is not growing fast enough. Reuters: Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will buy Infineon’s mobile unit for…
10 Fascinating Countries Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You To Visit
By DOUGLAS MCINTYRE Veteran travelers know the U.S. State Department keeps a list of countries where it is dangerous to travel. The list is updated periodically, in response to geopolitical and environmental events around…
Senior Executives Expect Recession Will Not End Until 2011
A new study of 350 senior corporate executives posted results which look like those of many surveys of American consumers. The recession is not over, and, in fact, will not end until sometime next…
Sorry Acer, the iPad Isn’t Going Anywhere
Earlier this week, Acer Chairman JT Wang made the bold if foolish statement that the market share of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad would fall to 20 percent over the next few years. …
Eight Of America’s Most Secretive Companies
Secrecy is critical to more businesses than most people might imagine. Entire industries are based to some extent on the process of creating goods and services and then putting them behind walls of secrecy.…
Wind Turbines and National Defense
The development of new and larger capacity wind farms in the US sets up a likely conflict between the developers and the US Department of Defense. The large, utility-scale wind turbines that tower some…
Consumer Confidence Still Stuck In The Mud
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers released its August report and the consumer will not be pulling the economy out of its current damaged state. The Sentiment Index was 68.9 in the…