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The New Economy: Up 3% From Nothing

The CEO of American Express (NYSE:AXP) Kenneth Chenault said that credit card spending by his customer was up 3% in October…

Media Digest 11/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were acquited. Reuters:   Zucker, NBCU’s current CEO, will head the company when Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)…

Media Digest 10/28/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The Nielsen survey shows consumer confidence up in the US for the first time since 2007. Reuters:   Obama’s financial…

The 100 Hardest Working Brands In The World

There are a number of ways to rank brand values. One of the most important is the level at which…

Media Digest 9/21/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Obama is asking the G 20 to reshape the global economy. Reuters:   Congress will demand details of the Bank…

Media Digest 9/18/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   If China opens its financial markets it could cause a huge bubble. Reuters:   US regulators may ban “flash” trading.…

The 100 Most Valuable Brands Of 2009?

Several consulting firms post annual figures for the world’s most valuable brands. The two best known are probably the Interbrand…

Major Earnings on Deck This Coming Week (ADBE, BBY, KR, ORCL, DFS, FDX, PALM, PIR, JAVA)

We have a little flurry of key earnings coming this week.  We have provided detailed earnings estimates with Thomson Reuters…

Transports Seeing Mixed Show on FedEx Guidance Hike (FDX, UPS, UNP, CSX, YRCW, NSC, KSU, BNI, JBHT, CNW, LSTR)

We just noticed over at our volume spike alert service that FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) was already challenging 150% of…

US Postal Service To Offer 30,000 Workers Buyouts

The US Postal Service may be able to drive up the national rate of unemployment all on its own. The…

Post Office May Close 700 Locations

The writing has been on the wall for years. The Postal Service is slowly going out of business. The fax…

Media Digest 7/20/2008

Top Analyst Upgrades (AMZN, COH, FDX, IPI, JWN, QCOM, RIMM, URBN)

These are Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen early this morning with more than two…

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHP, BPI, CAG, COP, ETFC, FDX, MRVL, RTP, SONC, SBUX)

These are the top ten early bird analyst upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning with more…

Media Digest 6/17/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Obama proposed sweeping reform for financial industry. Reuters:    A number of large banks repaid TARP. (JPM)(GS)(BBT)(COP)(STT)(AXP)(USB) Reuters:   Consumer prices…