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The Worst Business Decisions of All Time
In the long history of poor management decisions made at major American companies, only a few proved to be fatal. It is hard to ruin a company with a single decision. That…
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Chinese Fertilizer Maker to Go Private
Crop-nutrient maker Yongye International Inc. (NASDAQ: YONG) has announced that a consortium led by the company’s chairman and CEO has made a preliminary, nonbinding offer of $6.60 a share in cash to…
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Media Digest (10/5/1012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The European Central Bank bailout pledge helps companies in the region to borrow inexpensively. (Reuters) Samsung makes a profit of $7.3 billion but says the next quarter will be weaker. (Reuters) The…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/2/2012) Merrill to Recruit from Morgan Stanley
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: Qatar Airways will join the oneworld alliance of airlines, which allows members to share codes and traffic. British Air and American are…
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Media Digest (10/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
A court will allow Samsung to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S. despite efforts by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to block it. (Reuters) Germany wants Spain to delay a request…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKS, ATML, AVP, CTXS, DRI, EQM, HK, LAMR, ORCL, BTU, SBH, SQNM, JOE, X, VLO, VECO, VPHM, FB, GS, MS)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday. AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) cut to Sell at Citigroup. Atmel…
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — September 20, 2012: Markets Close on Mixed Note (NSC, MS, COH, HAL, AWK, LTD, ADBE, BBBY, CAG, JEF, RAD, ORCL, CTAS, KBH, TRLA, ASTI, QCOR)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning following mostly weak reports on European PMI (more coverage here). The reading on U.S. PMI was unchanged from last month (more coverage…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADBE, ATK, AWK, C, CLH, COH, GS, HAL, LM, LTD, MAR, MS, NSC, NVE, QCOR, TYC)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) raised to Outperform at RBC Capital Markets.…
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Media Digest (9/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) will buy back $8 billion in shares. (Reuters) More than 5 million Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) members are children who have been banned from the social network. (Reuters)…
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Media Digest (9/18/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Chinese companies cut costs for items like safety features to bring down production costs. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) sets a record with the sale of two million iPhones in 24 hours.…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (9/17/2012) GM Stock Sale?
Updated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has retained Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to review its $2.2 billion investment in Thailand-based Bank of Ayudhya. (Reuters)…
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Media Digest (9/12/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Mark Zuckerberg makes a rare public appearance and expresses disappointment about Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares but says that the company will push forward in mobile. (Reuters) Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share…
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Citigroup, Morgan Stanley Reach Deal on Smith Barney
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has agreed to buy an additional 14% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (MSSB) from Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) for $1.89 billion. The amount puts the full value…
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Media Digest (9/7/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT
Poor jobless figures may force the Fed to adopt QE3. (Reuters) BP PLC (NYSE: BP) tries to blame workers on the Deepwater Horizon for the accident that caused a huge oil spill.…
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Media Digest (9/6/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi will set his bond-buying plan, which may be one of the most critical moments of the EU crisis. (Reuters) Samsung faces holding customers because Apple Inc.…