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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 17
These are 24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings for Week 17.
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 16
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
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Media
Media Digest (4/28/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Fed will probably say it will keep rates low. Reuters: Republicans have come up with their own bank reform plan. Reuters: Wellpoint says it will stop dropping patients. Reuters: Oil…
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Today’s Best Market Rumors
Updated throughout the day. UAL (NASDAQ: UAUA) and Continental (NYSE: CAL) are fighting over the respective value of their companies as they attempt a merger. A class action suit brought by female employees…
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Short Sellers Exit Citi, Feed On Ford
Short-sellers walked away from Citigroup (NYSE: C),dropping their position by 20% in the period that ended May 15. They could not have anticipated that the Treasury would sell a huge amount of its…
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Media
Media Digest 4/27/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: A new panel to address the budget deficit will start work. Reuters: A lawyer for Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) said it is not an “evil empire.” Reuters: The euro slipped…
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Wal-Mart Hit With Court Ruling On Discrimination, Costs Could Be Huge
The UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT made a ruling today that could cost Wal-Mart a lot of money in federal court and in the court of public opinion. It…
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 15
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
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Media
The Online Video Streaming Business Gets Too Crowded
There are too many companies in the business of streaming or downloading premium video over the internet. Sony (NYSE: SNE) announced that it will begin to stream major league baseball games into markets…
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Investing
Apple Prepared To Pass Microsoft As Second Most Valuable US Company
Over the last year as Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) sales have grown and expectations for its new products have blossomed, the company’s market value has increased by more than double as its stock price …
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Wal-Mart Top Management Made $65 Million As Shares Faltered
The top five officers at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE: WMT) made $65 million in aggregate in the company’s fiscal year ending January 31. Shareholders did not do quite as well. Wal-Mart shares rose only…
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Media
Media Digest 4/14/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Daimler kept its earnings and dividend outlook for 2010. Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) raised $2 billion thought an aircraft sale. Reuters: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) results lifted markets in…
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America’s Most Successful Second Place Companies
“Never look over your shoulder. Something might be gaining on you.”–Satchel Page Jack Welsh once said that GE would sell any division of the conglomerate that was not No.1 or No.2 in…
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24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings Week 14: Goldman Sachs Bye Week
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
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Retail
Store Sales Down, Wal-Mart Cuts Prices On 10,000 Items
It is a time-honored tradition within the retail industry. When sales drop, so do prices. Of course, not all retailers can afford that. As the holiday season in 2008 showed, many stores…
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