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Rags to Riches CEOs: Ursula BurnsWed Nov 18th, 2009
Lila MacLellan Ursula M. Burns graduated from college nearly 30 years ago, when “women CEOs were non-existent” and “black women CEOs were unimaginable,” as she told this spring's graduating |
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Do's and Don'ts of Your Workplace WardrobeTue Oct 27th, 2009
Jill Jacinto Want respect in the workplace? Take a long hard look in your mirror, closet, and around your office.Does what we wear really have an impact on our work? Can you assign an economic value to the right |
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GE's Earnings DisasterFri Oct 16th, 2009
Mike Mish Shedlock Amidst all the excitement of companies beating five-times watered down earnings estimates, General Electric (GE) managed to lay an egg. Consider GE Profit Falls 45% as Revenue Trails E |
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Camel Gets Burned in Advertising SuitThu Jul 16th, 2009
Scott Reeves Thus spake a Washington state appeals court yesterday: An image that isn’t a necessarily a cartoon nevertheless violates the ban on using cartoons to advertise cigarettes to impressionable youn |
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Expiration Dates*Fri Jul 10th, 2009
Laurie Petersen It started with the sunscreen. Scrutinizing a jumble of half-used bottles and tubes in search of sun-protection, I noticed 3 of every 4 had passed their expiration dates. One bottle of Coppertone (SG |
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Mall Brands: Frederick's of HollywoodFri Jun 19th, 2009
Nico Carbellano
In a revamping that was also a de-vamping, Frederick’s began mainstreaming its collection, abandoning the crotchless panties and the metal-studded vinyl bodysuits, the whips and the ceiling |
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Amazon: Changing the World, One Kindle at a TimeThu Apr 23rd, 2009
Jeff Macke Longtime readers know I've literally never, not one time, been right on forecasting Amazon’s (AMZN) quarterly results. As I’ve been doing this for more than a decade, the regularity of my |
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Ticketmaster Gets Shown Who's BossTue Feb 24th, 2009
Mike Schuster Anyone who's attended a concert or live performance has been forced to deal with the unavoidable nightmare that is Ticketmaster (TKTM). Given its near-monopoly on many venues and its recent merger wi |
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Bank of America Plays Hardball; Citigroup Plays DumbMon Jan 12th, 2009
Jeff Macke Greetings from New York; if taking trading losses was either easy or felt good everyone would do it. As it is, very few people do - which is why, as a born contrarian as well as a natural pain in the |
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Why I'm ThankfulWed Nov 26th, 2008
Jeff Macke Greetings from New York, where I'm thankful. I'm thankful for the gifts I've been given and awareness of knowing the gifts I lack. I'm thankful for having Mrs. Jeff Macke in my life and the two kids |







