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Overhyped Products: SegwayMon Sep 28th, 2009
Josh Lipton
It was going to reach $1 billion in sales faster than any company in history. It would be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy. Its creator said he imagined his invention used |
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The Bad Boys of Business: Wal-MartThu Sep 3rd, 2009
Justin Rohrlich Approximately 100 million customers shop America’s Wal-Mart (WMT) stores each week -- that’s about a third of the entire population of the United States. This translated into revenue last |
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The Fed's Creative Self-DestructionThu Aug 27th, 2009
Mike Mish Shedlock Van Hoisington and Lacy Hunt have figured out what few others have; namely, that excessive debt and falling asset prices have conspired to render the best efforts of the Federal Reserve impotent.Plea |
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What's Bad for Toyota Is Bad for the EconomyWed Aug 26th, 2009
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Will Netflix Survive the Death of DVDs?Wed Jun 24th, 2009
Mike Schuster When commercial music first appeared on cassettes, movies soon followed suit. Then came compact discs -- and film soon followed suit. And now that commercial music has all but abandoned a physical me |
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Mall Brands: Sam GoodyFri Jun 19th, 2009
Mike Schuster In the years ahead, parent company Musicland floundered -- not just in the face of increased competition, but with the rise of the digital MP3 format. To stave off losses, it shuttered hundred |
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Investing in a MemoryFri Apr 24th, 2009
Laurie Petersen Everyone has something that rejuvenates them. For me, it’s travel.But in this economic climate -- particularly since I just took a loan from my father -- travel can seem too much like an overin |
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After-the-Fact AIG Tax: Un-American?Fri Mar 20th, 2009
Scott Reeves Think back to your high school government class and the time you studied the Constitution while thinking about that girl in the next row. Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 3 of the US Constitution says |
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Randoms: Trades vs. InvestmentsTue Mar 3rd, 2009
Todd Harrison Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community. See also A Respite |
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BlackBerry to Replace iTunes?Mon Feb 23rd, 2009
Scott Reeves The smartphone may soon change the recording industry as profoundly as digital music downloads once did. The download made the compact disc a candidate for the Smithsonian; the BlackBerry, manufactur |







