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Nine More Great Moments in False AdvertisingThu Nov 19th, 2009
Mike Schuster Low fat. No money down. Mission accomplished. Occasionally, the folks behind a product feel the need to paint a picture that isn't necessarily true to lure in the unsuspecting masses. Be it a purport |
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Bank of America to SEC: It's the Lawyers' FaultTue Sep 29th, 2009
Len Spivak In a Memorandum Order dated September 14, 2009 Judge Jed Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York -- which includes within its borders many of the great and sm |
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When American Judges Are LudditesTue Aug 18th, 2009
Mike Schuster No matter how far technology progresses, legislation and bigger litigious companies will always impede something newer and better from being propagated. And if that technology provides more versatili |
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Economic Snapshot: The Best Unsubstantiated Twitter RumorsFri May 8th, 2009
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SEC May Become Citizen of the WorldFri Aug 29th, 2008
Scott Reeves The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the |
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The Investor Psychology CycleFri Aug 29th, 2008
Prieur du Plessis As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows |
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Dell Cuts Profits to Boost SalesFri Aug 29th, 2008
Scott Reeves Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year |
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Two Ways To Play: Less Than Marvell-ous?Fri Aug 29th, 2008
Terry Woo Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips |
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Economic Snapshot: What Questionable Fees Are Banks Introducing?Fri Aug 29th, 2008
Minyanville Staff As stockholders sweep up the remnants of IndyMac and the FDIC continues to add to its list of troubled banks (Wachovia (WB), Washington Mutual (WM) and Zions Bancorp (ZION)) financial insti |
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Oh Mother!: Progress ReportFri Aug 29th, 2008
Laurie Petersen A summer has passed since I made the vow to become a more mindful spender.The verdict: Room for improvement.The plan I laid out in May was to switch from debit card to cash for most of my day-to-day |







