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Nine More Great Moments in False Advertising

Thu 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

Bank of America to SEC: It's the Lawyers' Fault

Tue 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

When American Judges Are Luddites

Tue 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

Economic Snapshot: The Best Unsubstantiated Twitter Rumors

Fri May 8th, 2009

Minyanville Staff

#wrap { width: 650px; margin: 0px auto;} a .text { display: block; position: absolute; width: 125px; height: 125px; } On Tuesday, many media outlets

SEC May Become Citizen of the World

Fri 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

The Investor Psychology Cycle

Fri 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

Dell Cuts Profits to Boost Sales

Fri 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

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

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

Oh Mother!: Progress Report

Fri 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
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