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Five Things: The Ever-Sensational Looming Global Economic CollapseFri Nov 20th, 2009
Kevin Depew 1. The Ever-Sensational Looming Global Economic CollapseThe word came down hard and fast late Wednesday evening, "Société Générale has advised clients to be ready for |
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J.C. Penney CEO Bullish on RecessionFri Nov 20th, 2009
Associated Press This holiday season, J.C. Penney (JCP) CEO and Chairman Myron E. Ullman III is armed with a lineup of exclusive fashion brands he helped bring to the department store chain, and he's ready to battle |
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Goldman to Pick Up Small Businesses by Their ShoelacesWed Nov 18th, 2009
Michael Comeau Editor's Note: Breaking news from our satire department.Goldman Sachs (GS) is dominating the headlines today with its 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative. The $500 million program will unlock the grow |
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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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Rags to Riches CEOs: Lloyd BlankfeinWed Nov 18th, 2009
Megan Barnett Lloyd Blankfein is a survivor. As the CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), he's one of the few Wall Street chiefs to emerge from the financial crisis with his firm -- and his job -- intact.He’s certainly |
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Why Authors Skip Hardback, TooTue Nov 10th, 2009
Teddy Wayne In December 2008, at the height -- or nadir -- of the financial crisis, and at a time of massive bloodletting in the publishing industry, I got lucky and sold my first novel, Kapitoil, to HarperColli |
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Product Envy: The Stuff We Want But Can't HaveThu Nov 5th, 2009
Jim Sutherland In a world as globalized as ours, it's hard to believe that there are drool-worthy products out there that you can't buy at the mall downtown, or anywhere in the country. But they exist.Take Coke. Su |
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Mixed Views on American EagleWed Nov 4th, 2009
Justin Sharon Equities ended mixed in unusually tight trading. Buffett was a buffer against broader declines with his big railroad bet, but a downgrade of the semiconductor sector left Intel (INTC) (-2.68%) e |
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Ten Ways to Get Away From It All on ThanksgivingTue Nov 3rd, 2009
Carol Kopp Thanksgiving is all about family gathering around a table laden with food, right?But there aren’t any rules about where the table is placed. Or if there are rules, maybe it’s time to brea |
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Hollywood CEOs: Robert De NiroWed Oct 28th, 2009
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The building suffered through curbed consumer spending throughout 2008 and barely reached 50% occupancy by the following February.Outside |






